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Re: Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow trail and road conditions

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avatar Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow trail and road conditions
July 10, 2011 05:25PM
Devils Postpile created a new web page for trail and road conditions. Says heavy snow above 8,700

http://www.nps.gov/depo/planyourvisit/trail-and-road-conditions.htm
Re: Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow trail and road conditions
July 10, 2011 05:48PM
That's very helpful info! Thanks



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Re: Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow trail and road conditions
July 11, 2011 04:52PM
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Vince
Devils Postpile created a new web page for trail and road conditions. Says heavy snow above 8,700

http://www.nps.gov/depo/planyourvisit/trail-and-road-conditions.htm

We camped at Red's meadows this last week. One thing might be of note: The showers at Red's Meadow campground is closed. THe camp host did not seem to know much, but one other person up there thought that it might be permanent and they will make it a historical monument (huh?). They said they have to do repairs and paint, but might not bother.

Still quite a bit of patches of snow all over. Rainbow falls was raging.
Re: Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow trail and road conditions
July 12, 2011 01:43PM
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telfair ave
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Vince
Devils Postpile created a new web page for trail and road conditions. Says heavy snow above 8,700

http://www.nps.gov/depo/planyourvisit/trail-and-road-conditions.htm

We camped at Red's meadows this last week. One thing might be of note: The showers at Red's Meadow campground is closed. THe camp host did not seem to know much, but one other person up there thought that it might be permanent and they will make it a historical monument (huh?). They said they have to do repairs and paint, but might not bother.

Still quite a bit of patches of snow all over. Rainbow falls was raging.

Read your post on another thread when you were planning your trip. Did you go all the way down into Red's Meadows the night you got to Mammoth with no problem finding a campsite, or did you stay in Mammoth and go down the next morning?
Re: Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow trail and road conditions
July 13, 2011 06:26AM
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mtn man
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telfair ave
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Vince
Devils Postpile created a new web page for trail and road conditions. Says heavy snow above 8,700

http://www.nps.gov/depo/planyourvisit/trail-and-road-conditions.htm

We camped at Red's meadows this last week. One thing might be of note: The showers at Red's Meadow campground is closed. THe camp host did not seem to know much, but one other person up there thought that it might be permanent and they will make it a historical monument (huh?). They said they have to do repairs and paint, but might not bother.

Still quite a bit of patches of snow all over. Rainbow falls was raging.

Read your post on another thread when you were planning your trip. Did you go all the way down into Red's Meadows the night you got to Mammoth with no problem finding a campsite, or did you stay in Mammoth and go down the next morning?

There were some spots open at Red's Meadows the night we got up there (wed night). The other campgrounds were full, according to the girl at the booth on top, except we went into pumice flats and it looked like a couple of spots were open. It looked like Upper Soda springs was closed.

PS I did not want to set up camp in town either. I woudl be afraid my wife would argue that since we are set up already, why switch and I did not feel like camping in the town of Mammoth for my vacation. It would have been easier for where we wanted to go, but I woudl rather have my kids away from everything.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/2011 08:06AM by telfair ave.
avatar Re: Devils Postpile/Reds Meadow trail and road conditions
July 13, 2011 09:09AM
Last I read, the Minaret Falls and Upper Soda campgrounds were closed because of heavy downed tree debris. I'll bet southern part of Minaret flooded, too. I'll be down there in a few days to see for myself, will try for a campground at Pumice Flat probably
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