A critical time for your support

Dear PCT community,
As the year draws to a close, I hope you will consider making a year-end contribution to the Pacific Crest Trail Association. You can help make the trail the best it can be — now and for future generations.
End of the year fundraising is extraordinarily important ... Read more
Forest Service upholds PCT mountain biking closure

The U.S. Forest Service has upheld its 1988 order closing the Pacific Crest Trail to mountain biking. In a Nov. 25 letter to the Pacific Crest Trail Association, Regional Forester Randy Moore states that the order is consistent with legislation, regulations, directives, the recommendations of the PCT Advisory Council ... Read more
PCTA Strategic Plan for 2014-2017
After months of hard work by the Pacific Crest Trail Association board, staff, volunteers and partners, we are proud to release our new Strategic Plan. We will use this document as a road map for the future of our work to protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest Trail while ... Read more
Update on Bicycle Closure Order
We received an update from the Forest Service regarding the request they received to reconsider the bicycle closure order on the non-wilderness areas of the PCT.
The Forest Service will not pursue termination of the bicycle closure order.
We appreciate the Forest Service and the job they do in administering ... Read more

Welcome to the blog of the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Check back often for news about the trail.
- Tags
- ACE
- Advocacy
- Art
- Backcountry Technique
- Bears
- Board Of Directors
- Book
- Books
- Botany
- California
- Central CA
- Climate
- Climate Change
- Closure
- Conservation
- Contest
- Day And Section Hiking
- Day Hike
- DEI
- Detour
- ECHS
- Ecology
- Employment
- Equestrian
- Ethics
- Event
- Film
- Flora
- Food
- Fundraising
- Gear
- General
- Hat Creek Rim
- High Sierra
- Hike The Hill
- Hiker Culture
- Hiking With Kids
- History
- Horseback Riding
- In Memoriam
- John Muir Trail
- Land Protection
- Leave No Trace
- Life Advice
- Long-distance Hiking
- Love
- Maps
- Membership
- National Trails System
- Natural History
- Navigation
- Northern CA
- Oregon
- Outreach
- Partnership
- Partnerships
- Permits
- Photography
- Planning
- Press Release
- Profile
- Radio
- Regulations
- Rescue
- Resupply
- Risk
- Safety
- Sierra Nevada
- Snow
- Southbound
- Southern CA
- Southern California
- Store
- Technology
- Thru-hiking
- Town Information
- Trail And Land Management
- Trail Angels
- Trail Conditions
- Trail Maintenance
- Trail Protection
- Trail Skills College
- Trail Town
- Trail Towns
- Trail User Information
- Video
- Visitor Use Management
- Volunteer
- Washington
- Water
- Weather
- WILD
- Wilderness
- Wildfire
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Youth