[pct-l] Permits for thru-hiking for less than 500 miles

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

Inaki - find out what the name of the national forest is where you will 
be hiking and give them a phone call to ask what you need to do in 
order to get a permit.  If you end up calling the wrong office, they 
will usually direct you to the correct office.

I am not sure, but this looks like what you need:
http://www.nps.gov/noca/permits.htm

peace,
dude





> Since I'll be thru-hiking a PCT section of less than 500 miles,
> according to the info on pcta.org I'll need to apply for a permit from
> the entity (NF or whatever) where my trip begins. Considering I'd most
> probably be starting either at Manning (south bound), Harts pass
> (south bound) or Snoqualmie pass (north bound), I'd like to know the
> following:
> 
> - which NF should I address in each case to apply for the permit? It
> may seem trivial but for those not familiar with the different
> protection figures in the US backcountry it's a bit tricky... are
> Wilderness areas within National Forests or the other way round, or do
> they have nothing to do with each other? can a Wilderness area issue
> permits or is it just NFs or NPs?
> 
> - for the PCT stretch along the Northern Cascades, which is what I'm
> hiking anyway, is there any restrictions for issuing permits such as
> quotas or anything?
> 
> Those are the most important things but once I'm at it I'll ask away a
> couple more:
> 
> - what should I do to actually apply for the permit? should I phone,
> write, e-mail?
> 
> - do permits have a cost?
> 
> Thanks in advance for the help
> Inaki
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