Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Road to Horseshoe Meadows, ok for cars?

I am bringing a new Audi with low profile tires and larger rims to Whitney this year. I plan on spending a night at Horseshoe Meadows. Can I make it comfortably to the Horseshoe Meadows camping area with this vehicle? Is the road paved all the way to the camping area? I also have a Toyota FJ Cruiser with high clearance that I could bring but was looking to put some miles on the new car.

Thanks everyone, looking forward to summit #8 this year!

You will have no problem getting to HSM with either vehicle.



Bears love new Audis They love the new car smell.






...just kidding

Just there. Piece of cake with an Equinox.

It's 2 lane all the way, paved all the way - just watch for rocks on the road and know how much clearance you have!! enjoy - the views are something else!

Last month I counted 12+ BMW's up there, a bunch of Euro guys were test driving them, they would go slow, I would pass, they would take it up to 55+mph and pass me, then pull over and put computers on the hood at HSM, go back down and do it over again.

Eastern Sierra Proving Grounds .. gives you an early look at future machines

I've got a Prius and I have had no problem getting up to Horseshoe Meadow, either with horsepower or with ground clearance.

Watch on the left (East Side) of road for a nice turnout, Walt's Point. They launch hang-gliders there to soar the Owens Valley, often producing 100 mile flights.http://www.hanggliding.org/wiki/Walt's_Point

When I was up there in late August I saw one of those hang-gliders soaring about. How peaceful and graceful it looked in the sky. It must be quite a thrill to see the landscape from their point of view.