[pct-l] Camping Before Lake Morena

[Diane Soini]

TrailHacker and I started hiking at 3:30 and found a spot to camp about 9 miles in. A little nook in the bushes just the right size for our tent. I heard nothing that night. There was plenty of "security theater" in the air that first day while we were hiking but nothing at night. There are actually very many locations you could put a tent and get some sleep that first night. So if you're feeling good and pass a decent spot, have no fear, there's probably another decent spot in another mile or two.

On Mar 20, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:29:32 -0700
> From: Robert McAllister <rwhere at att.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Camping Before Lake Morena

> I heard that due to border-related activity it's desirable to hike all the way to Lake Morena campground on the first day. I can hike 20 miles the first day but prefer to start a bit slower and work up to 20+ miles.
> 
> Have there been any problems camping between Campo and Moreno, say 10-12 miles in? Is it noisy all night with helicopters buzzing around chasing illegals?