A huge effort is underway to reopen the Pacific Crest Trail on Mount Jefferson that burned in the Lionshead Fire. We remind you that entering a closed area is illegal. Please stay out until the area reopens.
With summer here, PCTA and our partners in the U.S. Forest Service, with ... Read more
The September 2017 fire that swept through the Columbia River Gorge temporarily closed 10 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and a popular PCT alternate route, the Eagle Creek Trail. Pacific Crest Trail Association volunteers were able to reopen the PCT quickly, but the Eagle Creek Trail, which follows a ... Read more
By Cristina Risa
Winter is Seattle native Rosemary Prescott’s favorite season. Skiing, climbing and mountaineering are favored pastimes — and she’s an advocate for women getting involved in these pursuits.
Add any-season hiking to her passions and it is no surprise that after spending several years on the East Coast, ... Read more
Central Cascades Wilderness Strategy, Willamette and Deschutes national forests.
Note: this new permit system begins Friday, May 28, 2021. Reservations for the permits will open at 7 a.m. PDT on April 6, 2021 at www.Recreation.gov. More information about the permits can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/willamette/specialplaces/?cid=fseprd688355
What is this new permit... Read more
Multnomah Falls, Ore. — For the first time since 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, six miles of the Historic Columbia River Highway and several popular trails near Multnomah Falls reopened, including the well-known Angels Rest, Wahkeena, and Larch Mountain Trail.
The full length of the Historic Columbia River Highway impacted by ... Read more
On Monday, two weeks before the first campers would arrive, counselors at the Big Lake Youth Camp about a quarter mile off the Pacific Crest Trail in the Oregon Cascades readied the grounds and the cabins that will be summer home to up to 200 kids and teenagers each week.... Read more
PCT Days is set for Aug. 17-19, 2018, in Cascade Locks, Oregon! It’ll be a fun weekend celebrating the Pacific Crest Trail. Join friends old and new for a few days of camping on Thunder Island, movies, talks, a gear fair, games, hiking and more. This event is put on ... Read more
(Editor’s note: This story was original printed in the spring issue of the Pacific Crest Trail Communicator magazine.)
When a wildfire ripped through the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area last summer and fall, the big question was: “How bad is it?
The river is the dividing line between Oregon ... Read more
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