[pct-l] permit issues

[brick@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Brick Robbins)]

At 08:18 AM 1/30/03, David hiking PCNST in bits wrote:
>The PCTA permit is a jumbo Federal wilderness permit, like having all
>the separate Federal wilderness permits, and thus the general campfire permits
>within the Federal wilderness areas
>that the Federal wilderness permits would imply (outside Southern California).

Actually ANY permit written by the agency controlling the trialhead should
be good for all jurisdictions along the whole trail from entry trailhead to
exit trailhead.

For example, the same permit written from Yosemite NP, for a JMT trip is
good for Inyo NF and Sequoia Kings NP. Yosemite will even issue an Inyo NF
Mt Whitney Zone permit. Theoretically, Cleveland NF (the controlling
jurisdiction for the Trailhead in Campo) could even issue a Mt Whitney
stamp, but there are practical considerations of that office actually
obtaining stamps from Inyo.

There one exception that I know of: Region 5 (California) and Region 6
(OR-WA) of the USFS won't issue permits for each others forests, so the
permit that Cleveland writes you will stop at the California border. In
practically, that is not a real problem, since the areas in OR and WA that
require permits have trailhead "self issue" stations along the PCT.

The PCTA permit was created to solve this Region 5/6 conflict, and to
provide an easy way for a thru hiker to get a Mt Whitney stamp. But there
are limitation on the PCTA permit, like you have to stay within so many
miles of the PCT. A permit written by a federal agency could specify any route.

I am ignorant of the campfire permit rules.


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