[pct-l] CORRECTION: Permits for the rest of us

[AsABat]

Oops, I am mistaken.

You will need a permit for the San Jacinto Wilderness - get it from the
USFS ranger station in Idyllwild or complete this form:
http://www.fsva.org/pdf/Wilderness%20Permit%20App%20MSJW.pdf
and fax or mail to them. 

I can't believe I skipped over one of my favorite local areas.

AsABat


> -----Original Message-----
> From: AsABat [mailto:AsABat at 4Jeffrey.Net]
> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 7:34 PM
> To: 'SWS'; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Permits for the rest of us
> 
> Here's another secret - you do not need a wilderness permit everywhere
> on the trail. It is not required for the section you propose - Campo
to
> Big Bear. The only wilderness you pass through is the San Gorgonio,
but
> it's the BLM part and I have never seen a sign saying wilderness
permits
> required on the PCT there (they are required for the more popular,
> higher elevation area several miles west of the trail).
> 
> Many wilderness areas in Northern California just have you sign in at
> the trailhead, others do require permits. This is all explained in the
> first few pages of each section in the Guidebook.
> 
> When I've done shorter section hikes where permits are needed, I
usually
> just call the forest at the start of my section and have them mail me
> one a couple weeks before I go. Once they said I had to pick it up in
> person, but when I explained I was starting many miles from their
office
> they mailed it anyway.
> 
> The PCTA will issue a thruhiker permit if you intend to hike more than
> 500 miles in one trip. I have used this just once IIRC and had to cut
my
> trip short because of fires - no worries. However, I would not suggest
> everyone start getting one every year when they really only plan on
> doing a few hundred miles. It is a nice exception to the federal
> bureaucratic system that the PCTA can do this, and abuse might lead to
> everyone needing to go through the fed system.
> 
> AsABat
> 
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