The PCT at Stevens Pass, Washington.
Stevens PassWe are happy to announce that the Pacific Crest Trail Association recently sold 402 acres at Stevens Pass, Washington — a gateway to some of the most spectacular wilderness in the North Cascades — to the U.S. Forest Service.
The property was ... Read more
During a recent gathering, Lyon’s Pride celebrated more than 15 years of PCT projects. Photo by Ian Nelson.
Pacific Crest Trail volunteers have many motivations for their service. If you ask volunteers what inspires them most I believe many of them would tell you that the camaraderie of their fellow ... Read more
The entrance to Big Lake Youth Camp in the Cascades near Sisters, Oregon. The PCT Welcome Center is at right. Photo by Mark Larabee.
On Monday, two weeks before the first campers would arrive, counselors at the Big Lake Youth Camp about a quarter mile off the Pacific Crest Trail ... Read more
PCT Days is set for Aug. 17-19, 2018, in Cascade Locks, Oregon! It’ll be a fun weekend celebrating the Pacific Crest Trail. Join friends old and new for a few days of camping on Thunder Island, movies, talks, a gear fair, games, hiking and more. This event is put on ... Read more
After 55 volunteer crews from the PCTA’s Mount Hood Chapter put in nearly 5,000 hours, the Pacific Crest Trail and other nearby trails in the Columbia River Gorge are open to hikers for the first time since the Eagle Creek Fire erupted last fall.
“The work has seemed daunting at ... Read more
A new trail register on the Hat Creek Rim.
Most who have hiked the Pacific Crest Trail or worked on trail maintenance crews know that use of the trail continues to increase each year.
On one hand, this is great—more people are outside being active, enjoying the outdoors, appreciating the ... Read more
By Dave Moore
Dennis Washburn, a stalwart volunteer with the PCTA’s Will Work for Krumms Trail Crew, passed away on 28 April. He was 75.
Dennis started volunteering with the PCTA in 2004, after he and his wife, Carol, moved to Brentwood, California. Dennis loved backpacking in the Sierra ... Read more
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What’s amazing about the Pacific Crest Trail Association is the simple fact that so many people care about the trail.
That ... Read more