[pct-l] Campsites and Snow Pack

[Gary Wright]

On Jan 21, 2011, at 7:03 PM, Brandon McGinnity wrote:

> Looking at some of Halfmile's maps, I see he lists campsites, and I saw
> there his notice that in the San Felipe Hills they are really hard to find.
> The maps I bought (from Postholer) don't do that, and now I'm kicking myself
> for having bought them. Could have gotten the others printed for far
> cheaper, as I found too late the link on his site to a company that does it.
> D'oh! Maybe I can still return these...
> 
> Anyways, I wondered if theres a resource other than the Halfmile maps that
> list campsites, or at least if this is really an issue.

The guidebook occasionally mentions campsite locations.

Personally I found that having to locate campsites added to the adventure
of hiking the PCT. It does require some planning ahead at times though
since the PCT can contour along a slope for miles at times.  Generally
a little bit of study of the contour lines, location of creeks, trail
junctions and so on will give you a pretty good idea of where you'll find
some flat space for the night.

Radar