WILDERNESS PERMITS for our guests are issued from our commercial quota, NOT from the general public quota.
The load is packed to a specified location and you hike to meet it. "Some hike and others ride" falls into this category.
| Area | Handling fee | Each horse or mule |
| Little Lakes Valley | $500 | $300 |
| Hilton Lakes & Tamarack Lakes Area | $525 | $300 |
| Gold Creek & Fourth Recess Lake | $600 | $380 |
| Confluence of 4th Recess Creek & Gold Creek to Third Recess, Pioneer Basin Lake #1 | $725 | $500 |
| Hopkins Basin & Mono Creek to Second Recess | $775 | $600 |
| Anvil Camp (Shepherd Pass trail) * | $1600 | $650 |
| Top of Taboose & Sawmill Pass * | $1750 | $950 |
| Woods Basin, Bench Lake * | $2100 | $1200 |
| *Operated by Rock Creek Pack Station as Mt. Whitney Pack Train. Handling fee includes trucking of livestock to trailhead and packer's fee. | ||
| We rent aluminum BEAR-PROOF BOXES 12"x20"x22.5" for $8/day. | |
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Number of Persons | Number of Allowable Pack Animals |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 &3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 & 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 8 & 9 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 |
| 11 & 12 | 8 |
| 13 | 9 |
| 14 & 15 | 10 |
PLEASE NOTE:
There will be a minimum of $300 per person per day of service into the Mt. Whitney Management Area.
This includes all of Rock Creek, Miter Basin, Crabtree and Wallace Creek areas.
The 3% SEKI fee and 3% USFS fee are in addition to the $300 fee per person.
There is a minimum of $250 per person per day for service into the Cottonwood Lakes Basin.
** Handling Fee may increase to the degree so that the charges result in a minimum $110 per person per day for trips to Davis Lake and Lake #2.
** Handling fee is charged for each 5 head or portion thereof.
** We pack 150 pounds per mule or less, if bulk, volume and dimensions of load require an additional mule.
** Expect gear packed out to pack station to arrive late afternoon. Early arrival can be arranged by written agreement and additional fees.
** Note that there is a 2% USFS fee and 8% fee to cover regulatory changes and a 3% fee for Yosemite National Park.
** Note that there is a $15 per person fee to cover the monitoring
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