Free, accurate and detailed (1:31,680 scale or 1 inch to the 1/2 mile), Halfmile’s PCT Maps are an excellent choice. Print them yourself or bring the files to a print shop. They are not available in stores and are not for sale. Halfmile’s maps include notes on water sources, resupply ... Read more
Here’s an update from our partners at Yosemite National Park. The video and link below do a great job explaining this important Sierran issue.
Can we save the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog from extinction? Human introduced non-native species (fish and fungus) have been causing the frog to go from the ... Read more
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a critical tool for protecting the PCT. Unfortunately, the fund is threatened. Take a listen to this beautiful song from some New Mexico advocates. The locations featured are in their state, but the list is long for the PCT as well. Read more ... Read more
The winter issue of the PCT Communicator magazine is out!... Read more
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
We’re thrilled to see the parks re-opening and our agency partners returning to work. The news that the government is open for business is a relief. Countless skilled and passionate rangers, firefighters and managers make the PCT possible.
Each year, the PCTA works with more than 100 individual agency units ... Read more
Fox Searchlight Pictures announces that production of the movie WILD has started. We’re thrilled. Download a PDF of the press release.
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
A UNIT OF 21ST CENTURY FOX
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES BEGINS PRODUCTION ON “WILD”
JEAN-MARC VALLÉE DIRECTS ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER REESE WITHERSPOON
IN NICK ... Read more
RADIO SHOW: Snow Stalls Hikers on Increasingly Popular #PCTrail http://t.co/wj7wJuXS4H via @KPLU and @NPR
— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) October 3, 2013
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