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Driving directions to the Southern Terminus of the PCTAt the intersection of Hwy 94 and Forest Gate Rd in Campo drive SE onpaved Forest Gate Rd (across the highway from the Trading Post Market &Liquor). Mileage is the distance south from Hwy 94:4/10 mile - pass the Juvenile Ranch Facility6/10 mile - continue S on the unpaved road9/10 mile - continue past the Castle Rock Ranch, the unpaved road curves tothe left around the ranch property1 mile - turn right at the fork of unpaved roads, follow the fence line S uphill1.2 miles - continue S under the high voltage line, the US border wall andPCT monument are visible in the distance1.6 miles - arrive at the Southern Terminus of the PCT at the US-MexicoBorder

Driving to STerminus

-0.0 2,918 A1

Mexican Border, Southern Terminus of the PCT, trail register is behind themonument.

MexBorder0.0 2,918 A1

Juvenile Ranch facility, faucet behind sign.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after the Juvenile Ranch may be theLake Morena Campground in 18.7 miles. Check the pctwater.com for currentwater information.

WR0011.2 2,625 A1

PCT joins paved Forest Gate Road for 2/10 mile. RD00011.2 2,625 A1

Campo is a small town on the PCT with a small store, pay phone and a postoffice [619-478-5466].-------Campo Post Office [open M-F 8:30-11:30 & 12:30-4:30, Sa 9:30-12]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryCampo, CA 91906

PO00011.4 2,574 A1

PCT departs paved Forrest Gate Road on a trail. RD0001B1.4 2,586 A1

Trading Post, small store in Campo, 2/10 mile E of PCT. TradingPost1.4 2,546 A1

Highway 94 Hwy942.3 2,470 A1

Railroad tracks RR00033.0 2,464 A1

Creeklet WR0044.4 2,374 A1

Campsite in a dry meadow CS00054.6 2,378 A1

Pipe gate GT00054.8 2,413 A1

Pipe gate GT00098.8 3,355 A1

Unpaved jeep road RD00098.8 3,341 A1

Pipe gate GT0009B8.8 3,361 A1

Unpaved jeep road RD0009B9.0 3,343 A1

Unpaved jeep road RD001110.9 3,369 A2

Pipe gate GT001211.8 3,292 A2

Pipe gate GT0012B12.5 3,141 A2

Powerline PL001413.8 2,980 A2

PCT joins unpaved South Boundary Rd for 3/10 mile. Pass an unpaved andunsigned road on your left. Do not take this dead-end road. Continue another3/10 mile to where the PCT departs South Boundary Rd on a trail with a PCTsign, near a yellow sign in Spanish cautioning travelers.

RD001414.0 2,939 A2

These notes are provided as a free service to PCT hikers. I believe the information is accurate but they may contain errors. The notes are distributed in the hopethat they will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULARPURPOSE.

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Powerline PL0014B14.2 2,911 A2

PCT departs unpaved South Boundary Rd. RD001514.7 2,831 A2

Hauser Creek, often dry, several campsites W of trail. Nearby unpavedHauser Creek road is blocked to vehicle traffic.

WRCS01515.4 2,317 A2

Cottonwood Creek below Lake Morena, follow dirt road 1.6 miles W of PCT. WACS01615.4 1,825 A2

Trailhead parking near Lake Morena Campground. PCT joins paved LakeShore Drive for 2/10 mile N. Campground office is 3/10 mile NW on LakeMorena Drive. Lake Morena Village with small store/deli nearby.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Lake Morena Campground maybe the faucet at the Juvenile Ranch facility in 18.7 miles. Check pctwater.comfor the latest water information.

LakeMorenaCG20.0 3,074 A2

Oak Shore Grocery, small store w/ deli, 4/10 mile SE of PCT in Lake MorenaVillage.

OakShoreGro20.0 3,114 A2

PCT departs paved Lake Shore Drive on a trail. RD002020.2 3,055 A2

Pipe gate GT002120.6 3,050 A2

Cottonwood Creek Bridge, usually dry. WR02424.1 3,065 A3

Cottonwood Creek bed WR02625.5 3,107 A3

Boulder Oaks Campground, outhouse, water, picnic tables. BoulderOakCG26.0 3,183 A3

Interstate Highway 8 Hwy826.6 3,145 A3

Kitchen Creek Falls, 2/10 mile N of PCT mile 28.6. KitchenCrFalls28.6 3,635 A3

Pipe gate GT003029.7 3,910 A3

Kitchen Creek Rd, paved, pipe gate E of road. RD003030.2 3,995 A3

Seasonal Yellow Rose Spring, 4/10 mile N on Kitchen Creek Rd, often haswater early in the hiking season, good camping if you don't mind the nearby(but seldom used) road.

WRCS03030.2 3,842 A4

Fred Canyon, usually dry, campsite W of trail. WRCS03232.0 4,210 A4

Cibbets Flat Campground, 8/10 mile NW of PCT, water, outhouse, picnictables.

CibbetsCG32.6 4,155 A4

Unpaved Fred Canyon Rd, access to Cibbets Flat Campground.-------In May 2009 a Marine helicopter crashed near here. Munitions carried by thehelicopter were scattered as a result of the crash. Signs warn hikers to stayon trail because of a safety hazard from unexploded military ordinances in thisarea.

RD003332.6 4,409 A4

Campsite by large oak tree. CS003636.1 5,292 A4

Long Canyon WR03736.9 5,195 A5

Campsite near Long Creek. CS003737.1 5,247 A5

Campsite among the dead trees. CS003837.6 5,437 A5

Long Canyon Creek ford WR03837.7 5,441 A5

Trail junction to Lower Morris Meadow Spring TR003938.8 5,889 A5

Lower Morris Meadow, spring, campsite, 3/10 mile NW of PCT. WRCS03938.8 5,829 A5

Red Tail Roost volunteer center, parking, outhouse, 4/10 mile W of PCT. RedTailRoost40.5 5,980 A5

"Remote camping" not allowed in the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area. CampingRestriction

41.0 5,815 x



Burnt Rancheria Campground, water, showers, [usually open mid-April toOctober].

BurntRanchCG41.5 5,936 A5

Mount Laguna, 4/10 mile W of PCT. Nearby store, lodge [Lagunamountain.com, 619-473-8533], outfitter [Mount Laguna Sports, 619-473-0450],restaurant and a Post Office [619-473-8341].-------The Laguna Mountain Lodge and store accepts resupply packages [$5] sentby USPS or UPS. Include Name, ETA, and Phone # on your package.Laguna Mountain Lodge USPS Address:(Your Name)c/o Laguna Mountain LodgePO Box 146Mount Laguna, CA 91948---Laguna Mountain Lodge UPS Address:(Your Name)c/o Laguna Mountain Lodge10678 Sunrise HwyMount Laguna, CA 91948---Mount Laguna Post Office [M-F 12-4, Sa 9-11]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryMount Laguna, CA 91948

PO004141.5 5,916 A5

Trail junction to Burnt Ranchera Campground and the community of MountLaguna.

TR004141.5 5,955 A5

Burnt Rancheria CG drinking fountain. WR04242.1 5,971 A5

Desert View Picnic Area, outhouse, water, picnic table. WR04342.6 5,956 A6

Cross a paved road, just N of WR043. RD004342.8 5,981 A6

Cross another paved road. RD0043b43.4 5,915 A6

Big Laguna trail junction BigLagunaTr44.4 5,897 A6

Foster Point trail junction FosterPtTr46.4 5,735 A6

Observation deck, trailside bench, access to Mount Laguna Campground 7/10mile SW. Follow paved Sunrise Highway 2/10 mile S to the campgroundentrance road.

Deck004847.5 5,422 A6

Mount Laguna Campground, 7/10 mile SW of PCT, fee, coin-operatedshowers, water, open year round.

LagunaCG47.5 5,510 A6

Noble Canyon trail junction. NobleCynTr48.7 5,433 A6

GART faucet, 1/10 mile W of PCT. WR04948.7 5,431 A6

Garnet Peak trail junction. GarnetPkTr50.2 5,491 A6

Pioneer Mail Picnic Area, outhouse.---"Remote Camping" not allowed in the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area.

WR05352.6 5,274 A7

Campsite in boulder field. CS005655.9 5,201 A7

Sunrise Trailhead Junction. SunriseTr59.5 4,996 A8

Sunrise Trailhead, outhouse, camping in the open field, water 5/10 mile W ofPCT mile 59.5. Can be very windy camping at this location.

WRCS05959.5 4,996 A8

Mason Valley fire tank, 75 yards E of PCT [usually dry]. WR06262.4 4,698 A8

Mason Valley Truck Trail. RD006262.4 4,694 A8

Campsite near dry creekbed just S of Chariot Cyn Rd. CS006463.7 3,864 A8



Seasonal creek crossing Chariot Canyon Rd, shade, 8/10 mile N of PCT mile63.7 [2/10 mile N of the State Park boundary sign].

WR064A63.7 3,661 x

Chariot Canyon Fire Tank, 1.2 miles N of PCT. WR064B63.7 3,611 x

Seasonal Chariot Canyon Spring, 1.4 miles N of PCT, spring is on the W sideof the road hidden from view by several large oak trees.

WR064C63.7 3,491 x

PCT joins Chariot Canyon Rd. RD006463.7 3,857 A8

PCT departs Chariot Canyon Rd. RD0064b64.1 4,084 A8

Pipe gate GT006868.4 3,648 A9

Spring on Rodriguez Spur Truck Trail, 1.1 miles NW of PCT, 50 feet uphillfrom the large rust colored water tank.

WR068B68.4 3,313 x

Rodriguez Spur fire tank, campsite.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after the Rodriguez Spur fire tankmay be Barrel Spring in 32.7 miles. This water source was once reliable, buthas gone dry sometimes in 2016 & 2017, check the pctwater.com for currentwater information.

WRCS06868.4 3,653 A9

Small campsite N of trail. CS007373.4 3,132 A9

Pipe gate GT007675.6 2,370 A10

Scissors Crossing, junction of Hwy 78 and S-2. WRCS07777.0 2,278 A10

Highway 78, near Scissors Crossing. Julian is 12 miles W on Highway 78, theStagecoach Trails RV Park is 4 miles SE of the PCT on S2.

Hwy7877.3 2,261 A10

Julian is a small town 12 miles W of the PCT on Hwy 78 with a grocery store,motels, pay phone, restaurants and a post office [760-765-3648].-------Julian Post Office [M-F 9-4, Sa 10-12]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryJulian, CA 92036

Julian77.3

The Stagecoach Trails RV Park [stagecoachtrails.com, 760-765-3765] withwater, small store, pool, and showers is 4 miles SE of the PCT on Hwy S2.

Stagecoach RVPark

77.3

Campsite in sandy dry creek bed CS007979.4 2,974 A10

Small bivy campsite, view. BV008079.7 2,962 A10

Bivy campsite in a wash. BV0080B79.9 3,000 A10

Small sandy campsite under dry waterfall, another campsite in the washbelow.

CS0080C80.4 3,066 A10

Several small campsites in wash below the trail. CS008281.6 3,074 A10

Small campsite next to trail, view. CS0082B82.4 3,166 A10

Small bivy campsite in a gully. BV008584.5 3,309 A10

Small campsite next to trail. CS0085B84.7 3,286 A10

Large campsite, better than campsites in the burn area 200 feet before. CS0085C85.4 3,289 A10

Several campsites on saddle of ridge. CS008686.0 3,363 A10

Pipe gate, 1st gate N of Hwy 78. GT008686.0 3,364 A10

Many campsites along wide dry creekbed. CS008786.6 3,237 A11

Pipe gate, 2nd gate N of Highway 78. GT008888.2 3,605 A11

Several small campsites, view. CS008888.2 3,596 A11



Small bivy campsite. BV008988.6 3,608 A11

Small bivy campsite, view. BV0089B88.8 3,568 A11

Small trailside bivy campsite. BV009089.7 3,459 A11

Abandoned jeep road, cleared and used as a firebreak in 2012. RD009090.4 3,462 A11

Pipe gate, 3rd gate N of Hwy 78. GT009191.2 3,559 A11

3rd gate water cache location, 3/10 mile E of PCT mile 91.2. WR09191.2 3,421 A11

Underground cistern, 6/10 mile E of PCT mile 91.2. WR091B91.2 3,353 x

Several small campsites 100 ft N of the 3rd gate, possible shade from bushes,junction with trail to water cache and underground water cistern E of the PCT.

CS09191.2 3,550 A11


Small campsite CS009393.2 4,036 A11

Pipe gate, 4th gate N of Highway 78. GT009493.8 4,141 A11

Several small campsites on small ridge, may be hidden from trail by brush. CS009494.4 4,296 A11



Billy Goat's cave, very small cave, W side of trail. BGCave96.1 4,359 A12

The small community of Ranchita can be seen 3 miles to the NE. RanchitaView96.4 4,351 A12

Pipe gate, 5th gate N of Hwy 78. GT0101100.5 3,667 A12

Pipe gate, 6th gate N of Hwy 78. GT0101B100.6 3,665 A12

Pipe gate, 7th gate N of Highway 78. GT0101C100.6 3,640 A12

Barrel Spring, trough, shade, and campsites. Watch for Poison Oak.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Barrel Spring may be theRodriguez fire tank in 32.7 miles. Check the pctwater.com for currentinformation.-------The Barrel Spring source is 330 ft southbound on the PCT, then follow theunmarked trail W, uphill 150 feet.

WRCS101101.1 3,482 A12

Road S22, Montezuma Valley Rd, paved. RD0101101.2 3,453 A12

Spring-fed cattle trough, 2/10 mile E of PCT. WR104104.1 3,391 A12

Round concrete trough, 2/10 mile W of PCT. WR105104.4 3,292 A12

San Ysidro Creek WRCS105B105.0 3,354 A13

Large metal water tank, two cattle troughs, 2/10 mi S of PCT. WR106B106.1 3,393 A13

Eagle Rock EagleRock106.2 3,524 A13

Spring-fed metal trough, 3/10 mile N of PCT. WR106106.7 3,530 A13

Canada Verde WR108107.9 3,335 A13

Large beach-like campsite CS0109109.0 3,083 A13

Pipe gate GT0109109.2 3,077 A13

Pipe gate GT0109B109.3 3,064 A13

Highway 79, first crossing, small community of Warner Springs 1.2 miles NE. Hwy79109.5 3,045 A13



Warner Springs is a very small community 1.2 miles E of the PCT with ahiker-friendly community center, resort, golf course, and post office [760-782-3166].---The Warner Springs Community Center [about 100 yards E of the PCT at thefirst crossing of Highway 79] has been very hiker-friendly the past few yearsoffering hikers water, computer use, food, and a small store.---The Warner Springs Ranch Resort [warnerspringsranchresort.com, 760-782-4200] has reopened following bankruptcy several years ago. The resort hasnew owners, see web site for the latest updates.-------Warner Springs Post Office [M-F 8-4, Sa 8-1:30]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryWarner Springs, CA 92086

Warner Springs109.5 3,045

Private campground PrivateCG111.1 2,926 B13

Hwy 79, 2nd crossing, Agua Caliente Creek. Hwy79B111.4 2,929 B13

Agua Caliente Creek, just past picnic tables. WR113112.6 2,990 B1

Agua Caliente Creek WR115114.7 3,189 B1

Campsite on E side of Agua Caliente Creek CS0115115.0 3,235 B1

Agua Caliente Creek, last crossing. WR115B115.5 3,326 B1

Unmarked spur trail going 100 yards S to Lost Creek Road. TR0118117.9 4,077 B1

100 yard spur trail from Lost Creek Rd to the PCT. TR0118b117.9 4,028 B1

Lost Valley Road, abandoned road. LostValleyRd118.6 4,189 B2

Lost Valley Spring, 2/10 mile N of PCT. WR120119.6 4,349 B2

Several small campsites among the boulders. CS0124123.8 5,020 B2

Spur trail to Mike Herrera's place. TR0127126.9 5,112 B2

Water tank, 2/10 mile E of PCT mile. WR127B127.3 5,079 B2

Chihuahua Valley Rd, unpaved. WR127127.3 5,057 B2

Several campsites on the high ridge near Combs Peak. CS0129129.2 5,592 B3

Pipe gate GT0134134.4 4,118 B3

Pipe gate GT0136136.2 3,733 B4

Tule Canyon Creek WR137136.5 3,593 B4

Tule Spring, 3/10 mile E of PCT.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Tule Spring may be theParadise Cafe in 14.9 miles.

WR137B137.0 3,481 B4

Upaved Tule Canyon Truck Trail RD0137137.0 3,620 B4

Guzzler cistern WR140139.5 3,569 B4

Coyote Canyon Rd, unpaved. RD0140139.7 3,510 B4

Nance Canyon, seasonal creek, several sandy beach-like campsitesdownstream from trail crossing.

WRCS140B140.2 3,347 B4

Unpaved Table Mountain Truck Trail, trail gate. RD0143143.1 4,086 B4

Several campsites among huge boulders. CS0144144.0 4,312 B4

Table Mountain Truck Trail, unpaved, 2nd crossing. RD0147147.0 4,909 B5



The small town of Anza [5.8 miles SW of the Paradise Valley Cafe on Hwy371] has a store, ATM, payphone, restaurants, pharmacy, and a post office[951-763-2074].-------Anza Post Office [open M-F 9-4, Sa 10-1]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryAnza, CA 92539

Anza151.9

Highway 74, Idyllwild is 13.5 miles NW on Hwy 74, then 4.5 miles N on Hwy243. The small town of Anza is 1 mile W on Hwy 74, then 5.8 miles SW onHwy 371.

Hwy74151.9 4,924 B5

Paradise Valley Cafe [theparadisevalleycafe.com, 951-659-3663], waterspigot outside, 1 mile W of PCT.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Paradise Cafe may be TuleSpring in 14.9 miles.-------The Paradise Valley Cafe accepts hiker resupply packages via USPS, UPS &FedEx. Include ETA on your Package.(Your Name)c/o Paradise Valley Cafe61721 State Highway 74Mountain Center, CA 92561

WR152151.9 4,792 B5

Shady campsite CS0156155.9 5,182 B6

Campsite CS0157157.4 5,671 B6

Gate, fence. GT0158158.3 5,951 B6

Tunnel Spring, 3/10 mile W of PCT. WR158b158.4 5,688 B6

Trail junction for Live Oak Spring and Tunnel Spring, trail gate 250 feet S ofjunction.

TR0158158.4 5,952 B6

Live Oak Spring, 1 mile E of PCT. WR158158.4 5,436 B6

Small campsite CS0160159.7 6,315 B6

Small shady campsites CS0161161.0 6,820 B7

Cedar Spring Trail Junction CedarSprTr162.6 6,775 B7

Cedar Spring, 1 mile N of PCT. WR162162.6 6,388 B6

Eagle Spring trail junction TR0163163.3 6,943 B7

Seasonal Eagle Spring, 3/10 mile S of PCT. WR163163.3 6,733 B7

Fobes Ranch Trail Junction FobesRanchTr166.5 5,994 B7

Spitler Trail Junction---Many thru-hikers reach the San Jacinto Mountains early in the hiking seasonwhen snow and ice still cover parts of the trail. In 2005 a PCT hiker died in theSan Jacinto's following a snowstorm. Snow often begins on the north side ofApache Peak and continues 21 miles through Fuller Ridge. If you reachApache Peak and are uneasy traveling north you can backtrack 1 mile to theSpitler Peak Trail and hike the Spitler to Idyllwild Alternate [see Halfmile'smaps]. Snow melts quickly, so trail reports more than a few days old may notbe accurate following warm weather.---MOUNTAIN FIRE CLOSURE: 8.6 miles of the PCT from the Spitler Peak TrailN to Tahquitz Creek will remain closed in 2018 due to the 2013 Mountain Fire.Check with PCTA.org or the San Jacinto Ranger Station at 909-382-2921 forupdates. The Spitler to Idyllwild Alternate [See Halfmile maps] bypasses thisclosure.

SpitlerTr168.6 7,009 B8



Apache Spring, 1/2 mile E of PCT, several large campsites, can be verywindy.

WRCS169169.2 6,841 B8

Apache Spring Trail Junction ApacheSprTr169.2 7,352 B8

Campsite CS0171170.9 6,903 B8

Several small campsites CS0172172.2 7,185 B8

Several large campsites CS0175175.4 8,231 B8

Tahquitz Creek---MOUNTAIN FIRE CLOSURE: 8.6 miles of the PCT from the Tahquitz Creek Sto the Spitler Peak Trail will remain closed in 2018 due to the 2013 MountainFire. Check with PCTA.org or the San Jacinto Ranger Station at 909-382-2921 for updates. The Spitler to Idyllwild Alternate bypasses this closure.

WR177177.2 8,155 B8

Tahquitz Valley Trail TqtzValTr177.3 8,134 B8

Tahquitz Peak Trail TqtzPkTr178.0 8,619 B8

Tahquitz Peak, 4/10 mile W of PCT. TqtzPeak178.0 8,825 B8

Idyllwild is a town 5.2 miles W of the PCT with motels, a state parkcampground w/ showers, restaurants, grocery, natural food store, laundry,outfitter, ATM, pay phones, library and a post office [951-659-1969].-------Idyllwild Post Office [open M-F 9-5, Sa pick up only 1:30-3]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryIdyllwild, CA 92549

Idyllwild179.4

Saddle Junction, Devils Slide Trail to Humber Park, Idyllwild. SaddleJct179.4 8,114 B9

Campsite CS0180179.5 8,169 B9

Campsite CS0181180.8 9,025 B9

Trail to San Jacinto Peak via Wellman Divide SJTrail181.2 8,992 B9

Several campsites CS0181B181.3 9,066 B9

Strawberry Cienaga WR182182.1 8,597 B9

Several campsites CS0183182.7 8,394 B9

San Jacinto State Park Wilderness, southern boundary. Camping allowedonly in designated camping areas, $5 per person permit required, for 5.4miles to the N.

SanJacintoWild183.1 8,171 B9

Strawberry Trail Camp, outhouse. CS0183B183.3 8,107 B9

Strawberry Junction, Deer Springs Trail to Suicide Rock, Idyllwild. StrawberryJct183.5 8,047 B9

Stone Creek WR184184.1 8,369 B9

Marion Mountain trail junction, Seven Pines Trail junction 100 feet N. MarionMtnTr185.1 8,706 B9

Deer Springs, North Fork San Jacinto River. WR186185.6 8,933 B9

Trail from San Jacinto Peak via Little Round Valley rejoins PCT, in 2011 theonly trail sign here was one pointing to Fuller Ridge.

2SJTrail185.7 8,948 B9



N Fork San Jacinto River Tributary, often the best water source in this area.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after N Fork San Jacinto RiverTributary may be the Snow Canyon Road faucet in 19.5 miles.---Be sure to fill up here, a long dry and waterless section of trail is ahead as youmake the descent toward Cabazon. Over the years, a number of hikerrescues have happened in this area due to snow, ice, or navigation issues onFuller Ridge [the next 4.3 miles], or because of heat and dehydration at lowerelevations.

WR186B186.2 8,927 B9

N Fork San Jacinto River WR186C186.4 8,900 B9

San Jacinto State Park Wilderness, northern boundary. Camping allowed onlyin designated camping areas, $5 per person permit required, for 5.4 miles tothe S.

SanJacintoWild2189.0 8,154 B10

Fuller Ridge Trailhead, parking. FullerRidgeTH190.5 7,746 B10

Campsite CS0191190.5 7,710 B10

Black Mountain Road, unpaved. RD0191190.7 7,663 B10

Campsite CS0191B191.4 7,421 B10

Round-about of unpaved roads, small unpaved parking area, possibletrailhead for high clearance vehicles.

RD0193192.6 6,847 B10

Several campsites CS0194193.6 6,463 B10

Seasonal headwaters of the West Fork Snow Creek, campsite, 1/10 mile S ofPCT on unmarked use trail.

WRCS194193.9 6,355 B10

Unmarked use trail to West Fork Snow Creek. TR0194193.9 6,393 B10

Small campsite CS0195195.4 5,658 B10

Campsite CS0197197.2 4,908 B10

Campsite CS0201201.1 3,351 B10

Campsite at the saddle W of knob. CS0202201.7 3,259 B10

Campsite CS0205204.8 2,109 B11

Snow Canyon Road faucet, campsites 150 feet W, PCT joins paved SnowCreek Road.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Snow Canyon Road faucet maybe N Fork San Jacinto River Tributary in 19.5 miles.

WR206205.7 1,730 B11

Gate, blocks vehicle traffic S on paved road. GT0207206.8 1,226 B11

PCT departs the paved road, RD0207207.0 1,235 B11

The small community of Cabazon with a small store and post office [951-849-6233] is 4.5 miles W of the PCT on the service road just S of Hwy 10[between the Interstate and the railroad tracks]. Tamarack Rd [N of Hwy 10]does not go to Cabazon.-------Cabazon Post Office [open M-F 8:30-4]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryCabazon, CA 92230

Cabazon209.5 1,337

Interstate Highway 10 Hwy10209.5 1,337 B11

Cross paved Tamarack Road. RD0210209.6 1,364 C11

High voltage power line PL0210209.9 1,445 C11



Unpaved road, PCT register, barbed wire fence nearby. RD0211210.6 1,603 C11

Trail angels Ziggy and the Bear have closed. ZiggyBear210.8 1,604 C11

"Friends of the Desert Mountains" gate blocks the end of paved BoulderDrive.

GT0211210.8 1,645 C11

Two unpaved road next to each other. RD0212211.6 1,849 C1

PCT joins an unpaved road. RD0212B211.7 1,853 C1

PCT departs the unpaved road. RD0212C211.8 1,840 C1

Metal trail gate GT0212212.1 1,939 C1

Trail junction to the Mesa Wind Farm. TR0213213.4 2,338 C1

Mesa Wind Farm maintenance building. WR0213213.4 2,352 C1

Unpaved road RD0214213.8 2,482 C1

Unpaved road, barbed wire fence nearby. RD0215214.5 2,791 C1

San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary GorgonioWild215.7 2,812 C1

Canyon View Loop trail junction TR0218217.7 2,746 C2

Whitewater Preserve trail junction WhitewaterTr218.5 2,312 C2

Whitewater Preserve [wildlandsconservancy.org, 760-325-7222], 6/10 mile Eof PCT, shade, water, wading pool, toilets, and free camping for PCT hikers.-------PCT hikers who arrive after the ranger station closes should camp in the opengrass area S of the Ranger Station. Check in with the ranger in the morning ifstaying more than one night. No fires, smoking or alcohol.

WRCS0219218.5 2,208 C2

Whitewater Creek WR0220220.3 2,610 C2

Mission Creek Crossing, campsite. WRCS0226226.2 3,128 C2

Mission Creek Crossing WR0227227.2 3,374 C3

Creek WR0228228.0 3,573 C3

Campsite near Mission Creek WRCS0230229.5 3,955 C3



San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary GorgonioWild2234.8 5,862 C4

Creek side camp, small seasonal creek nearby. WRCS0235235.5 6,128 C4

Forested Flats Junction, seasonal water, campsites nearby. WRCS0239238.7 7,371 C4

Spring and trough near Mission Creek Trail Camp, other spring is usuallybetter.

WR0240239.9 7,968 C4

Mission Creek Trail Camp spring, parking, campsites, PCT joins an unpavedroad for a short distance.

WRCS0240239.9 7,928 C4

Mission Creek Trail Camp spring, parking, campsites.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Mission Creek Trail Campspring may be Arrastre Trail Camp in 16.3 miles.

WRCS0240B239.9 7,921 C4

PCT departs the unpaved road. RD0240240.0 7,972 C4

Fish Creek Trailhead FishCrkTr240.0 8,088 C1

Wide unpaved road RD0241240.6 8,235 C4



Unpaved road 2E03. RD0241B241.4 8,118 C4

PCT joins an unpaved road. RD0245244.7 8,490 C4

PCT departs the unpaved road. RD0245B245.2 8,339 C4

Coon Creek Cabin Group Campground, no water. CS0246246.4 8,131 C4

Unpaved road near the Coon Creek Group Campground. RD0246246.4 8,089 C4


PCT joins an unpaved road. RD0249B249.3 8,387 C5


Unpaved road RD0250B250.3 8,144 C5

Animal cages, exotic animals for film and television [predatorsinaction.com]. AnimalCages250.3 8,148 C5


Unpaved road at Onyx Summit. RD0252252.1 8,531 C5

Unpaved road, campsite nearby. CS0253253.2 8,636 C5


Arrastre Trail Camp, Deer Spring, stream 200 feet to the N, picnic table,campsites.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Arrastre Trail Camp, DeerSpring, may be Mission Springs Trail Camp in 16.3 miles.

WRCS0256256.2 7,605 C5

Spring 1/2 mile N of Arrastre Camp. WR0257256.7 7,456 C6


Arrastre Creek WR0258257.9 7,045 C6


Arrastre Creek WR0258B258.5 6,885 C6

Small campsite CS0259259.4 7,156 C6


Unpaved road 2N02 RD0262261.9 6,782 C6




Big Bear City and Big Bear Lake are 2 towns about 5 miles apart, each with apost office. Use the correct post office if you send a package. MountainTransit bus service [mountaintransit.org, 909-878-5200 ] serves thesecommunities.---Big Bear City is town 5.4 miles SW of the PCT. Big Bear City has smallgrocery, motels, restaurants, pay phones, ATM, and a post office [909-585-7132].---Big Bear Lake is town 9 miles SW of the PCT [about 5 miles W of Big BearCity]. Big Bear Lake is larger than Big Bear City and has several full groceries,Kmart, motels, restaurants, pay phones, ATM, pharmacy, post office [909-866-1035], Motel 6 [909-585-6666], and the hiker-friendly Big Bear Hostel. TheBig 5 sporting goods [909-866-2730] in Big Bear Lake usually sells fuelcanisters.-------Big Bear City Post Office [open M-F 9-4:30, Sa pickup only 1-2;(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryBig Bear City, CA 92314---Big Bear Lake Post Office [open M-F 8:30-5, Sa 10-12]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryBig Bear Lake, CA 92315---The hiker-friendly Big Bear Hostel [bigbearhostel.com, 909-866-8900] islocated about 100 yards SE of Lake View Drive and Knickerbocker Road inBig Bear Lake.

Big Bear266.1 6,830

Paved Highway 18, access to Big Bear. Hwy18266.1 6,830 C7

Paved road 3N08, power line nearby, near a land fill. RD0268268.2 6,862 C7

Trail junction to Doble Trail Camp. TR0269268.6 6,902 C7

Doble Trail Camp, outhouse, picnic table, water, corral. WR0269268.6 6,841 C7

Unpaved jeep road RD0271270.8 7,663 C7

Caribou Creek, small wooden bridge, campsite nearby. WRCS0275275.0 7,257 C8

Unpaved Van Dusen Canyon Rd. Big Bear City is 2.8 miles SE on thismedium clearance unpaved road with some rough spots.

RD0275275.1 7,264 C8

Campsite CS0277276.6 7,716 C8


Cougar Crest trail junction, keep right. It's easy to overlook the PCT sign andfollow the well used Cougar Crest Trail.

TR0278277.7 7,674 C8


Holcomb Valley Road 2N09, paved for about 1/4 mile leading up to PCTjunction, dirt road for about 2 miles beyond that S to Hwy 38, unpaved to R ofPCT crossing.

RD0279278.6 7,550 C8



Little Bear Spring trail camp, picnic table, outhouse, corral. CS0286285.6 6,577 C9


Holcomb Creek WR0286285.9 6,502 C9




Creek, campsite nearby. WRCS0287286.7 6,459 C9


Campsite CS0290289.9 6,089 C10

Creek WR0292291.5 5,630 C10

Large creek WR0292B292.1 5,473 C10

Paved Crab Flats Road RD0292292.2 5,469 C10

Creek, campsites nearby. WRCS0292292.4 5,436 C10

Large campsite, oak trees, small seasonal stream nearby. CS0293293.2 5,331 C10

Creek WR0294293.8 5,221 C10

Trail camp CS0294294.1 5,215 C10

OHV trail 1W17 to Big Pine Flat. TR0294294.3 5,286 C10

Bench Trail Camp CS0295294.7 5,185 C10

Hawes Peak trail junction TR0295294.9 5,158 C10

Piped spring WR0296295.9 5,241 C10

Deep Creek, large bridge. WR0299298.5 4,581 C11

Splinters Cabin, outhouse, 1/10 mile SW of PCT. SplintersCabin298.5 4,612 C11

Splinter's Trail junction TR0299298.5 4,622 C11

Unpaved road to Deep Creek day use area. Access to Deep Creek. RD0301301.3 4,263 C11

Bridge over a gully. Bridge0302302.5 4,172 C11

Deep Creek hot spring.-------Deep Creek hot spring. Camping is not permitted within one mile of DeepCreek. Sometimes this is enforced, especially on weekends near the popularclothing optional hot spring that can be crowded on weekends.

WA0308307.9 3,522 C12

Small stream WR0309309.3 3,460 C12

Footbridge painted with rainbow colors. Bridge0310310.0 3,318 C12

Mojave River Forks Reservoir Spillway, 200 feet NW of PCT. The Reservoir isusually a dry lake bed. In wet years, the trail below the dam may be flooded.Rangers report the flooded area sometimes has quicksand, so use caution.As an alternate, you can take the paved path just past the spillway to a roadon top of the dam. Follow the road W to Arrowhead Lake Rd, and backtrack Eon Hwy 173 to the PCT. This 2.9 mile alternate bypasses 1.3 miles of thePCT.

MFSpillway313.0 3,135 C12

Stream WR0314313.6 2,985 C12

Paved Route 173 RD0314314.3 3,127 C13

Seasonal trail side spring. WR0316316.2 3,482 C13

Piped spring WR0317317.4 3,356 C13

Mojave River Campground trail junction. Campground is 3/4 mile off trail. TR0318317.6 3,371 C13


Seasonal Grass Valley Creek, campsite nearby. WRCS0318318.0 3,331 C13






State park, national forest boundary. StatePark0322322.5 3,402 C13

Paved road to the Silverwood Lake day use parking area. RD0323323.2 3,373 C13

PCT joins an unpaved road toward a bridge over the Silverwood Lake damoutlet.

RD0324323.6 3,184 C13

Bridge over Cedar Springs Dam outlet. WR0324323.7 3,162 C14

PCT joins paved Hwy 73 after after crossing smaller road and passingthrough a small industrial work yard.

RD0324B323.8 3,166 C14

Pass the Mojave Siphon Power Plant. MojaveSiphon324.2 3,197 C14

PCT departs the paved road. RD0324C324.4 3,201 C14



PCT joins an unpaved service road. RD0325B325.3 3,399 C14

Small trail side beach on the lake. WR0325325.4 3,394 C14

PCT departs an unpaved service road. RD0325C325.4 3,400 C14

High voltage power line. PL0326325.6 3,406 C14

High voltage power line, unpaved road nearby. PL0328328.1 3,477 C14

PCT joins a paved bicycle path. TR0329328.7 3,392 C14

Cleghorn Picnic Area, shade, picnic tables, water, outhouse, trash can, pavedroad.

WR0329328.7 3,392 C14

PCT joins a paved road. RD0329329.0 3,397 C14

Highway 138 overpass. Hwy138329.0 3,397 C14

PCT departs the paved road. RD0329B329.0 3,398 C14

High voltage power line. PL0329329.2 3,482 C14

Paved road to a water tank. No access to water. RD0330329.8 3,532 C14

National Forest boundary Forest0330330.1 3,579 C14

Trail gate GT0332332.2 4,171 C14



Small seasonal stream WR0333333.1 3,829 C14


PCT follows an unpaved road for about 100 yards near a high voltage powerline.

PL0338338.1 3,854 C15



Cross an unpaved road. RD0341340.7 3,291 C15

PCT passes under a high voltage powerline tower. PL0341340.9 3,273 C15

Crowder Canyon, small seasonal creek nearby. WR0341341.4 3,129 C15



Side trail to McDonalds, mini-mart, and Best Western Motel at Cajon Pass.-------The side tail is actually paved Wagon Train Rd along a short section ofHistoric Route 66 which also runs past a memorial built in 1917 honoringpioneers of the Santa Fe and Salt Lake trails [behind the truck weigh station].Route 66 ran 2,448 miles from Chicago to LA, less than the length of the PCT.

TR0342341.9 3,041 C15

McDonalds Restaurant, 3/10 mile NW of PCT, mini-mart next door, BestWestern Motel nearby.

McDonalds341.9 3,071 C15

Interstate Highway 15 and Cajon Pass [about 1/2 mile N of the PCT] is a busyinterstate highway intersection with a McDonald's restaurant, pay phone, gasstation mini-mart and a hiker-friendly Best Western Motel [760-249-6777].---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Cajon Pass may be GuffySpring in 22.3 miles. This can be a very long, hot, steep, waterless climb.

Hwy15342.0 2,995 D15

Unpaved road RD0342342.3 2,988 D15

Small wooden hiker bridge Bridge0343342.8 3,006 D15


Tunnel under a railroad track, shade. RR0343342.9 2,969 D15

Railroad track RR0343B343.1 3,013 D15


Unpaved road near a high voltage power line. RD0344B344.0 3,220 D1

PCT joins an unpaved road along a high voltage power line. RD0344C344.3 3,335 D1

PCT departs the unpaved road and crosses under a power line. RD0344D344.4 3,368 D1

Unpaved Swarthout Canyon Road RD0347347.3 3,568 D1

Bike Spring, always dry. WR0348347.7 3,685 D1


Unpaved road 3N31 RD0356356.2 6,293 D2

Unpaved road, campsite nearby. RD0357357.2 6,466 D2

Campsite near the end of an unpaved road. CS0362361.7 8,135 D2

Trail to Mount Baldy [AKA Mount San Antonio], 200 feet SW of PCT. BaldyTrail362.5 8,312 D3

1983 winter transit memorial stone, at the base of two "V" trees facing awayfrom the trail. Jodi Zaitchick and Jerry Duran died in a December 1983 fall 363miles into the first known PCT winter thru-hike attempt.

Memorial0363363.2 8,223 D3

Acorn trail junction to Wrightwood [3.6 miles, dropping 2,337 feet]. It'sprobably better for most hikers to go 6 miles N on the PCT to Hwy 2 and hitch5.5 miles E to Wrightwood on Hwy 2.

TR0363363.4 8,247 D3


Angeles National Forest boundary AngelesNF364.0 8,091 D3

Unpaved road RD0364B364.1 8,089 D3

Guffy Spring, 1/10 mile N of the PCT. Follow use trail about 1/10 mile beforecampground]---WATER ALERT: Next water southbound after Guffy Spring may be CajonPass in 22.3 miles.

WR0364364.3 8,049 D3

Guffy Campground CS0364364.4 8,251 D3

PCT joins an unpaved road. RD0367366.6 8,130 D3



PCT departs the unpaved road. RD0367B366.8 8,125 D3

Unpaved road RD0367C367.1 7,937 D3

Exit for Blue Ridge Campground. CS0367367.3 7,894 D3


Power line PL0369368.8 7,373 D3

A junction of unpaved roads. RD0369B369.1 7,385 D3

Inspiration Point trailhead parking, 1st crossing of Hwy 2, outhouse, trash can,paved parking area. Access to the town of Wrightwood.

Hwy2369.4 7,372 D3

Wrightwood is a small hiker-friendly town 5.5 miles E of the PCT with agrocery store, motels, restaurants, pay phones, ATM, hardware store, and apost office [760-249-8882]. The Mountain Hardware store [mtnhardware.com,760-249-3653] accepts hiker packages.-------Mountain Hardware USPS:PCT Hiker (Your Name)c/o Mountain HardwarePO Box 398Wrightwood, CA 92397---Mountain Hardware UPS:Mountain HardwarePCT Hiker (Your Name)c/o Mountain Hardware1390 Hwy 2Wrightwood, CA 92397---Wrightwood Post Office [open M-F 8:45-5, Sa pickup only 8-11]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryWrightwood, CA 92397

Wrightwood369.4 7,372

Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, water spigot. WR0370370.3 7,310 D4

PCT joins a narrow paved road. RD0371371.0 7,335 D4

PCT departs the narrow paved road. RD0371B371.0 7,338 D4

Jackson Lake trail junction. TR0372372.2 7,429 D4


Vincent Gap, 2nd crossing of Hwy 2, outhouse, trash cans, picnic table, largepaved parking area, used by Mt Baden Powell day hikers.-------The High Desert Trail Alternate [also known as the Manzanita Trail] connectsVincent Gap to the South Fork Campground allowing hikers to bypass MountBaden-Powell during high snow years. See Halfmile maps for details.

Hwy2B374.0 6,582 D4

Lamel Spring trail junction TR0376375.7 7,768 D4

Lamel Spring, 425 ft S of PCT mile 375.9. WR0376375.7 7,752 D4

Campsite CS0377377.0 8,638 D4

Mount Baden Powell spur trail junction. TR0378377.9 9,245 D4

Mount Baden Powell, 9399 feet, 1/10 mile S of PCT. MtBadenPowell377.9 9,390 D4

Small Campsite CS0379379.5 8,693 D4

Dawson Saddle trail junction TR0381380.5 8,856 D5

Windy Gap, trail junction to Crystal Lake, Mount Islip. TR0384383.5 7,576 D5



Trail junction to Little Jimmy Spring. TR0384B383.6 7,507 D5

Little Jimmy Spring WR0384383.7 7,435 D5

Another trail junction to Little Jimmy Spring. TR0384C383.7 7,484 D5

Little Jimmy Campground. The PCT goes right at the unsigned trail just beforethe campground.

CS0384383.9 7,479 D5


The once thriving Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog is now nearly extinct. Toprotect the frog, the PCT is closed for 2.7 miles from Eagles Roost to theBurkhart Trail junction. Hikers can bypass the closure by continuing on thePCT to Eagles Roost then road walk 2.7 miles along Hwy 2 to BuckhornCampground, then follow the campground road and Burkhart Trail 2.2 miles torejoin the PCT.---The detour starting at Islip Saddle to S Fork Campground and the PunchbowlTrail is no longer recommended due to severe erosion.

EndangeredSpecies Alt

386.0 6,666

Islip Saddle, 3rd crossing of Hwy 2, outhouse, trash can, paved trailheadparking, start of the official endangered species detour.

Hwy2C386.0 6,666 D5

The PCT turns, but a use trail continues straight and climbs to the summit ofMount Williamson. It's easy to miss the turn and end up on the summit.

Mount WilliamsonAlternate

387.9

4th crossing of Highway 2. Hwy2D389.3 6,700 D5

5th crossing of Highway 2. Hwy2E390.2 6,654 D6

Eagles Roost Picnic Area, outhouse, picnic tables, trash cans, paved parkingarea. Endangered species bypass.---The once thriving Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog is now nearly extinct. Toprotect the frog, the PCT is closed for 2.7 miles from Eagles Roost to theBurkhart Trail junction. Hikers can bypass the closure by road walking 2.7miles along Hwy 2 to Buckhorn Campground, then follow the campgroundroad and Burkhart Trail 2.2 miles to rejoin the PCT.

EaglesRoost390.2 6,687 D6

Seasonal spring 7/10 mile S of PCT. WA0390390.2 6,153 x

Burkhart Trail, 2nd junction. TR0394394.0 5,721 D6

Cooper Canyon Trail Camp, seasonal creek nearby. WRCS0395395.2 6,235 D6

Unpaved jeep road RD0397396.9 6,645 D6

Headwaters of Cooper Canyon WR0397397.3 6,549 D6

Hwy 2, 6th crossing. HWY2F398.0 7,032 D6

Power line PL0398398.1 7,001 D6

Hwy 2, 7th crossing. Hwy2G398.8 6,733 D6

Power line PL0400399.5 6,494 D6

Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness boundary PleasantViewWild400.6 6,255 D7

Camp Glenwood, Boy Scout Camp, outhouse, picnic table, possible watertank.

WR0401400.6 6,252 D7

PCT departs the unpaved road to Camp Glenwood. RD0401400.8 6,298 D7

8th crossing of Hwy 2, outhouse, parking, trash can nearby. Hwy2H401.1 6,268 D7

PCT joins an abandoned roadbed. RD0401B401.4 6,267 D7

Low voltage power line PL0402402.2 6,044 D7

PCT departs the abandoned road bed. RD0403402.5 5,974 D7



Powerline PL0403402.6 5,981 D7

Three Points Trailhead, 9th crossing of Hwy 2, outhouse, picnic tables, trashcans, paved parking.

Hwy2I403.1 5,928 D7

Paved road RD0403B403.1 5,932 D7

Powerline PL0403B403.3 5,939 D7

Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness boundary PleasantViewWild2403.4 5,939 D7

Small campsite CS0404404.2 5,911 D7

PCT joins an abandoned roadbed. RD0405404.7 5,770 D7

PCT departs the abandoned roadbed. RD0405B404.9 5,726 D7

Trail junction with equestrian PCT alternate. TR0407406.6 5,270 D7

Sulphur Spring, 1/10 mile E of PCT. WR0407406.6 5,191 D7

Equestrian alternate rejoins the PCT. TR0407B407.2 5,280 D7

Narrow paved road RD0407407.4 5,315 D7

Small campsite CS0408407.8 5,527 D7

Campsite CS0410410.3 6,191 D7

Seasonal Fiddleneck Spring WR0410410.4 6,232 D7

Fountainhead Spring WR0411411.0 6,436 D7

Campsite CS0412411.7 6,682 D8

Campsite CS0413413.0 6,650 D8

Campsite CS0415415.1 6,219 D8

High voltage power line PL0418418.5 4,975 D8

Mill Creek Fire Station, water spigot, trail register.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Mill Creek Fire Station may bethe North Fork Ranger Station in 17.5 miles.

WR0419418.6 4,979 D8

Unpaved Mount Gleason road RD0421421.2 5,595 D8

PCT joins an unpaved road RD0425424.8 5,521 D9

PCT departs the unpaved road RD0425B424.9 5,503 D9

Messenger Flats campground MessengerFlats430.4 5,886 D10

Spring near Moody Canyon Road WR0432431.9 5,375 D10

Paved road to the North Fork Ranger Station.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after North Fork Ranger Station maybe the Mill Creek Ranger Station in 17.5 miles.

WR0436436.1 4,185 D10


Trail gate GT0444444.1 2,250 D11

Indian Canyon Trailhead near Soledad Canyon Road, parking, outhouse,picnic table, trash can.

TH0444444.1 2,298 D11



The small town of Acton, 6 miles E of the KOA has a several restaurants anda post office.-------Acton Post Office [open M-F 10-5]:(your name) PCT Hikerc/o General Delivery3632 Smyth AvenueActon, CA 93510

Acton444.2

Paved Soledad Canyon Road, Indian Canyon Trailhead, paved parking,outhouse, trash can. Access to the community of Acton, 6.5 miles E onSoledad Canyon Road.

RD0444444.2 2,245 D11

Acton KOA RV park [koa.com/campgrounds/acton/, 661-268-1214], 2/10 mileE of PCT with camping, showers, laundry, and a small store. To reach theKOA cross Soledad Canyon Rd and walk N on the PCT down theembankment. Look to the right and you will see the KOA campground acrossthe flat open area. If you cross the creek you have gone too far.

ActonKOA444.3 2,226 D11

Use trail to the Acton KOA RV park, 2/10 mile E of PCT. TR0444444.3 2,222 D11

Creek WR0444444.4 2,217 D11

A small monument near a railroad track where the Pacific Crest Trail wasofficially declared complete in a "Golden Spike" ceremony on June 5th 1993.

GoldenSpike444.5 2,256 D11

High voltage powerline PL0446446.5 2,884 D11

Tunnel under Highway 14. Hwy14451.1 2,379 D12

Vasquez Rocks Picnic Area WR0453452.9 2,482 D12

Agua Dulce is a small town on the PCT with a good grocery store,restaurants, pay phones, ATM and Hiker Heaven [AKA the Saufley's,hikerheaven.com, 661-268-1235, guest [hiker] phone 661-402-5000]. HikerHeaven is usually open March - June and in the fall for southbounders. ThePCT follows the road through the center of Agua Dulce. To reach HikerHeaven walk past the grocery store and pizza place and turn left on DarlingRoad for 1 mile.-------Hiker Heaven accepts resupply packages sent by USPS, UPS, FedEx orDHL. Include ETA on your package.PCT Hiker (your name)c/o The Saufley's11861 Darling RoadAgua Dulce, CA 91390

AguaDulce454.5 2,537 D12

The PCT follows Sierra Hwy W for 1/10 mile, then N on Mint Canyon Rd toPeterson Rd.

SierraHwy456.3 2,726 E1

Follow unpaved road along power line. RD0457456.7 2,755 E1

Powerline PL0457457.1 2,896 E1

Depart the unpaved powerline road. RD0457B457.1 2,907 E1

Cross an unpaved road. RD0459458.6 2,883 E1

PCT follows an unpaved road E. RD0462462.3 4,500 E2

PCT departs the unpaved road. RD0463462.6 4,558 E2

Gate GT0463462.6 4,545 E2

Bear Spring.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Bear Spring may be the FireStation at San Francisquito Canyon Road in 15 miles.

WR0463463.2 4,331 E2

Gate GT0464463.9 3,976 E2



Gate GT0465464.6 3,789 E2

Gate GT0465B465.5 3,344 E2

Paved Bouquet Canyon Road RD0466465.5 3,334 E2

Small campsite CS0466465.9 3,453 E2


Campsite CS0468468.2 3,976 E2

Campsite CS0471471.3 3,665 E2

Unpaved road RD0471471.5 3,747 E2

Memorial Bench for Bob Kimmerly. Bench0472472.3 3,774 E2

Casa De Luna, AKA the Anderson's, 2 miles SW of the PCT. A smallconvenience store is nearyby.

CasaLuna478.2 2,945 E3

Paved San Francisquito Canyon Road, the Green Valley fire station, 2/10 mileSW of PCT has a water spigot.

RD0478478.2 3,392 E3

Green Valley fire station, 2/10 mile SW of PCT.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Green Valley fire station maybe Bear Spring in 15 miles.

WR478B478.2 3,332 E3

Grass Mountain Fire Road, unpaved. RD0480479.8 4,270 E3

Unpaved road junction. RD0481481.2 3,899 E3


Lake Hughes is a small community 2.1 miles N of the PCT with a small store,pay phone, the Historic Rock Inn [historicrockinn.com, 661-724-1855, apopular restaurant that has 3 motel rooms], and a post office [661-724-9281].-------Lake Hughes Post Office [open M-F 8-12:30 & 1:30-5]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryLake Hughes, CA 93532

Lake Hughes485.7 3,058

Lake Hughes Road, paved. RD0486485.7 3,058 E4

Trailside Spring WR487487.1 3,734 E4

Unpaved roads RD0488488.1 4,222 E4

Boy Scout Trail Camp CS0490489.8 4,522 E4

Maxwell Trail Camp Guzzler, campsites. WRCS493493.0 4,643 E5

Upper Shake Campground Trail. ShakeCGTR493.4 4,800 E5

Upper Shake Campground, 2/10 mile N of PCT. Spring is on the floor ofShake Canyon 100 yards N of the campground. From the first campsite E ofthe campground entrance sign, walk N down the steep hill into Shake CanyonN of PCT.

WRCS494493.4 4,315 E5

Seasonal Creek WR494B493.8 4,873 E5

Concrete Tank at Ridgetop Junction WR496496.2 5,296 E5

Sawmill Campground, 3/10 mile S of PCT. SawmillCG498.2 5,188 E5

Sawmill Campground Trail junction. SawmillCGTR498.2 5,000 E5


Trail follows unpaved road 200 feet W. RD0500500.2 4,710 E6



Red Rock Water Tank WR502502.4 5,646 E6

Guzzler behind oak shrubs WR502B502.4 5,616 E6

Unpaved Liebre Mtn Truck Trail 7N23. RD0505504.6 5,554 E6

Guzzler near Liebre Mtn Truck Trail 7N23. WR505504.6 5,494 E6

PCT joins jeep road. RD0506506.5 5,754 E6

PCT departs from jeep road. RD0508507.7 5,028 E6

Horse Camp, picnic table, trail to spring in canyon below. CS0508508.1 4,858 E6

Spring in canyon 2/10 mile W of Horse Camp. WR508508.1 4,699 E6

Unpaved trailhead parking area. TR0510510.0 4,003 E6

Pine Canyon Creek and pond. WR511510.7 3,800 E6

Creek WR511B510.9 3,848 E6

Pine Canyon Road, paved. Private land N of road for 7 miles, No CampingAllowed.

RD0511510.9 3,839 E6

Two trail gates. GT0511511.2 3,858 E6

Seasonal Stream. WR512512.0 3,580 E6

Highway 138 Hwy138B517.6 3,052 E7

Hikertown [hikertown.com], hosts hikers, has water spigots, and accepts hikerresupply packages.-------Send resupply packages by USPS or UPS. Include ETA on your package.(Your Name)c/o Hikertown26803 W. Ave. C-15Lancaster CA 93536

WR518517.6 3,050 E7

Open aqueduct.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after the aqueduct may be the faucetnear the Cottonwood Creek bridge in in 16.4 miles.

WR519518.5 2,970 E7

Low voltage powerline PL0528527.6 3,105 E8

Depart Aqueduct Rd on an unpaved road. RD0529529.3 3,109 E9


Faucet near Cottonwood Creek bridge. Faucet only works when the aqueducthas water, check pctwater.com.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Cottonwood Creek bridge maybe the open aqueduct in 16.4 miles.

WR535534.9 3,086 E9

Iberdrola Renewables, Manzana Wind Project office, 1.3 miles E of the PCT,has faucet near building and a 110 gallon water tank at the south fence if theoffice is closed [nights & weekends].

IberdrolaWF536.9 E10

Tylerhorse Canyon, small creek, campsite.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Tylerhorse Canyon may be OakCreek in 16.6 miles.

WRCS542541.6 4,843 E11

Gate GT0556555.6 4,954 E12

Tiger Tank and shower. Probably dry, no water here the past few years. WR556555.6 4,954 E12

Gate GT0556B556.0 4,920 E12



Oak Creek---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Oak Creek may be Golden OakSpring in 25.1 miles. Next southbound water may be Tylerhorse Canyon in16.6 miles.

WR558558.2 4,070 E12

Paved Tehachapi Willow Springs Road. Tehachapi is 9.1 miles NW of thePCT on Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd, Mojave is 11.5 miles E of the PCT onnearby Oak Creek Rd.---Tehachapi Willow Springs Road has easier hitching to Tehachapi or Mojavethan the almost freeway like Hwy 58, but resuming the PCT from Hwy 58 cuts8 miles from the 25 mile northbound waterless section to the N.

RD0558558.5 4,145 E12

Gate GT0560559.8 4,375 E13

Two trail gates GT0560B560.2 4,401 E13

Paved road RD0562561.9 4,506 E13

Gate GT0563563.1 4,769 E13

PCT joins paved Cameron Canyon Road RD0565565.2 3,900 E13

Highway 58, PCT departs the paved road at a trail gate north of the highway.Tehachapi is 9.2 miles W of the PCT on Highway 58, Mojave is 11 miles E ofthe PCT on Highway 58.

Hwy58566.4 3,825 E13

Mojave is an small town 11.5 miles E of the PCT with motels, restaurants,grocery, laundry, pay phones, ATM and a post office [661-824-3502].-------Mojave Post Office [open M-F 9-1, 2-4]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryMojave, CA 93501

Mojave566.4 3,825

Tehachapi is a town 9.2 miles W of the PCT with motels, restaurants, fullgrocery, K Mart, pharmacy, laundry, pay phones, ATM and a post office [661-822-0279].-------Tehachapi Post Office [open M-F 9-5, Sa 10-2]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryTehachapi, CA 93581

Tehachapi566.4 3,825

Trail gate and trail register. GT0567566.7 3,802 F1

Unpaved road and nearby metal gate RD0568567.7 3,781 F1

Small campsite CS0569569.4 4,326 F1

Small bivy campsite BV0570569.9 4,584 F1

Small bivy campsite BV0571570.6 4,984 F1

Campsite CS0571570.9 5,156 F1

Campsite CS0571B571.0 5,213 F1

Small campsite, under a tree. CS0573572.9 6,055 F1

PCT joins unpaved road MK10 for 4.4 miles. RD0575575.1 6,126 F1

Pass junction with jeep road MK13. RD0579579.0 5,991 F2

Pass near a row of wind turbines. WindFarm579.4 6,043 F2

PCT departs unpaved road MK10 on a trail. RD0579B579.5 6,005 F2

Cross an unpaved windfarm road. RD0580579.9 5,887 F2



Golden Oaks Spring, paved road nearby.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Golden Oaks Spring may beRobin Bird Spring in 18.8 miles. Next southbound water may be Oak Creek in25.1 miles.

WR583583.3 5,474 F3

Powerline near windfarm. PL0584584.2 5,288 F3

Gate GT0590590.0 5,103 F3

Campsite CS0593592.9 5,018 F4

Hamp Williams Pass HampWPass596.5 5,521 F4

PCT joins unpaved road 1.1 miles. RD0600599.7 5,633 F5

PCT departs the unpaved road on a trail. RD0601600.9 6,241 F5

Trail junction to Robin Bird Spring TR0602602.0 6,329 F5

Robin Bird Spring, 1/10 mile W of PCT, campsite.---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Robin Bird Spring may beGolden Oak Spring in 18.8 miles.

WRCS602602.1 6,334 F5

Unpaved Jawbone Canyon Road RD0602602.5 6,609 F5

Campsite CS0604603.9 6,520 F5

Cottonwood Creek WR604604.0 6,467 F6

Unpaved road 29S19 RD0605605.3 6,717 F6

Concrete dam and spring. WR606605.7 6,750 F6

Landers Creek, often dry. WR607607.1 6,337 F6

Landers Meadow drainage at 1st Piute Mountain Road crossing. WR608608.1 6,203 F6

Piute Mountain Rd, 1st crossing. RD0608608.1 6,211 F6

Unpaved road 29S05 to Landers Camp. RD0609608.9 6,313 F6

Landers Camp, spring, fire tank, 2/10 mile N of PCT.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Landers Camp may be WillowSpring [about 1.4 miles off trail] in 11.1 miles.

WRCS609608.9 6,249 F6

Piute Mountain Road, 2nd crossing at Harris Grade. RD0611611.2 6,611 F6

Kelso Valley Road, paved N of PCT, unpaved S of PCT. WR616616.0 4,954 F7

Unpaved Butterbredt Canyon Road. RD0618617.8 4,551 F7

Willow Spring, 1.6 miles N of PCT, pond, trough.---WATER ALERT: Next northbound water after Willow Spring may be JoshuaTree Spring in 43.7 miles. Next water southbound may be Landers Camp in11.1 miles. See pctwater.com.-------Willow Spring can be reached as a 3.2 mile alternate bypassing 1.9 miles ofthe PCT. Follow the unsigned gully at PCT mile 620 [wooden PCT posts andCarsonite PCT markers are on either side of this gully] for 1.4 miles N tounpaved Dove Spring Canyon Rd [SC103]. The gully is mostly easy walking,but does have 2 or 3 short boulder scrambles that some hikers may finduncomfortable. After reaching SC103, walk right [SE] for 2/10 mile to reachWillow Spring. From WR620 continue 1.6 miles SE on SC103 to rejoin thePCT at mile 621.9. Skillful navigators can walk cross country E toward WR6202/10 mile before the gully reaches SC103, shortening the alternate by about4/10 mile. It can be difficult to find the correct point to exit the gully beforereaching SC103 because your view is blocked in the gully.

WR620620.0 4,533 F8



Gully to Willow Spring. Gully0620620.0 5,222 F8

Unpaved Dove Spring Canyon Road SC103. RD0622621.9 5,285 F8

Junction of unpaved roads SC111 and SC39. RD0624623.6 5,385 F8

Unpaved road SC328 RD0625625.4 5,296 F8

Unpaved road SC47 RD0626625.5 5,286 F8

Junction of unpaved roads SC34 and SC37. RD0628628.4 5,731 F9

Dirt bike road SC42. RD0630630.0 5,498 F9

Bird Spring Pass, unpaved road SC120. RD0631630.9 5,355 F9

Small campsite CS0634634.2 6,885 F9

Campsite CS0635635.3 6,713 F10

Trail junction to Yellow Jacket Spring. TR0637637.0 6,257 F10

Yellow Jacket Spring, 7/10 mile NW of PCT. WR637637.0 6,124 F10

PCT joins unpaved road to the NE for 2.3 miles. RD0641641.5 6,681 F10

PCT departs an unpaved road. RD0644643.8 6,692 F11

McIvers Spring, 2/10 mile E of PCT. WR644643.8 6,678 F11

Walker Pass Campground, with picnic tables, and outhouse. Thiscampground usually does not have water.---Spring-fed cisterns 2/10 mile NW of the campground may have water. FollowHwy 178 for 250 yards W from the campground entrance and look to the left.Check pctwater.com.

CS0651651.3 5,068 F11

Highway 178. Onyx is 17.7 miles W of the PCT, the town of Lake Isabella is37 miles W of the PCT on Hwy 178.

Hwy178652.0 5,264 G11

Lake Isabella is a small town 37 miles W of the PCT on Hwy 178 with motels,large grocery, pharmacy, laundry, restaurants, pay phones, ATM and a postoffice [760-379-2553]. For many hikers, Lake Isabella is the last grocery storefor more than 250 miles [except possibly the small grocery in Lone Pine or thetrip out to Bishop]. Bus service runs between Onyx and Lake Isabella and Wto the city of Bakersfield.-------Lake Isabella Post Office [open M-F 10-4](Your Name)c/o General DeliveryLake Isabella, CA 93240---In the past, some hikers have reported bad experiences at the Kern Motel.The Lake Isabella Motel [760-379-2800] may be the better place to stay.

Lake Isabella652.0

Onyx is a very small community 17.7 miles W of the PCT on Hwy 178 with apost office [760-378-2121], and the Onyx store [oldonyxstore.com, 760-378-3299] with sandwiches, snacks, and drinks, no overnight stays allowed.-------Onyx store closes at 6 pm, food service may close earlier.---Onyx Post Office [open M-F 9-12 & 1-4]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryOnyx, CA 93255

Onyx652.0

Campsite CS0654654.3 6,167 G1

Campsite CS0656656.0 6,579 G1

Campsite CS0657656.9 6,509 G1



Stream past a dirt road. WR664663.5 5,615 G2

Trail junction to Joshua Tree Spring. TR0664663.8 5,481 G2

Joshua Tree Spring---WATER ALERT: Next southbound water after Joshua Tree Spring may beWillow Spring in 43.7 miles.

WR664B663.8 5,280 G2

Spanish Needle Creek, first crossing. WR669668.7 5,105 G2

Another crossing of Spanish Needle Creek. WR669B669.4 5,269 G2

Another crossing of Spanish Needle Creek. WA0670670.0 5,557 G2

Spanish Needle Creek, forth crossing. WR670B670.2 5,637 G2

Small campsite CS0673672.8 6,761 G2

Several small campsites along a ridge. CS0676676.1 6,899 G3

Chimney Creek, seasonal spring nearby. WR681680.8 5,539 G3

Unpaved Canebreak Road to Chimney Creek campground 2/10 mile to the E. RD0681680.9 5,560 G3

Fox Mill Spring and trough. WR683683.1 6,517 G4

Unpaved Fox Mill Road RD0683683.2 6,581 G4

Unpaved Chimney Basin Road. RD0689689.1 7,226 G4

Manter Creek, 1st Creek in Rockhouse Basin. WR694693.5 5,846 G5

South Fork Kern River WR699697.9 5,750 G6

Trail Gate GT0701701.4 5,968 G6

Kennedy Meadows is a small hiker-friendly community 1/2 mile E of the PCT.Kennedy Meadows has a restaurant and a small general store [559-850-5647]with a grill, laundry, showers, pay phone, and they allow hikers to camp outback. The store accepts hiker resupply packages [$].-------Send resupply packages by USPS or UPS Include ETA on your package.(Your Name)c/o Kennedy Meadows General Store96740 Beach Meadow RoadInyokern, CA 93527

KMStore702.2 6,149 G6

Sherman Pass Road, paved, bridge near Kennedy Meadows Store. RD0702702.2 6,009 G6

Paved Kennedy Meadows Road to campground. RD0704704.0 6,083 G7

Second crossing of paved Kennedy Meadows Road. RD0704B704.5 6,122 G7

Kennedy Meadows Campground, paved parking area, outhouse, water fromspigot or nearby creek, trail register on a post at the road.

KennedyMdwCG704.7 6,146 G7

Gate GT0705704.8 6,174 G7

South Sierra Wilderness boundary SSierraWild704.8 6,184 G7

South Fork of Kern River, wooden bridge. WA0707706.6 6,288 G7

Seasonal Crag Creek WA0709708.6 6,815 G8

Campsite 200 feet W of trail. CS0710709.5 7,026 G8

Haiwee Trail Junction HaiweeTR712.3 8,070 G8

Campsite in the trees 500 feet E of PCT near small seasonal creek. CS0713713.4 7,996 G9

Use trail to spring. TR0714713.7 7,972 G9



Spring, trough, near Beck Meadow. WA0714713.7 7,921 G9

Gate GT0714714.3 8,164 G9

South Fork Kern River, steel bridge, campsite. WACS0716716.5 7,832 G9

Campsite CS0719719.1 8,274 G10

Cow Creek, campsite. WA0719719.2 8,321 G10

Cow Creek WACS0720719.8 8,620 G10

Monache Meadow Trail junction MonacheMdwTr720.2 8,916 G10

Olancha Pass Trail junction OlanchaPassTr720.6 9,106 G10

Olancha Pass 2nd trail junction OlanchaPassTr2720.7 9,189 G10

Cow Creek WA0722721.6 9,707 G10

Seasonal Creek WA0727726.9 9,416 G11

Seasonal creek WA0728728.1 9,045 G11

Death Canyon Creek, large camping area. WACS0731730.8 8,948 G11

Trail junction to a spring. TR0731730.8 8,951 G11

Spring, 2/10 mile NE of PCT [often better water than Death Canyon Creek]. WA0731B730.8 9,023 G11

Use trail to a seasonal spring. TR0736736.4 10,364 G12

Seasonal spring, 3/10 mile N of PCT WA0736736.4 10,299 G12

Trail junction to Diaz Creek, large campsites nearby. TR0742741.7 9,672 G13

Diaz Creek, campsite, 1/10 mile E of PCT. WACS0742741.7 9,628 G13

Dutch Meadow, spring. WA0743743.0 9,952 G13

Horseshoe Meadow, 1.7 miles N of the PCT, campground, water, toilet, trash,paved road.

HorseshoeMdw744.5 9,940 G13

Lone Pine is a small town 22 miles E of the PCT with a grocery store, motels,restaurants, laundry, payphones, ATM, pharmacy, outfitter and a post office[760-876-5681]. Lone Pine is accessible either from Mulkey Pass, Trail Pass,Cottonwood Pass or Crabtree Meadow.-------Lone Pine Post Office [open M-F 9:30-12:30 & 1:30-4:30]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryLone Pine, CA 93545

Lone Pine744.5 10,394

Mulkey Pass and Horseshoe Meadow Trail junctions. Horseshoe Meadow,1.7 miles N of the PCT, campground, water, toilet, trash, paved road.

TR0745744.5 10,394 G13

Second Mulkey Pass and Horseshoe Meadow Trail junctions. TR0745B745.3 10,492 G13

Poison Meadow Spring WA0747746.8 10,738 G13

Cottonwood Pass and Horseshoe Meadow Trail junction. Bear canisters arerequired in most areas from Cottonwood Pass to the northern border ofYosemite National Park. For most hikers, this means carrying a bear canisterfrom Kennedy Meadows to Sonora Pass. See sierrawild.gov/bears/

CottonwoodPass750.2 11,132 G14



Chicken Spring Lake outlet, in dry years the outlet may be dry but the nearbylake will have water.---Water is usually plentiful in the Sierra Nevada sections of the Pacific CrestTrail. Water sources listed here were all checked in July and again lateAugust 2012 (a very dry year). PCT hikers entering the Sierra earlier in theseason will find more water sources that what is listed on Halfmile apps ormaps.

WA0751750.8 11,213 G14

Sequoia National Park boundary SequoiaNP753.9 11,361 G14

Rock Creek and Siberian Pass Trail junctions. TR0755754.8 11,083 G15

New Army Pass and Lower Rock Creek Trail junctions TR0759759.3 9,940 G15

Good creek before Rock Creek. WA0759759.4 9,825 G15

Large campsite CS0760760.0 9,633 G15

Rock Creek, several campsites, bear box. WACSBB0760760.5 9,518 G15

Guyot Creek WA0762761.8 10,363 G15

Several campsites, bear locker, creek nearby. WACSBB0766766.3 10,321 G16

Campsite, water, bear box, Crabtree Ranger, 1 mile NE of PCT. WACSBB0767B766.3 10,640 x

John Muir Trail junction, PCT joins the JMT north from this point. JMT0767767.0 10,779 G16

Mount Whitney, 8.4 miles E of the PCT on the John Muir Trail. MTWhitney767.0 14,480 H2

Seasonal stream WA0770769.8 10,650 H1

Wallace Creek ford, water, campsites, bear locker S of creek. WACSBB0770B770.3 10,392 H1

Junction Meadow Trail junction JunctionMdwTR770.3 10,409 H1

Wright Creek ford, water, campsite. WACS0771771.0 10,700 H1

Campsite CS0771B771.2 10,745 H1

Campsite CS0771C771.4 10,833 H1

Water, several campsites, bear box, near the Tyndall Frog Ponds. WACSBB0774774.1 11,042 H2

Trail to Tyndall Creek Ranger Station. TyndallRngrTR774.5 10,877 H2

Tyndall Creek, campsite, bear box. WACSBB0774B774.5 10,875 H2

Shepherd Pass Trail junction ShepherdPassTR774.6 10,923 H2

Tyndall Creek ford [sometimes difficult]. WA0775774.7 10,934 H2

Campsite, water, bear locker, Tyndall Creek nearby. WACSBB0775B774.7 10,977 H2

Lake South America Trail. TR0775774.9 11,049 H2

Creek WA0775C775.2 11,201 H2

Creek WA0777777.0 11,911 H2

Stream WA0778778.5 12,495 H3

Several small exposed campsites below Forester Pass, water nearby. WACS0779778.6 12,502 H3

Forester Pass, highest point on the Pacific Crest Trail, 13,200 feet. ForesterPass779.5 13,118 H3

Water, several small exposed campsites at the lake outlet. WACS0781780.7 12,258 H3

Creek WA0781B781.4 11,834 H3

Creek WA0781C781.7 11,664 H3



Campsite, water from creek south of trail. WACS0783782.5 11,234 H3

Several small campsites. CS0783B783.1 10,900 H3

Bubbs Creek ford WA0784784.0 10,536 H3

Campsite, bear box, water from nearby Bubbs Creek. WACSBB0784B784.3 10,480 H3

Campsite, water from nearby Bubbs Creek. WACS0785784.6 10,401 H3

Wire gate GT0786785.7 10,111 H4

Upper Vidette Meadow, large campsite, water, bear box. WACSBB0786786.1 9,912 H4

Middle Vidette Meadow, large campsites, bear locker, water from BubbsCreek, more campsites 1/10 mi N or S of the bear locker.

WACSBB0787787.0 9,554 H4

Campsite, water nearby. WACS0787B787.3 9,564 H4

Cedar Grove Trail junction to Road's End. CedarGroveTR787.3 9,562 H4

Stream WA0788787.9 10,071 H4

Stream, campsite. WACS788B788.3 10,372 H4

Bullfrog Lake Trail junction, joins the Onion Valley trail near Kearsarge Pass. BullFrogLkTR788.5 10,525 H4

Campsite CS0788C788.5 10,530 H4

Kearsarge Pass, 2.8 miles E of PCT. KearsargePass788.9 11,790 H4

Onion Valley Trailhead, parking, bear boxes, outhouse, water spigon, trashcans, 7.6 miles E of PCT mile 788.9.

OnionValley788.9 9,204 H4

Junction with spur trail to PCT, 2/10 mile E of PCT. TR0789788.9 10,802 H4

Charlotte Lake Trail junction CharlotteLkTR788.9 10,746 H4

Independence is a small town 20.6 miles E of the PCT with a gas station mini-mart, motels, restaurants, pay phone, and post office [760-878-2210].Independence is accessible by hiking 7.6 miles E over Kearsarge Pass[11,712 feet] to Onion Valley, then take the paved road 13 miles E toIndependence.---Bishop is a large town on Highway 395, 42 miles N of Independence, with afull grocery, outfitter, pharmacy, laundry, motels, ATMs, restaurants andanything else a hiker might need. Bus service [weekdays only] runs from LonePine and Independence to Bishop.-------Independence Post Office [open M-F 9:30-12:45 & 1:15-4]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryIndependence, CA 93526

Independence789.1 10,775

Onion Valley Trail junction to Kearsarge Pass. OnionValleyTR789.1 10,775 H4

Campsite CS0790789.8 11,013 H4

Small campsite CS0790B790.0 11,094 H4

Glen Pass GlenPass791.1 11,946 H5

Creek WA0792792.1 11,088 H5

Sixty Lakes Basin Trail junction. SixtyLkBasinTR792.9 10,563 H5

Upper Rae Lakes outlet WA0793793.0 10,550 H5

Trail junction to bear locker and campsite. TR0793793.5 10,619 H5

Middle Rae Lake, campsite, bear locker. WACSBB0793B793.5 10,570 H5



Creek WA0794793.7 10,578 H5

Rae Lakes Ranger RaeLkRanger793.9 10,604 H5

Lower Rae Lake, campsite, bear locker. WACSBB0794B794.3 10,564 H5

Arrowhead Lake, large campsite, bear locker. WACSBB0795795.2 10,315 H5

Dollar Lake, campsite. WACS0796795.8 10,222 H6

Baxter Pass Trail junction BaxterPassTR795.9 10,217 H6

Stream WA0797797.1 9,523 H6

Fence, wire gate. GT0797B797.1 9,532 H6

Wooden boardwalk, water is probably stagnant late season. WA0797C797.5 9,470 H6

Woods Creek, suspension bridge, campsites, bear locker. WACSBB0800799.8 8,532 H6

Paradise Valley Trail junction ParadiseValTR799.8 8,537 H6

Creek WA0800B800.4 8,840 H6

Stream WA0801801.2 9,103 H6

Campsite CS0801801.5 9,245 H6

Stream WA0802802.2 9,619 H7

Campsite CS0803802.6 9,799 H7

Stream WA0803B803.3 10,266 H7

Sawmill Pass Trail junction, trail not maintained. SawmillPassTR803.4 10,369 H7

Stream below a small pond. WA0806806.0 11,461 H7

Pinchot Pass PinchotPass807.1 12,142 H7

Lake Marjorie, campsite. WACS0809808.6 11,158 H7

Lake Marjorie, small campsites. WACS0808B808.9 11,137 H7

Stream WA0809809.2 11,045 H7

Stream WA0809B809.3 11,036 H7

Stream WA0810809.7 10,973 H8

Campsite WACS0810B809.9 10,868 H8

Stream near the Bench Lake Trail junction WA0810C810.1 10,770 H8

Taboose Pass Trail TaboosePassTR810.2 10,778 H8

Large stream WA0811811.1 10,141 H8

Campsite CS0811811.3 10,062 H8

South Fork of the Kings River ford [a large river, sometimes difficult], areaclosed to camping.

WA0811B811.4 10,039 H8

Campsite, water, along South Fork of Kings River. WACS0812811.7 10,189 H8

Creek WA0812B812.2 10,372 H8

Trailside creek WA0812C812.4 10,408 H8

Stream, several campsites. WACS0813813.2 10,666 H8

Stream WA0814813.7 10,835 H8

Ford a stream WA0815814.5 11,132 H8



Small stream WA0815B815.2 11,440 H9

Mather Pass MatherPass816.9 12,097 H9

Stream WA0818818.1 11,237 H9

Small campsite CS0819819.2 10,865 H9

Palisade Creek WA0819B819.3 10,842 H9

Several small campsites CS0819C819.4 10,854 H9

Small stream, small campsites 100 feet S of the stream crossing. WACS0820819.7 10,777 H9

Stream, small campsites. WACS0820B819.8 10,750 H9

Lower Palisade Lake, exposed campsites. WACS0821820.5 10,608 H9

Stream WA0821B820.7 10,578 H9

Trailside water, Palisade Creek. WA0823822.6 9,308 H10

Campsite, Palisade Creek nearby. WACS0823B823.2 8,977 H10

Campsite, water. WACS0823C823.5 8,913 H10

Glacier Creek WA0824823.6 8,880 H10

Large campsite, 200 feet S of trail, toward Palisade Creek. WACS0824B824.0 8,843 H10

Trailside creek WA0824B824.2 8,795 H10

Campsite, water, along Palisade Creek. WACS0825824.7 8,685 H10


Campsite near Palisade Creek, also several other campsites 1/10 mile E. WACS0826826.3 8,425 H10

Simpson Meadow Trail junction SimpsonMdwTR827.4 8,038 H10

Campsite, Middle Fork Kings River nearby. WACS0827827.4 8,037 H10

Campsite, Middle Fork Kings River nearby. WACS0828827.5 8,091 H10

Campsite along the Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0828B828.0 8,243 H10

Campsite, water. WACS0828C828.4 8,242 H11

Grouse Meadow, campsite, water. WACS0828D828.5 8,244 H11

Fence, wire gate. GT0830829.6 8,365 H11

Campsite, water, along Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0831830.5 8,648 H11

Campsite, water, along Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0831B830.6 8,651 H11

Campsite, water, along Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0831C830.8 8,693 H11

Creek, steel bridge. WA0831D830.9 8,710 H11

Several campsites WACS0831E831.0 8,723 H11

Bishop Pass, 6.5 miles E of PCT. BishopPass831.0 11,981 H11

Bishop Pass Trail Junction BishopPassTR831.0 8,751 H11

Campsite WACS0831F831.5 8,870 H11

Several campsites WACS0832831.7 8,880 H11

Small campsite WACS0832B831.7 8,880 H11

Campsite near a creek WACS0832C831.8 8,886 H11



Fence, wire gate. GT0832D832.3 9,188 H11

Big Pete Meadow, campsites, creek. WACS0833832.6 9,250 H11

Creek WA0833B832.7 9,245 H11

Large campsites, Middle Fork Kings River nearby. WACS0833C833.0 9,310 H12

Large campsite along Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0833D833.3 9,381 H12

Large campsite along the Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0834833.6 9,488 H12

Campsite along the Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0835834.8 10,328 H12

Creek WA0835B834.9 10,396 H12

Campsite along the Middle Fork Kings River. WACS0835C835.0 10,482 H12

Middle Fork Kings River WA0835D835.5 10,697 H12

Middle Fork Kings River, inlet to small lake, camping not permitted in thisarea.

WA0836835.9 10,866 H12

Stream WA0836B836.3 11,008 H12

Lake outlet WA0837836.8 11,316 H12

Middle Fork Kings River WA0837B837.0 11,318 H12

Helen Lake outlet WA0837C837.4 11,631 H12

Inflow to Helen Lake WA0838837.9 11,640 H12

Muir Pass, stone hut. MuirPass838.6 11,974 H12

Stream WA0839839.3 11,573 H12

Outflow from Lake McDermand WA0840839.6 11,542 H12

Wanda Lake midpoint. WA0840B840.1 11,434 H13

Wanda Lake, several small campsites. WACS0840C840.5 11,443 H13

Campsites WACS0841840.6 11,435 H13

Headwaters of Evolution Creek. WA0841B840.8 11,372 H13

Evolution Basin, water. WA0841C841.1 11,320 H13

Sapphire Lake WA0842842.1 11,033 H13

Evolution Creek, inflow to Evolution Lake. WA0843843.1 10,866 H13

Evolution Lake, campsite. WACS0844843.5 10,877 H13

Evolution Lake, campsite. WACS0844B844.4 10,870 H13

Creek WA0845845.3 10,464 H13

Campsite CS0845B845.4 10,404 H13

Campsite CS0846845.8 10,020 H13

Stream, campsite nearby. WACS0846B846.0 9,942 H13

Several campsites W of trail. WACS0847846.6 9,814 H13

Creek WA0847B847.5 9,725 H14

Campsite near Evolution Creek WACS0848847.6 9,691 H14

McClure Meadow, campsite, water. WACS0848B848.1 9,649 H14

Creek WA0848848.2 9,651 H14



McClure Meadow ranger cabin. McClureRanger848.2 9,652 H14

McClure Meadow, campsite, water. WACS0848C848.4 9,642 H14

Evolution Creek, campsite. WACS0849848.7 9,555 H14

Fence, wood gate. GT0849B848.8 9,531 H14

Creek WA0849C849.1 9,486 H14

Alternate route across Evolution Creek during high water. TR0850850.1 9,236 H14

Evolution Meadow, campsite, water. WACS0850B850.2 9,242 H14

Evolution Creek ford, campsites, can be a dangerous crossing early seasonduring high water.

WACS0851850.9 9,201 H14


Large campsite. CS0852852.2 8,480 H14

South Fork San Joaquin River, wood bridge, several campsites, water,Goddard Canyon Trail junction.

WACS0852B852.4 8,482 H14

Campsite CS0853852.5 8,481 H14

Creek WA0853B852.6 8,471 H14

Several campsites CS0853C853.1 8,426 H14

Fence, wire gate. GT0853D853.3 8,401 H14

South Fork San Joaquin River, steel bridge, large campsite nearby. WACS0853E853.3 8,375 H14

Aspen Meadow, stream. WA0854854.5 8,249 H15

Campsite in Aspen Meadow, water, another campsite 1/10th mile S. WACS0855854.6 8,207 H15

Campsite, water. WACS0856855.5 8,107 H15

Large campsite along the South Fork San Joaquin River. WACS0856B855.7 8,073 H15

Large campsite, near Piute Creek. WACS0856C855.9 8,077 H15

Piute Creek, steel bridge, Piute Pass Trail junction, John Muir Wildernessboundary nearby.

WA0856D855.9 8,072 H15

Florence Lake Trail junction to Muir Ranch. FlorenceLakeTR857.7 7,889 H15

Muir Trail Ranch [muirtrailranch.com/resupply.html], 1.5 miles NW of PCT onFlorence Lake Trail, is a private guest ranch that accepts hiker resupplypackages [$] and sells a few emergency supplies. Packages are delivered tothe ranch via pack animals and have detailed shipping requirements.-------The package fee for 2018 is $80.00 for 25 pounds.

MuirRanch857.7 7,759 H15

Campsite along the South Fork San Joaquin River, 4/10 mile NW of PCT. WACS0858857.7 7,789 H15

Trail to Florence Lake and Muir Ranch FlorenceLakeTR2859.5 8,411 H15

Senger Creek WACS0862861.6 9,748 H16

Several campsites near a seasonal creek CS0862B862.4 10,091 H16

Seasonal water, may not be flowing late season in dry years. WA0862C862.4 10,093 H16

Large campsite near seasonal creek. CS0863D862.6 10,111 H16

Sallie Keyes Lake outlet, campsites nearby. WACS0864863.7 10,200 H16

Sallie Keyes Creek WA0864B864.0 10,194 H16

Heart Lake WA0865864.8 10,571 H16



Sallie Keyes Creek WA0865B865.0 10,599 H16

Selden Pass SeldenPass865.6 10,910 H16

Marie Lake, campsite. WACS0866866.3 10,582 H16

Marie Lake, campsite. WACS0866B866.3 10,568 H16

Marie Lake, campsite. WACS0866C866.5 10,576 H16

Rose Lake Trail junction RoseLakeTR867.9 10,037 H17

Campsite CS0868868.1 10,018 H17

West Fork Bear Creek, campsite S of the creek. WACS0868B868.2 10,009 H17

Bear Creek ford, WA0869, can be a difficult ford. WA0869869.1 9,574 H17

Seven Gables Lake Trail junction 7GablesLakeTR869.2 9,578 H17

Hilgard Branch ford WA0870870.4 9,345 H17

Lake Italy Trail junction LakeItalyTR870.4 9,328 H17

Bear Creek, several campsites WACS0871870.9 9,236 H17

Bear Creek, campsite. WACS0871B871.4 9,144 H17

Bear Creek, several campsites. WACS0872871.8 9,081 H17

Bear Creek, large campsite. WACS0872B872.3 8,955 H18

Bear Creek Trail junction BearCreekTR872.4 8,944 H18

Creek WA0873873.0 9,011 H18

Campsite CS0873B873.1 9,021 H18

Seasonal stream, campsite. WACS0873C873.2 9,093 H18

Campsite CS0873D873.5 9,184 H18

Small campsite near seasonal water. WACS0874873.6 9,302 H18

Creek WA0874B874.0 9,527 H18

Creek WA0874C874.3 9,751 H18

Bear Ridge Trail junction TR0875874.5 9,874 H18

Vermilion Valley Resort [edisonlake.com, 559-259-4000] is a hiker-friendlyresort 6 miles W of the PCT with a small store, restaurant, tent cabins,showers, and laundry. You can reach VVR by a ferry boat [$, 9am & 4pm, ifthe lake is not too low] that lands 1.5 miles SW of the PCT or hike 5 milesalong the N shore of Lake Edison to VVR or via the Bear Ridge Trail. VVRaccepts hiker resupply packages [$].-------Ship UPS or Fed-X ONLY, $27-$65 fee, allow extra time for delivery to VVR,include ETA:UPS Address:Vermilion Valley Resortc/o Rancheria Garage62311 Huntington Lake RoadLakeshore, CA 93634

VVR874.5 7,687 H18

Seasonal water near trail switchback. WA0877877.0 9,039 H18

Stream WA0878878.5 7,859 H18

Mono Creek, steel bridge, several campsites on either side of the bridge. WACS0879878.7 7,877 H18

Lake Edison Ferry Trail junction to Vermilion Valley Resort. VVRFerryTR878.7 7,899 H18



North Fork Mono Creek ford, campsites at the ford and 400 feet E. WACS0879B879.4 7,972 H18

North Fork Mono Creek, campsite. WACS0880880.0 8,329 H18

Mono Pass Trail junction, campsites nearby. MonoPassTR880.1 8,356 H18

North Fork Mono Creek, near Pocket Meadow, campsite. WACS0881881.1 8,922 H19

Mott Lake Trail junction MottLakeTR881.5 9,008 H19

North Fork Mono Creek, second ford, campsites nearby. WACS0882881.5 8,993 H19

Stream WA0882B881.7 9,231 H19

Silver Pass Creek WA0883882.6 9,694 H19

Campsite along Silver Pass Creek WACS0883B882.8 9,792 H19

Campsite CS0883C882.9 9,907 H19

Silver Pass SilverPass884.9 10,747 H19

High point above Silver Pass, the pass is actually 2/10 mi S, campsite nearby. SilverPass2885.1 10,937 H19

Campsite CS0886885.5 10,694 H19

Chief Lake WA0886B885.7 10,580 H19

Goodale Pass Trail junction GoodalePassTR886.0 10,538 H19

Campsite CS0886C886.1 10,503 H19

Squaw Lake outlet WA0886D886.5 10,289 H19

Campsite CS0887887.3 9,873 H19

Stream, wood bridge. WA0887B887.5 9,729 H19

Ford a stream WA0888887.6 9,712 H19

Cascade Valley Trail CascadeValTR888.5 9,204 H20

Campsite CS0888B888.5 9,197 H20

Campsite CS0889888.5 9,211 H20

Fish Creek, steel bridge. WA0889B888.6 9,249 H20

Campsite, near Fish Creek. WACS0889C889.2 9,508 H20

Campsite, near Fish Creek. WACS0889D889.4 9,506 H20

Campsite, near Fish Creek. WACS0890889.5 9,510 H20

McGee Pass Trail junction McGeePassTR889.5 9,524 H20

Creek WA0890B889.8 9,723 H20

Campsite CS0891890.9 10,432 H20

Campsite CS0891B891.1 10,414 H20

Lake Virginia inflow WA0892891.6 10,350 H20

Several campsites near Lake Virginia. CS0892B891.8 10,372 H20

Purple Lake outlet, wood bridge. No camping within 300 feet of the outlet ofPurple Lake.

WA0893893.5 9,917 H20

Fish Creek Trail junction FishCrkTR2893.5 9,936 H20

Campsite near Purple Lake WACS0894893.6 9,971 H20

Ram Lake Trail junction RamLakeTR893.6 9,979 H20



Duck Lake Trail junction. No camping within 300 feet of the outlet of DuckLake.

DuckLakeTR895.7 10,174 H20

Stream, double log crossing, campsite nearby. WACS0896895.9 10,023 H20

Deer Creek, double log crossing, large campsite. WACS0901901.0 9,115 H21

Stream WA0902901.7 9,179 H21

Crater Creek, bridge. WA0903902.9 8,955 H22

Crater Creek, bridge. WA0903B903.2 8,917 H22

Horseshoe Lake Trail junction HorseshoeLkTR903.3 8,923 H22

Crater Creek WA0904903.5 8,849 H22

Crater Creek, campsite WACS0904B903.9 8,655 H22

Horseshoe Lake trail junction MammothPassTR903.9 8,660 H22

Small creek WA0905905.2 8,207 H22

Red's Meadow Campground, water, hot spring bath house, 6/10 mi N of PCT. RedsMdwCG906.6 7,657 H22

Trail junction to Red's Meadow Store and campground, 3/10 mile NE of PCT. TR0907906.6 7,718 H22

Red's Meadow [Redsmeadow.com, 760-934-2345] is a pack station 3/10 mileNE of the PCT with a small store, restaurant, cabins, laundry, pay phone,nearby campground with free hot spring showers. A shuttle to the town ofMammoth Lakes stops at the store. Red's Meadow is open from about 6/15 -10/1. Snow may delay the opening.-------$40 fee for resupply package, see Redsmeadow.com for detailed instructions.

RedsMdwStore906.6 7,709 H22

Mammoth Lakes is a large town 16 miles E of the PCT with motels,restaurants, laundry, ATM, outfitters, pharmacies, groceries, natural foodstore, campgrounds and a post office [760-934-2205]. Bus service [$7 roundtrip] runs between Red's Meadow and the Mammoth Mountain ski area.-------Mammoth Lakes Post Office [open M-F 8-4]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryMammoth Lakes, CA 93546

Mammoth Lakes906.6 7,718

Rainbow Falls Trail junction, trailhead parking 1/10 mile N. RainbowFallsTR906.8 7,629 H22

Alternate route through Devils Postpile. DevilsPostTR907.2 7,480 H22

Middle Fork San Joaquin River, bridge. WA0907907.3 7,478 H22

Pacific Crest Trail and John Muir Trail diverge to the north. JMT0909909.0 7,681 H22

Middle Fork San Joaquin River, bridge. WA0911911.0 7,690 H23

Soda Springs Campground, bear box. WACSBB0911911.0 7,688 H23

Agnew Meadow Trailhead AgnewMdwTR914.8 8,311 H23

Mammoth Mountain Ski Lodge, 4.2 miles SE of PCT on Minaret SummitRoad.

MMSkiLodge914.8 8,903 H22

High Trail Trailhead, faucet, toilet, trash, Mammoth shuttle 3/10 mi SE at theMinaret Summit Road.

HighTrailTH915.0 8,335 H23

Campsite CS0920920.0 9,677 H24

Agnew Pass Trail junction AgnewPassTR921.0 9,507 H24

John Muir Trail rejoins PCT. No camping within 1/4 mile of the outlet ofThousand Island Lake.

JMT0923922.9 9,846 H24



Island Pass IslandPass924.6 10,227 H25

Small pond WA0925925.0 10,135 H25

Davis Lakes Trail junction DavisLakesTR925.6 9,699 H25

Stream WA0926925.8 9,677 H25

Rush Creek Trail junction RushCreekTR925.9 9,645 H25

Stream WA0926B926.0 9,651 H25

Marie Lakes Trail MarieLakeTR926.9 10,062 H25

Rush Creek ford, small campsite nearby. WACS0927926.9 10,069 H25

Small lake WA0927B927.4 10,155 H25

Stream WA0928927.9 10,341 H25

Stream WA0928B928.0 10,356 H25

Stream WA0929928.7 10,498 H25

Donohue Pass DonohuePass929.5 11,073 H25

Small bivy campsite BV0930930.2 10,696 H25

Small lake outlet WA0931930.5 10,476 H25

Stream WA0931B930.8 10,490 H25

Stream WA0931C931.0 10,373 H25

Lyell Fork ford, several campsites. WACS0931D931.2 10,186 H25

Stream WA0932931.7 9,884 H25

Lyell Fork, bridge, several campsites. WACS0932B932.1 9,651 H25

Small stream, campsite nearby. WACS0934933.6 8,992 H26

Ireland Creek WA0936936.0 8,927 H26

Evelyn Lake Trail junction EvelynLakeTR936.1 8,888 H26

No camping northbound until four miles N of Tuolumne Meadows. NoCamping937937.0 8,842 H26

Seasonal Rafferty Creek, bridge. WA0940940.1 8,723 H27

Vogelsang Trail junction VogelsangTR940.2 8,722 H27

Tuolumne Campground Trail junction TR0941940.8 8,669 H27

Lyell Fork, bridge. WA0941940.9 8,665 H27

Dana Fork, bridge. WA0941B941.5 8,688 H27

Tuolumne Meadows Lodge Trail junction TuolumneLdgTR941.7 8,671 H27

Highway 120 Hwy120942.5 8,596 I27

Tuolumne Meadows Campground, walk-in sites, water, 3/10 mile SW of PCT. TuolumneCG942.5 8,624 I27



Tuolumne Meadows has a nearby campground with backpacker sites, store[3/10 mile W of the PCT, surprisingly well stocked], snack bar, outfitter [in thegas station], and a post office [209-372-8236]. The store and post office maynot be open early season due to snow.-------Tuolumne Meadows Post Office [Open M-F 9-5, Sa 9-12]:(Your Name)c/o General DeliveryTuolumne MeadowsYosemite National Park, CA 95389

TuolumneStore942.5 8,577 I27


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