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Please read this important information about camping within North Casacdes National Park. It was provided by our partners, the wilderness rangers at North Cascades National Park. For general information, see the North Cascades National Park permit page and our PCT permit page.... Read more
We are taking our news and information newsletter on the trail with us and we want you to come along.
Three times a year, PCTA will host a Friday evening event in different communities along the trail. It’s an opportunity to bring together local volunteers, members, and partners with PCTA ... Read more
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The National Park Service is investigating reports of unwanted sexual advances/contact involving PCT hikers. They would like to communicate with anyone who has personal experience of this in 2014 or has knowledge of these types of situations on or around the Pacific Crest Trail and the National Parks, National Forests, ... Read more
It’s widely known that today is the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which President Lyndon Johnson signed on Sept. 3, 1964. Wilderness lovers and champions across the country are celebrating the immensity of the law that has set aside more than 100 million acres.
The Pacific Crest Trail ... Read more
The Wilderness Act turns 50 years old today. It’s almost too much for this millennial to comprehend. I’m writing, to my parent’s and grandparent’s generations to say “thank you.”
You fought the battle to protect our public lands for future generations. Here we are. We appreciate it.
That wilderness is ... Read more
See you on Thunder Island near Cascade Locks, Oregon!
On Saturday morning, before the main festivities, be sure to join us for Bridge Walk!... Read more
Kern Transit just started a new route along Highway 178 between Lake Isabella and Ridgecrest. It stops where the PCT crosses Walker Pass. For PCT hikers wanting to take public transit to and from the trail, this is great news.
I asked them some questions and Ruby Horta, from Kern ... Read more
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