Tahoma 96142
Olympic (“Squaw”)
Valley 96146
*Soda Springs 95728
Truckee 96161
*Sierra City 96125
La Porte 95981
Meadow Valley 95956
Quincy 95971
*Belden 95915
Chester 96020
*Old Station 96071
Cassel 96016
*Burney Falls Camper
Services, McArthur–
Burney Falls State Park
24898 Hwy. 89
Burney 96013
Burney 96013
*Castella 96017
Dunsmuir 96025
Callahan 96014
Etna 96027
*Seiad Valley 96086
*Ashland, OR 97520
Federal Government Agencies
Most of the Pacific Crest Trail through California is on federal government lands and, while all have similar regulations, each may have specific requirements. For example, some of the federal government’s wildernesses do not require a wilderness permit for entry while others do, and for some there may be campfire, campsite, and/or food-storage restrictions, while some will have none. As stated earlier, the Pacific Crest Trail Association provides wilderness permits for trips of 500 miles or more on the PCT. However, most of this book’s users will do less than 500 miles, and may need to apply directly to a federal government agency for a permit; they may contact it for some other reason, such as to query trailhead parking fees or check for temporary road or trail closures. Therefore, the appropriate Bureau of Land Management, National Forest, and National Park offices are presented in the following table. While you can write or phone each, you may find it easier to check its Web site first for all pertinent information. If you need a wilderness permit, obtaining it through a Web site is perhaps the most painless way of getting it.
Federal Government Agencies, South to North
* = wildernesses and national parks that require a wilderness permit for an overnight stay
PCT Southern California begins
BLM-El Centro Field Office
1661 South Fourth Street
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 337-4400
Cleveland National Forest
10845 Rancho Bernardo Road
Rancho Bernardo
CA 92127-2107
(858) 674-2109
Hauser Wilderness
contact: Cleveland NF
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness
contact: BLM-El Centro
BLM-Palm Springs Field Office
690 West Garnet Avenue
Box 1260
North Palm Springs
CA 92258-1260
(760) 251-4800
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument*
contact: BLM-Palm Springs
San Bernardino National Forest
1824 Commercenter Circle
San Bernardino, CA 92408-3430
(909) 884-6634
www.r5.fs.fed.us/sanbernardino
San Gorgonio Wilderness
contact: San Bernardino NF & BLM-Palm Springs
Angeles National Forest
701 North Santa Anita Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 574-1613
Sheep Mountain Wilderness*
contact: Angeles NF
BLM - Bakersfield Field Office
3801 Pegasus Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 391-6000
Kiavah, Owens Peak, Chimney Peak, Dome Land (east) wildernesses
contact: BLM-Bakersfield
Sequoia National Forest
900 West Grand Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
(559) 784-1500
Dome Land (west), South Sierra, and Golden Trout* wildernesses
contact: Sequoia NF
Sequoia and Kings Canyon
National Parks*
47050 Generals Highway
Three Rivers, CA 93271
(559) 565-3341
Inyo National Forest
873 North Main Street
Bishop, CA 93514
(760) 873-2400
John Muir Wilderness*
contact: Inyo NF
Sierra National Forest
900 W. Grand Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
(559) 784-1500
Ansel Adams Wilderness*
contact: Mammoth Ranger Station and Visitor Center
Box 148
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 873-2500, 924-5500
PCT Northern California begins
Yosemite National Park*
Wilderness Center
Box 545
Yosemite, CA 95389
(209) 372-0740
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
2035 Last Chance Road
Elko, NV 89801-4938
(775) 738-5171
Stanislaus