We’re excited about the 2022 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 2022 permit season opens on November 9, 2021, for trips... Read more
Update at 6:24 PM on Friday, August 20: We just learned that Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is closing California portions of Carson Ranger District, which effectively extends the PCT closure south to Sonora Pass.
Starting Monday, Northern California’s National Forests will be closed due to fire. This year, 6,603 wildfires have ... Read more
Sacramento, California and Eugene, Oregon – The Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) has learned that some long-distance hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern Oregon tested positive for Covid-19 and have left the trail. More hikers were reported as symptomatic and were seeking to be tested.
Each year thousands ... Read more
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of our Communicator magazine.
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged most of us in various ways. For some, working from home became the new normal. We wore masks to curb the spread and ordered take-out instead of dining at restaurants. But others lost ... Read more
The USDA Forest Service announced that Lindsey Steinwachs has been selected as the new Pacific Crest Trail Administrator. With several years of experience working in national forests along the trail, Lindsey is very familiar with the PCT and replaces Beth Boyst, who recently retired after a long and successful career ... Read more
Bob “Minnesota Hiking Viking” Johnson passed away on May 22, 2021. Bob’s love of the trail ran deep. His fervent wish was to share the joy he found on the trail and to make it as accessible as possible to everyone.
He gave generously to a variety of projects that ... Read more
Each year, the PCTA partners with the American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing rewarding environmental service opportunities for youth, to help maintain the Pacific Crest Trail. ACE recruits and supports crews of 18- to 25-year-olds as they travel throughout California, and sometimes Oregon, tackling significant maintenance ... Read more
In January of 2021, President Biden signed an executive order putting the nation on a path to protect at least 30% of lands and 30% of its ocean areas by 2030. Known as 30×30, the initiative is a big step toward reversing years of environmental decline, fighting climate change, and ... Read more
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