Fire restrictions go into effect on June 15, 2013 banning campfires and smoking along the Pacific Crest Trail in Plumas National Forest. The PCT runs across Plumas National Forest from about mile 1,210 through mile 1,294.
The fire restrictions effecting PCT hikers and equestrians include:
No campfires allowed outside of... Read moreThe Sequoia National Forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bakersfield Field Office announced fire restrictions effective May 1, prohibiting campfires along the Pacific Crest Trail from about 50 miles south of Walker Pass to about 15 miles north of Kennedy Meadows.
Campfires are always banned along the Southern ... Read more
We received an update from the Forest Service regarding the request they received to reconsider the bicycle closure order on the non-wilderness areas of the PCT.
The Forest Service will not pursue termination of the bicycle closure order.
We appreciate the Forest Service and the job they do in administering ... Read more
To our members and supporters:
We are receiving many inquiries from you about information being posted online about mountain bikes and the PCT. We want to assure you that we are well aware of this growing campaign to open the PCT to bicycles. We are monitoring the decision-making process and ... Read more
This week the BLM issues fire restrictions for parts of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego counties banning campfires, except in developed campgrounds. Back country campfires are always illegal in Cleveland National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, San Jacinto State Park Wilderness, and Angeles National Forest. This means ... Read more
From Twitter: @YosemiteNPS: Because of under-use, we’ll be releasing about 50 Half Dome permits daily at 7 am PDT for use the following day. http://1.usa.gov/cROB4t... Read more
The PCTA begins accepting 2011 Thru-Hiker permits this week, for hikers walking more than 500 miles http://pctn.us/eWv3g8... Read more
I received a letter yesterday from the Forest Service asking me to consider including the following notice on my PCT maps:
“Notice to Hikers and Equestrians traveling southbound from Manning Provincial Park Canada: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determined that there is no legal southbound entry into the United ... Read more
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