[pct-l] Late permit application.

[Stephen Clark]

The way I understand permits for San Jacinto Wilderness is that you only
need a State Park permit if you are planning to camp within the State Park
boundaries or do not have a thru permit otherwise your thru permit is
sufficient.
 I have hiked extensively in the San Jacinto Wilderness and 'never' been
asked for a permit.  The San Gorgonio Wilderness is another story however.
I have been stopped by rangers nearly every time I hike in the area but,
again, your thru permit is sufficient as long as you are on the PCT or
hiking to or from town or a water source.
Let it also be noted that in So. California you need a stove permit, and
open fires are not allowed in Cleveland National Forest.
Snake Charmer


On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> To hike the trail without the thru-hiker permit, you need a hodge-
> podge of permits. If you want to go with your option 1 you will need
> to get two permits ASAP for the San Jacinto wilderness. This is
> because it is managed by two agencies.
>
> 1. San Jacinto wilderness permit from California state parks
> Applications for overnight permits will be accepted up to 56 days (8
> weeks) in advance; if you apply by mail, send your request in at
> least 10 days in advance. Sorry, no telephone or FAX requests can be
> accepted.
> http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=636
>
> 2. A wilderness permit from the Forest Service
> The United States Forest Service has a similar permit system in
> effect for wilderness areas in national forests; these permits are
> issued at U.S.F.S. Headquarters, P.O. Box 518, Idyllwild, California
> 92549. The U.S.F.S. phone number is: (951) 659-2117.
> http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5177273.pdf
>
> You can obtain these both by mail. It does take them a while to
> process so do it ASAP.
>
> Your option #2 might be just as fast as option 1 and you'll only have
> to deal with one agency.
>
> I have been stopped for permits every time I've been in the San
> Jacinto wilderness.
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> >
> > So..
> > 1) My question is: would there be a way that I could obtain a
> > permit in
> > person when I arrive in
> > S.California for a large chunk of the PCT, so that I could perhaps
> > apply to
> > get a long-distance
> > permit sent somewhere along the route? (I have found that it's
> > possible to
> > get a 'wilderness permit',
> >  but there seems to be very little information on how to go about
> > getting
> > one in person, and the
> >  areas it covers etc.)
> > 2) OR would I be better off applying for the permit from the PCTA and
> > waiting until it arrives before
> >  booking flights to the US? (If so, does anybody know how long it
> > would
> > take for someone living in
> > the UK to receive the permit?)
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