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Old 12-31-2018, 07:47 PM   #1
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Been looking at the Alabama Hills area in California to do some boondocking. anyone here done that and if so, how was your experience? Thanks
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I guess the lack of response on this is a good thing. Means it probably won't be too crowded.
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I was thinking Talladega area of Alabama when I first saw the post... Now I am wondering how the ALABAMA name made it all the way to California haha

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Been looking at the Alabama Hills area in California to do some boondocking. anyone here done that and if so, how was your experience? Thanks



What time of year are you going? Not a lot around there to get supplies etc.
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I was thinking Talladega area of Alabama when I first saw the post... Now I am wondering how the ALABAMA name made it all the way to California haha

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This is what I found on how they were named:

The Alabama Hills were named for CSS Alabama. When news of the Confederate warship's exploits reached prospectors in California sympathetic to the American Civil War Confederates, they named many mining claims after the ship, and the name came to be applied to the entire range.
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What time of year are you going? Not a lot around there to get supplies etc.
Was thinking of going in the springtime or fall. It gets pretty hot in the Owens Valley in the summertime. I most likely wouldn't be staying for more than five days or so, so supplies wouldn't be a problem. Besides the town of Lone Pine would have some stuff if necessary. We've been past this area numerous times but I was just curious if anyone on this forum had been there.
I've done lots of research on it and it looks like a neat place.
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I really like the East side of the Sierra...buddies n I
Would camp and fish in the Alabama hills a lot back in the 70's... I
Drive through the area a few times a year going to the SW.... But now w/ a 22' TT we don't fit as easily .... but we have other places to dry camp...still there is still good camping there happy camping
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Camped in the BLM campground just south of Alabama Hills. Nice area. Depends on how big your rig is there may be limited spaces for boon docking.
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Been looking at the Alabama Hills area in California to do some boondocking. anyone here done that and if so, how was your experience? Thanks
I guess were a little late on this but maybe you’re still thinking about going there one day. We used to live in lone Pine (actually in the Alabama’s ) and it’s a nice area. Also there were many many western movies made there back in the 30s 40s and 50s. You can dry camp, and It is safe. There are county campgrounds there as well. There is Tuttle Creek Campground off of horseshoe Meadow Road that will except RVs And have water and RR I think.

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I guess were a little late on this but maybe you’re still thinking about going there one day. We used to live in lone Pine (actually in the Alabama’s ) and it’s a nice area. Also there were many many western movies made there back in the 30s 40s and 50s. You can dry camp, and It is safe. There are county campgrounds there as well. There is Tuttle Creek Campground off of horseshoe Meadow Road that will except RVs And have water and RR I think.

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there last October and enjoyed it. One thing we weren't aware of, however was the campfire restrictions. From June first to Nov. first campfires are not allowed! The first night was too windy to have one anyway and we just toughed it out the second night.
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there last October and enjoyed it. One thing we weren't aware of, however was the campfire restrictions. From June first to Nov. first campfires are not allowed! The first night was too windy to have one anyway and we just toughed it out the second night.
Nice to hear! Yes, the wind can be mean up there. If you go there again and the wind is bad, you can try to stay at Lone Pine campground. Most of the time it is sheltered from from the wind depending on direction.

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