WELCOME To The Annual Lone Pine Film Festival
We hope the information below will help you in planning your trip and enjoying your stay while in Lone Pine for this years annual Film Festival “When Cowboys Were King.”
The museum is located in Lone Pine directly on Highway 395 in the Owens Valley at the southern edge of the Sierra Nevada. From the town of Lone Pine, the drive to the base of Mt. Whitney at the portal (the road ends at the trailhead) is stunning. The Alabama Hills are only a few minutes’ drive from the museum and provide many opportunities to explore. The road to Death Valley is just south of the museum. Allow at least a full day of sightseeing around Death Valley, the drive from Lone Pine to Panamint Springs is roughly an hour, 2 hours to Furnace Creek, and nearly 3 hours to Badwater.
In the immediate area, use our Alabama Hills Self-Guided map to see where specific movies were filmed. The entire area is known as the Gateway to the Sierra. A comprehensive guide to the area is available at the museum.
Weather
Live WebCams
Restaurants
In addition, take a look at some of the area’s other places of interest including:
Guides:
Historical Locations:
Movie Locations:
- Alabama Hills (BLM)
- Movie Road “Self Guided” Tour
- Mobius Arch
- Lone Ranger Canyon
- Iron Man Movie Location
- Whitney Portal
Museums:
Places to stay (Camping/Motels/RV Parks)
Camping
- Alabama Hills Camping (Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association)
- Inyo County Campground
- Alabama Hills (BLM)
- Alabama Hills Camping (Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association)
- Lone Pine Campground Guide
Motels
- Best Western
- Dow Villa
- Quality Inn
- Lone Pine Budget Inn
- Mt. Whitney Motel
- Portal Motel
- Timberline Motel
- Trails Motel
- TripAdvisor
- YELP
RV Parks
Things to do:
Other Information Websites:
- Eastern Sierra Local Destinations
- Lone Pine, Chamber of Commerce
- Coso Geothermal Plant
- Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
- Eureka Dunes
Very Cool Things to see
- Owens Valley Radio Observatory
Virtual Tour - More to come
Don’t Crush the Brush
Desert plants keep the soil healthy and provide homes and food for wildlife.
While these plants are specially adapted for their environment, they can be destroyed easily if walked on or run over by a vehicle.
The Bureau of Land Management and the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group care for this area with the goal of preserving the hills in as close as natural state as possible for the enjoyment of future generations.