Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 8
Introduction 11
A Brief History of the PCT 11
Southern California's PCT: An Overview 12
How to Use This Guide 13
Planning and Preparation 18
Gear and Clothing 21
On The Trail 23
Section 1 Campo to Warner Springs 35
1 Campo to Lake Morena County Park 39
2 Lake Morena County Park to Boulder Oaks Campground 43
3 Boulder Oaks Campground to Desert View Picnic Site 46
4 Desert View Picnic Site to Pioneer Mail Picnic Site 50
5 Pioneer Mail Picnic Site to Sunrise Trailhead Connector 54
6 Sunrise Trailhead Connector to Scissors Crossing 58
7 Scissors Crossing to Montezuma Valley Road 63
8 Montezuma Valley Road to Warner Springs 67
Section 2 Warner Springs to San Gorgonio Pass 73
1 Warner Springs to Chihuahua Valley Road 77
2 Chihuahua Valley Road to Table Mountain Truck Trail 81
3 Table Mountain Truck Trail to State Highway 74 85
4 State Highway 74 to Cedar Springs Trail 88
5 Cedar Springs Trail to Saddle Junction 92
6 Saddle Junction to Fuller Ridge Trailhead 96
7 Fuller Ridge Trailhead to San Gorgonio Pass 101
Section 3 San Gorgonio Pass to Cajon Pass 107
1 San Gorgonio Pass to Whitewater Canyon 112
2 Whitewater Canyon to Mission Springs Trail Camp 115
3 Mission Springs Trail Camp to Onyx Summit 119
4 Onyx Summit to State Highway 18 123
5 State Highway 18 to Holcomb Valley Road 127
6 Holcomb Valley Road to Bench Trail Camp 130
7 Bench Trail Camp to Deep Creek Hot Springs 134
8 Deep Creek Hot Springs to Cleghorn Road 137
9 Cleghorn Road to Cajon Pass 142
Section 4 Cajon Pass to Agua Dulce 147
1 Cajon Pass to Guffy Campground 152
2 Guffy Campground to Vincent Gap 157
3 Vincent Gap to Islip Saddle 161
4 Islip Saddle to Burkhart Trail 164
5 Burkhart Trail to Three Points Trailhead 168
6 Three Points Trailhead to Mill Creek Summit 172
7 Mill Creek Summit to Messenger Flats Campground 175
8 Messenger Flats Campground to Acton 179
9 Acton to Agua Dulce 183
Section 5 Agua Dulce to Tehachapi Pass 189
1 Agua Dulce to Bouquet Canyon Road 193
2 Bouquet Canyon Road to San Francisquito Canyon Road 197
3 San Francisquito Canyon Road to Upper Shake Trail 200
4 Upper Shake Trail to Horse Trail Camp 205
5 Horse Trail Camp to State Highway 138 209
6 State Highway 138 to Cottonwood Creek Bridge 212
7 Cottonwood Creek Bridge to Tylerhorse Canyon 217
8 Tylerhorse Canyon to Tehachapi Willow Springs Road 219
9 Tehachapi Willow Springs Road to Tehachapi Pass 223
Section 6 Tehachapi Pass to Walker Pass 227
1 Tehachapi Pass to Golden Oaks Spring 231
2 Golden Oaks Spring to Jawbone Canyon Road 235
3 Jawbone Canyon Road to Kelso Valley Road 238
4 Kelso Valley Road to Bird Spring Pass 242
5 Bird Spring Pass to Walker Pass 245
Section 7 Walker Pass to Kennedy Meadows 251
1 Walker Pass to Joshua Tree Spring 254
2 Joshua Tree Spring to Cane Brake Road 257
3 Canebrake Road to Manter Creek 261
4 Manter Creek to Kennedy Meadows 264
Section 8 Kennedy Meadows to Cottonwood Pass 269
1 Kennedy Meadows to South Fork Kern River 272
2 South Fork Kern River to Death Canyon Creek 276
3 Death Canyon Creek to Diaz Creek Trail 280
4 Diaz Creek Trail to Cottonwood Pass 283
Section 9 Cottonwood Pass to Florence Lake Trail 287
1 Cottonwood Pass to Crabtree Meadow 292
2 Crabtree Meadow to Forester Pass 296
3 Forester Pass to Glen Pass 300
4 Glen Pass to Pinchot Pass 304
5 Pinchot Pass to Mather Pass 308
6 Mather Pass to Muir Pass 312
7 Muir Pass to McClure Meadow 318
8 McClure Meadow to Florence Lake Trail 321
Section 10 Florence Lake Trail to Tuolumne Meadows 327
1 Florence Lake Trail to Selden Pass 332
2 Selden Pass to Silver Pass 335
3 Silver Pass to Duck Pass Trail 339
4 Duck Pass Trail to Reds Meadow 342
5 Reds Meadow to Agnew Meadows 347
6 Agnew Meadows to Donohue Pass 352
7 Donohue Pass to Tuolumne Meadows 356
Appendix 1 Resources for Southern California's PCT 360
Appendix 2 Land Managers 361
Appendix 3 Trail Towns and Services (South to North) 364
Index 376
