Where to park overnight in mammoth

propane tanks south of town? the cutoff N up to 395 if there aint snow? shady rest (def get more attention)? you can always poach a parking spot at one of the various vacation rental places too

when i was liftying down there a couple years ago the patrollers that lived outta vehicles were saying that the cops were getting harder on them. in my experience, over winter 20/21, just be lowkey and move every night/every other night. and be willing to have to move at 2am if a piggie shows up w a flashlight lol
 
14579624:fucintight said:
propane tanks south of town? the cutoff N up to 395 if there aint snow? shady rest (def get more attention)? you can always poach a parking spot at one of the various vacation rental places too

when i was liftying down there a couple years ago the patrollers that lived outta vehicles were saying that the cops were getting harder on them. in my experience, over winter 20/21, just be lowkey and move every night/every other night. and be willing to have to move at 2am if a piggie shows up w a flashlight lol
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fuck maybe i just get a motel in bishop, that's what i did last year. didn't know the police was out like that
 
Mammoth is surrounded by FS and BLM land. Just go park on one of those.

The scenic loop should all be FS. If you head down and cross 395 you will find BLM land. Both are free and totally legal to sleep at.
 
14579627:profa_212 said:
Mammoth is surrounded by FS and BLM land. Just go park on one of those.

The scenic loop should all be FS. If you head down and cross 395 you will find BLM land. Both are free and totally legal to sleep at.
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Might be tough if there is 5 ft of snow haha
 
I've been scouting the hotelstonight app theres cheap af motels ~$50 a night in bishop. imo worth the price for a bed.
 
14579631:eheath said:
Might be tough if there is 5 ft of snow haha
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yeah. Often the FS pullouts are plowed and able to be parked on still, but could be tough.

BLM land is at a lower elevation and goes all the way down to Bishop so you can definitely find a suitable spot to pull off and sleep. Might be closer to bishop than preferrable, but at least you dont have to shell out for a motel.
 
14579640:profa_212 said:
yeah. Often the FS pullouts are plowed and able to be parked on still, but could be tough.

BLM land is at a lower elevation and goes all the way down to Bishop so you can definitely find a suitable spot to pull off and sleep. Might be closer to bishop than preferrable, but at least you dont have to shell out for a motel.
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Yeah idk about parking at a pullout, but down 395 it will prob be easier to find a place to park. plus then youre closer to the hot springs.
 
14579642:eheath said:
Yeah idk about parking at a pullout, but down 395 it will prob be easier to find a place to park. plus then youre closer to the hot springs.
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Where can I look along 395? Specific area or camping ground maybe? I'm a complete noob, first time having a car anywhere to be able to ski.
 
14579952:lusch0 said:
Where can I look along 395? Specific area or camping ground maybe? I'm a complete noob, first time having a car anywhere to be able to ski.
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Unfortunately I don't have enough info for ya, I've camped there in the spring when there was no snow. Look up a map of the BLM land and go from there.
 
14579952:lusch0 said:
Where can I look along 395? Specific area or camping ground maybe? I'm a complete noob, first time having a car anywhere to be able to ski.
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Buy a month of OnX, put the land ownership layer on, look for BLM land.

They aren't actual campgrounds, but you can camp anywhere you want on that land. So just drive around until you find a decent spot.
 
Just find a random business parking lot, arrive late, leave early. No one is gonna look twice at a regular car.
 
I spent plenty of nights at the vons parking lot once the scenic loop filled in last year, there was always at least a handful of others doing the same.
 
this is facts ,, vons will get at you but gross out has been chill in my experience. i slept there prolly around 10 nights winter 20/21

14580008:Static said:
Just find a random business parking lot, arrive late, leave early. No one is gonna look twice at a regular car.
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i feel like it depends upon how many ppl are ‘squatting’. if youre the only one youre generally fine.

blm/fs land is a good call, if you dont mind being outta mammoth id say down by the hot springs, off the road by the church is the best spot, only 25min outta town. you can also go further down that road past the turn off for the popular hotsprings and find more blm land where you can camp. down around that lake there. onx or another mapping app for knowing where you at is a great call too

14579625:lusch0 said:
fuck maybe i just get a motel in bishop, that's what i did last year. didn't know the police was out like that
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The BLM land in Long Valley and around the hot springs is great on low snow years such as this with plenty of spots to pull off. But if it happens to dump you'll get stranded and your car will be stuck until May. This happened to a few people last year, didn't pay attention to the weather and had to hike out for 2 days.
 
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