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

[brick at fastpack.com (Brick Robbins)]

At 10:05 AM 4/27/04, yogi yogi wrote:
>Just apply for the thru-hiker permit.  You could "intend" to have a 500+ 
>mile trip.  Then, for some unforseen reason, your hike is cut short of 500 
>miles.  This is much easier than applying for multiple permits for 
>different areas.

A permit issued at the point of entry is good for the entire trip, even 
across jurisdictions: for example, only one permit is needed for the John 
Muir Trail, issued in Yosemite National Park. This one permit is good for 
the section of the trail in Inyo National Forest, (including the wilderness 
areas) and Sequoia and Kings National Parks.

As far as I know, there are no quotas for any of the PCT trailheads in 
Oregon and Washington and there are very few sections that even require a 
permit. The sections that do usually have self issue permits available in 
kiosks or the trail register boxes at the trail heads.

If are going to be in one of the few sections that require a permit and you 
don't want to risk finding a self issue permit kiosk, then write to the 
agency that controls your point of entry, and ask them for a permit.

Page 20 of the most recent Wilderness Press OR/WA guidebook has more 
information on permits and the addresses of the controlling agencies


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Brick Robbins
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander, are lost....