The Pacific Crest Trail took an important and much-anticipated step this week toward the original 1930’s grand vision of a footpath that follows the mountain crest of Pacific states.
The Tejon Ranch Conservancy received the final paperwork on a long-negotiated 10,000-acre conservation easement from the Tejon Ranch Company protecting the ... Read more
PCTA plays an active role in the Partnership for the National Trails System. In even-numbered years, we come together with our colleagues from other National Scenic Trails to talk shop and reconnect. It’s a chance to share information and go deep on issues we all face in our efforts to ... Read more
Marnie, our marvelous Trail Permit Assistant, has been working hard the past couple of months helping long-distance hikers and equestrians get out on the Pacific Crest Trail. Thanks for all of your hard work!... Read more
The moment someone crests the rim of Crater Lake for the first time, the view across the caldera is not only memorable, it is truly one of the iconic views within the country’s national parks. And as Oregon’s only national park, it is an important stop for any long-distance hiker ... Read more
During a regular Monday morning meeting of his most senior staff members, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell picked up a heavy plaque made of green and white granite inscribed with some very special words: “Ian Nelson” and “Wilderness Champion.”
Nelson is PCTA’s longest serving regional representative, covering Southern Oregon ... Read more
Imagine this: the PCT is complete. Private lands are protected and the threat of new vacation homes and shopping centers is a thing of the past. What was once a road walk is now a pleasant trail. Viewsheds and the trail corridor are protected for posterity. The trail stretches, uninterrupted, ... Read more
If you plan on hiking or horseback riding 500 or more continuous miles along the PCT, in a single trip, we can issue you a PCT Long Distance Permit. The application for 2014 went online today. Thanks to our partners at the federal agencies for allowing for this important ... Read more
An already high user rate on the PCT in Southern California, combined with the annual concentration of thru-hikers passing through the area each spring, forces us to examine an issue that has been growing over the years: improper human waste disposal along the trail. Uncovered feces, barely covered feces, and ... Read more
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