Updated 9/1 at 9 AM
The Pacific Crest Trail is closed on all national forests in California.
The Pacific Southwest Region manages 18 national forests and their closure started Aug. 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. These forests are fully closed. It’s not just the PCT that’s closed. If you are ... 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
The Inyo National Forest, through a forest order, is closing segments of the Rush Creek Trail for public safety from June 30 through Sept. 1, 2017.
The wet winter of 2016-2017, with more than 180 percent of average annual precipitation ... Read more
The Camas Prairie Fire is burning on the PCT from about mile 2064 to mile 2067. The fire is on the Warm Springs Reservation, between Ollalie Lake and Timothy Lake. It has already burned across the trail. An official closure order is coming. For all intents and purposes, the PCT ... Read more
UPDATE 7/17/14: Please visit our trail closures page for updated information. The PCT is now closed on Mt. Jefferson Wilderness.
UPDATE 5:38pm 7/16/14: We anticipate an official closure of the PCT in Mt. Jefferson Wilderness tomorrow. Please stay out of the area.
The Bingham Complex of fires is burning to ... 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
Hwy 12 around White Pass, #WA is closed due to landslide: http://t.co/6aLTcnLu2p … This affects the #PCTrail
— Pacific Crest Trail (@PCTAssociation) October 2, 2013
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The federal government is open again. See here.
Unfortunately, the shutdown’s effect on the PCT remains unclear. At PCTA, we share your disappointment over the situation.
In general, all buildings and gates that can be locked on public land – including bathrooms – are closed. However, critical safety personnel, such ... Read more
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