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Manhattan Beach, CA
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September 3, 2007
| General | Hikemaster's Handbook | Reservations | Showers | Banquet | ||
Shower Locations
After each longterm hike the first order of business is to get a shower and then head for "real food". The following places have public showers and have been used by the Troop.
East Side of the Sierra's
All are on US Highway 395 and are listed from south to north.
| Area | Address | Cost | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave | Giant Travel Plaza Mojave, CA 93524 (661) 824-2800 | Out of business!!! (As of April 2005) |
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| Mojave | Sierra Trails RV Park 21282 State Highway 14 Mojave, CA 93501 (760) 373-4950 (877) 994-7999 | $4 normal rate, reduced rate
for Boy Scouts (2005) [3 showers] | From the north: On Highway 14
about 43 miles south of the junction of Highway 395 and Highway 14. From the south: On Highway 14 about 5.6 miles north of Mojave. (0.3 miles north of California City Blvd.) |
| Lone Pine | Kirk's Barbershop, Bath House & Pool Room 104 N. Main Street Lone Pine, CA 93545 (760) 876-5700 | $4, group rate available [3 showers] | [Note: Not our favorite. Consider other places.] Center of town, right on highway 14. Just north east of the Whitney Portal turnoff. Normal hours: Tue-Fri, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. After hours contact Gardners TrueValue Hardware, 104 S. Main St. |
| Rock Creek (Crowley Lake) | Rock Creek Lakes Resort P.O. Box 727 Bishop, CA (760) 935-4311 | Unknown | Exit 395 west at Toms Place. About 9 mi. turn left to the resort. |
| June Lake | Pine Cliff Resort P.O. Box 38 June Lake, CA 93524 (619) 648-7558 | $1.50 | Between 395 and June Lake. Exit
395 west on 158 to June Lake. 0.9 mi. turn right on North Shore Drive. 0.7 mi.
turn left on Pine Cliff Road. It is about 0.4 mi. to the resort. Open mid-April through October. Hours: 8 am - 8 pm |
| Mono Lake | Mono Vista RV Park P.O. Box 178 Lee Vining, CA 93541 (760) 647-6401 | $2.00 for 5 min. of hot water (2003) [6 showers] | North edge of Lee Vining |
West Side of the Sierra's
Listed from south to north.
| Area | Address | Cost | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral King | Silver City Mountain Resort P.O. Box 56 Three Rivers, CA 93271 (559) 561-3223 | $4.00 for 4 min. of
hot water (2004) [3 showers] | On Mineral King Road about 3.5 mi. from
Mineral King. Hours: Thur-Mon, 8 am - 8 pm. |
| Lake Edison/ Florence Lake | Mono Hot Springs Resort General Delivery Mono Hot Springs, CA 93642 (559) 325-1710 | $4.00 with
your own soap and towel (2005) [4 showers] | Past the east end of
Highway 168. About 1 mile beyond the High Sierra Ranger Station toward Lake
Thomas A. Edison. Turn left at the sign. It is about 1/2 mile. Hours: Daily, 8 am - 9 pm. |
| Lake Edison/ Florence Lake |
Vermilion Valley
Resort Edison Lake P.O. Box 258 Lakeshore, CA 93634 (559) 259-4000 | $3.00 with your own soap and towel, $5 without (2005) [2 showers] | Past the east end of Highway 168. About 7 miles beyond the
High Sierra Ranger Station toward Lake Thomas A. Edison. It is just past the
damn on the right. Hours: Daily Note: Don't bother calling as they don't answer and won't return a call. |
| Lodgepole Village | Lodgepole, CA (559) 565-4436 Sequoia National Park | $2.00 for 8 minutes of hot water (2006) [Multiple showers] | Just north of the General Store. Hours: Daily, 8am - 7pm |
| John Muir Lodge | Grant
Grove, CA Kings Canyon National Park | $4.00 for unlimited time
(2007) [Multiple showers] | 13 years and older. Showers in the John
Muir Lodge which is across the street from the Grant Grove Visitor Center. Hours: Daily, 11am - 4pm |
| Cedar Grove Lodge | Cedar Grove, CA Kings Canyon National Park | $2.50 for 10
minutes of hot water (2007) [8 showers] | Near Roads End. 100' from
the Cedar Grove Lodge. Small showers with wet floors. Used by many campers. Buy
tokens in the general store. Hours: Daily, 7am - 9pm |
Other places that the Troop has not used
| Area | Address | Cost | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine | Bristlecone Manor Motel 101 N. Main St. (Highway 395) P.O. Box 849 Big Pine, CA 93513 (760) 938-2067 (800) 263-3927 | Small fee | Intersection of Highway 395 and Crocker Street in Big Pine |
| Bishop | Wash Tub Coin-op Laundry 236 North Warren Street Bishop, CA 93514 (760) 873-6627 | $5 | Off Main Street next to the library. Situated behind the Film Theater around the back of Joseph's Bi-Rite Market. |
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