Canada PCT Entry Permit program has restarted

We’re thrilled to announce that the Canada PCT Entry Permit program has restarted! After being paused since 2020, Canada Border Services Agency, PCTA, and the U.S. Forest Service worked together to restart it. We thank everyone involved for restarting this special program and facilitating it on an ongoing basis—crossing into ... Read more
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest issues new food storage order to protect wildlife

If you’re lucky enough to visit, you’ll know how special Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is. From the deep river canyons, old growth forests, stratovolcanoes, and alpine ridges, it’s all worth preserving. This national forest encompasses and protects Washington State’s western Cascade Mountains from Mount Rainier north to Canada. The Pacific ... Read more
Watch the “Five-Needle Pines Along the Pacific Crest Trail” kickoff webinar

To launch the project, invite you to participate, and educate you, we hosted a webinar on April 6, 2023. Watch it and then get involved!
Learn more in this presentation about the magnificent five-needle pines, why they are in trouble and how you can help monitor their health with use ... Read more
Five-Needle Pines Along The Pacific Crest Trail Webinar

Join us for a webinar on April 6 at 6 p.m. PDT to launch the “5-Needle Pines Along the Pacific Crest Trail” community science project. Register here. Learn more about the magnificent five-needle pines, why they are in trouble and how you can help monitor their health with use of ... Read more
Announcing the 5-Needle Pines PCT Community Science Project

All is not well with the five-needle pines of western North America. Let’s help them. Head on over to our project webpage see you how can get involved.
PCTA has partnered with the California Native Plant Society and Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation to raise awareness about the plight of five-needle ... Read more
Bear canisters are required in Desolation Wilderness above Lake Tahoe

PCTA strongly supports this new bear canister requirement. We hope that you protect bears by carrying a canister anytime you visit their home, whether they are required or not. We thank our agency partners for instituting this new order. Learn more about protecting your food on the PCT.
The following ... Read more
Get out and day hike on the Pacific Crest Trail

It’s officially Spring and if you’re like us, you’ve had enough screen time. Here’s our little nudge to get out on the trail.
Sure, the PCT is epic backpacking—whether for a weekend or for months. But if you live close enough, lace up and head out for the day.
Right ... Read more
Wishing blue skies to the PCT Class of 2022

Blue skies abound. We’re thinking about this sunny and warm winter and looking forward to the quickly approaching start of another incredible hiking season. We’re thinking of the mixed, painful, sometimes beautiful, and just plain weird past two years of global pandemic, wildfires, and challenges; meanwhile, being truly excited and ... Read more

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