Snow is melting across the West, and it’s time to start planning your next Pacific Crest Trail day hike. PCTA just added 25 new recommended hikes to Explore, our online guide to experiencing the PCT.
The Pacific Crest Trail isn’t just for thru-hikers. It never was.
From the Columbia River ... Read more
The season is here. Thru-hikers, section hikers, and equestrians are arriving at Campo from across the country and around the world, and we couldn’t be happier to see you. The conversations, perspectives, and friendships that happen out here between people from all over the world are part of what makes ... Read more
Blue skies abound. We’re thinking about this sunny and warm winter and looking forward to the quickly approaching start of another incredible hiking season. We’re thinking of the mixed, painful, sometimes beautiful, and just plain weird past two years of global pandemic, wildfires, and challenges; meanwhile, being truly excited and ... Read more
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
You’re invited to our Class of 2020 trail information webinar this Monday, February 24 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
The free webinar is aimed at PCT long-distance permit holders, but all are welcome. Whether you’re on a horse, doing a day hike, live in a trail ... 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
Have you seen our extensive advice about stream crossing safety for hikers and backpackers?
By Charles Williams
In 2016 I hiked the California section of the PCT. This trip brought me to the Southern Sierra in the month of June. As in many years, there was significant runoff from snowmelt ... Read more
By Linda Rose
Over the summer, I had the great opportunity to fulfill one of my long-time goals and hike the Pacific Crest Trail. While the trail runs 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada, I felt that 500 miles would give me an experience I was looking for without taking ... Read more
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