The new alignment of a 6.5-mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail in northern California’s Sierra Buttes has been years in the making. We’ve celebrated many milestones, notably, opening a newly constructed 3.9 miles of trail that passes by the gorgeous Tamarack Lakes in 2017.
This year, PCTA staff members, ... Read more
We’re excited about the 2020 season on the Pacific Crest Trail and we hope you are too. Some of you will be taking very long hikes or horseback rides on the trail next year. This information is for you.
The 2020 permit season opens on October 29, 2019, for trips... Read more
Photos by Aaron Peabody, Karen Wang, Linda Rostad, and Patrick Bangle. Words by Mila Benson, PCTA Volunteer Outreach Intern.
All along the trail, the Pacific Crest Trail Association hosts Trail Skills College (TSC) events. These are premier trail maintenance classes that are free and open to the public. In designing ... Read more
PCT Days is set for Aug. 16-18, 2019, in Cascade Locks, Oregon! It’s a great 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 by ... Read more
In 1993, the Pacific Crest Trail was completed in Southern California’s Soledad Canyon with the driving of a ceremonial golden spike. But it was complete only as a continuous path. The PCT’s wilderness experience wasn’t fully protected from nearby development—and still isn’t today. Many miles of the trail remain on ... Read more
By Eleonore Anderson, Trail Crew Technical Advisor with PCTA
My first backpacking trip to Mission Creek Preserve, northeast of Palm Springs, couldn’t have been more perfect. It was 2018 and I was a new Trail Crew Technical Advisor with the Pacific Crest Trail Association.
The cacti were blooming a stunning ... Read more
Each year, with your support, the PCTA brings on seasonal employees to get work done in the field. These experienced trail professionals lead volunteer crews on trainings and projects and oversee major PCT reconstruction completed by partner corps crews. The PCTA is pleased to welcome two new trail crew leaders ... Read more
What’s it like to live a life devoted to the Pacific Crest Trail? Portland’s television station KGW8 just aired this profile about Roberta Cobb and all that she gives to the Pacific Crest Trail.
Roberta, who served as chair of the PCTA’s Mount Hood Chapter between 2012 to 2018, has ... Read more