First of all, I'd like to say hi to Doug and crew. As for my question, I first searched the database for general parking Q&A, but couldn't find anything that fit my specific situation, so I figured I could post a two-part question to the general forum (hoping Doug has an answer):
1. What are the day use parking hours around the pond/store, and;
2. Are there any vehicle size/length limits in either the day use or overnight parking spots?
The reason I ask is also multi-part:
1. We have a small, 22' Class C RV;
2. As usual, we're planning on taking our annual trip up the 395 to Tuolumne, June, Mono, etc;
3. My son and I have done over-nighters to Whitney, but want to do a dayhike this year;
4. Rather than make a separate trip up from LA to hike (day or overnight) Whitney, I figured we could do a day hike on the way back down south ie the day before we drove home.
5. We of course would spend the night in the campground, but depending the spot we got, it could add up to mile to an already long hike.
Solution: just move the RV to either day use or overnight around 4 or 5am. I have no problem moving the RV on the fly - in fact, do it all the time since we almost never "hook up" - so this wouldn't be an issue.
The only potential hiccups would be if there were length limits eg no vehicles over 20' for either day or overnight, or if rangers/sheriffs get suspicious if a vehicle appears to have stayed overnight in the day use lot (even if it was just parked at 4am).
This is all a moot point if we got a spot just a few hundred yards from the TH, but the campground is pretty long, and I figure the "good" spots will be scarfed up, so I have to plan/assume we'd be down the hill a bit.
Saving up to a mile (1/2 each way) would sure be nice if I could move the RV without any major hassles. Thanx in advance to any answers.
