Terminus Tom was our first PCT southern terminus host. He’s a former thru-hiker from the Class of 2014. We can’t thank him enough for volunteering! We’re grateful for this partnership with Cleveland National Forest. The trail is far more popular than it used to be and it’s together, as an ... Read more
Join the PCT community for a great evening of all things trail on April 28 in San Diego. Our long-time friends and PCT lovers, Adventure 16, are hosting a special early showing of the Class of 2016 PCT video. Drink free craft beer. Talk with company reps, PCTA volunteers, board ... Read more
By Ben Echt and Roger Sweet
Coming from backgrounds of all shapes and sizes, it’s safe to say we were mostly prepared for being unprepared. Our 11-person team, Gold 4 of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, set off on an amazing adventure, not through space and time, but to the ... Read more
Under the warm light of the Mission Inn’s Spanish Art Gallery in Riverside, California, an emotional crowd watched as the Pacific Crest Trail Association thanked and honored the legendary Pete Fish for his 20-plus years of volunteer work on the Pacific Crest Trail. It was the highlight of an evening ... Read more
We are taking our news and information newsletter on the trail with us and we want you to come along.
Join us as we bring together local volunteers, members and partners with PCTA staff and board members in a social setting at Trail Dirt Live. We will share news of ... Read more
When it comes to Valley fever, awareness is key. Unfortunately, too few people know much of anything about it. A fungus that lives in the soil throughout the Southwest causes this terrible lung infection. The Pacific Crest Trail likely passes through areas where this fungus exists.
According to doctors at ... Read more
By Connor Swift, PCTA technical advisor
Wildfire in California is like rain in the Northwest: inevitable. While suppressing wildfire in California continues to be a high priority, the damage cannot always be mitigated or controlled, and unfortunately, the Pacific Crest Trail is oftentimes dramatically affected. In some cases, the PCT ... Read more
With only six months to save Landers Meadow, you rose to the challenge and met our goal of $550,000 to save this 245-acre rare wet meadow. Thank you so much for your support of the campaign, the PCT and the trail experience.
PCTA executive director and ceo Liz Bergeron recently ... Read more
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