Golden Trout Natural History Workshop, Inc.
High Sierra Natural History and Photographic Workshops
for Families and Individuals
Located at Golden Trout Camp in the Golden Trout Wilderness
At the southern border of the John Muir Wilderness
West of Lone Pine, CA
The historic Golden Trout Camp log cabins
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To Register, or to receive a Brochure or further Information, contact Paul at:
You can download a PDF version of the 2008 Golden Trout Workshop brochure
here.
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Summer Schedule, 2008
Session 1: Sun., June 22 through Sat., June 28 (Natural History)
Session 2: Sun., June 29 through Sat., July 5 (B&W Photography)
Session 3: Sun., July 6 through Sat., July 12 (Natural History) (FULL)
Those wishing to enroll for the sessions listed should reserve space well beforehand. However,
no reservations are taken until the brochures are mailed, usually at the end of January. If you have
never attended one of the workshops or are uncertain whether you are on the mailing list, contact
registrar Paul Roark at the above link
to be sure you are on the mailing list and receive a brochure as soon as possible.
A non-refundable registration fee of $100 per person is due at the time of registration
and is included in the total fee cost. Full payment must be received not later than May 01.
Absolutely no refunds will be made on cancellations after May 1 unless there is a replacement.
The camp is at 10,000 feet, and day hikes usually go to somewhat higher elevations.
If you have ever experienced problems with high elevations or have a heart condition,
consult your doctor about potential altitude and medical problems prior to registering.
This is a wilderness camp with no emergency facilities or communications.
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Tuition
Adults: $395
Children (age 5 through 12): $230
Children under 5 are free.
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Facilities
Facilities include canvas tent cabins for guests and a log dining cabin where breakfast and
dinner are served daily. Guests make their own sack lunches with food supplied by GTC.
Hot showers are provided twice weekly; cold showers are available daily.
Water to Golden Trout Camp is provided via a safe underground spring.
Camp supplies are packed in weekly by mule train. Guests are responsible
for packing in their own sleeping bag, clothes, and personal items.
How to Get There
Golden Trout Camp is at 10,000 feet in the southern Sierra Nevada, south of Mount Whitney,
and can be reached only by trail. Take Hwy 395 to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley, about
215 miles from Los Angeles. Go west on the Whitney Portal Road and then left (south) on
Horseshoe Meadows Road to the Cottonwood Lakes trailhead (approximately 20 miles).
Leave your car there, then hike the 3-mile, 500-foot elevation gain trail to the camp.
Depending upon weather conditions and your level of fitness, the hike will require at least
two hours to complete. Participants are encouraged to spend one night at the trailhead
before hiking in to acclimate themselves to the altitude.
For a small topo map of the area (scale 1" = 1 mi.)
click here. The hike in is highlighted in yellow.
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E-mail Us!
Have questions about the Goldend Trout Workshops?
Feel free to
contact Registrar and Photography Workshop leader Paul Roark,
or for natural history questions, feel free to
contact naturalist Louis Bevier.
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Links to Other Sites of Interest
Paul Roark, Photographer
A B&W gallery of Golden Trout camp area images by photographer, B&W carbon inkset designer, and
Gallery Los Olivos president Paul Roark,
who hosts one summer session workshop each year for photographers.
Tina Manley, Photographer
Photogarpher Tina Manley, known for her color and B&W photography of people, gives
her first impressions of landscape shooting at the Golden Trout workshop.
Pete Zivkov, Photographer
A color gallery of Golden Trout camp area images by photographer and teacher Pete Zivkov.
US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Section
Home page of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Section, including Inyo National Forest
where Golden Trout Camp is located. From here, learn more about this remarkable area.
WWW.395.Com
This page by WWW.395.Com provides a compact description and history of the Golden Trout Wilderness.
Click here to learn more about Golden Trout Camp workshops,
their purposes and goals.
Thank you for visiting us.