Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Hiking Trail, Campo, California

Length 2,690.8 Miles 4,330.4 Kilometers	429,551' 130,927 m Ascent -428,573' -130,629 m Descent
5% Avg Grade (3°) 42% Max Grade (23°)	13,133' 4,003 m High 103' 31 m Low

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Looking across the Chinook Pass highway towards…

Rae Lakes, Pacific Crest Trail, Kings Canyon Na…

Stunning view of Rainier at sunset. Bring headl…

Views of the valley below from the Pacific Cres…

BearSnack's 2015 PCT Thru Hike.

Fin Dome from the PCT.

A few rock cairns along the way. Red mountain i…

Wildflowers going off!

Fields of lupine and american bistort blanket t…

Tuolumne Falls from the PCT.

Cascading Falls

Trail Marker for PCT at NF Road 2025 crossing

Evolution Basin.

Enjoy phenomenal views of Tuolumne Meadows from…

Rounding Switchbacks. Nice elevated views after…

A beautiful, 2000+ year old limber pine; amazing!

Lembert Dome and the Tuolumne River

Lakes ahoy!

These formations in Lyell Canyon make for great…

Fin Dome from John Muir Trail

Evolution Lake at the north end of Evolution Ba…

Snowy cliffs

Thousand Island Lake shines a deep blue on the…

Tuolumne Meadows lies lush and verdant on the J…

Wildflowers along the trail.

Northern part of Lower Echo Lake

Marie Lake from Selden Pass

Pear Lake view

The views are spectacular looking down the drai…

Kitty kitty katwalk - twlight

Saphire Lake with Mt. Darwin in the background.

The Tuolumne River in Tuolumne Meadows!

Dawson Saddle/PCT view

Heading into Toulumne meadow!

View from the PCT

Overlook on the descent from Cold Canyon.

Union Peak as seen from the fork between the PC…

Soda Springs in Toulumne Meadows

Even in Mid-July, this section of the PCT can b…

Great picnic site at Showers Lake. Okay fishing…

Deep Creek.

Sapphire Twilight: Mt. Fisk, Mt. Huxley, and Sa…

Sapphire Lake: Sunset on Mt. Huxley and Mt. Fis…

Lyle Canyon in the background.

Granite cliffs cast shadows over the green wate…

Snow among the scree.

You'll enjoy a great view looking over Upper an…

Cool rock formation!!

Snowy mountains through the trees on the Pacifi…

Lower Echo Lake from Pacific Crest Trail

So many switchbacks!

Deep snow in May. Hiking for twlight hour.

The Pacific Crest Trail along Lower Echo Lake.

Grandpa helps hike during the gradual incline.…

Wildflowers on Pacific Crest Trail.

Gorgeous slopes.

View from the cliff.

Looking at the canyon below.

What later becomes the waterfall

Hiking along the JMT in Evolution Basin.

Mount Hood from near Camp Smokey

Part of the PCT

Hiking past Helen Lake.

Evolution Lake glimmers in the sun with the mai…

Dicks Lake, early morning. The reflective water…

You have to go thru this to get to the loop.

The Duck Lake Trail joins the John Muir Trail.

Lower Echo Lake from the Echo Chalet

Partly frozen Lower Echo Lake from Pacific Cres…

Hikers picking their way through a small boulde…

Lower Echo Lake from the Echo Chalet

Enjoy gorgeous views of Banner Peak and Mt. Rit…

Looking north across the gorge into WA.

Dick's Pass

A 'meeting of the minds' at the intersection of…

When you reach the PCT, you'll find this sign.

Miller Lake.

Crabtree Meadow behind Whitney

Deep creek.

Heading back into the trees, coming down form t…

Lake Sally Ann can be a lot less welcoming at s…

Squaw Lake (near Fourmile Lake)

Across Cottonwood Vly to Lagunas

Trail Sign above Hauser Canyon

Hauser Canyon

Cooper Canyon Falls in late spring.

Lake Morena

Valleys in the distance

Mount Shasta from the start of the Towhead Lake…

Muir Hut on Muir Pass.

Diamond Peak.

Doug Fir.

From Bear Ridge, looking up Bear Creek in direc…

Looking north into the Wanda Lake Basin.

An early morning ascent of Donohue Pass on the…

Sunset at Wanda Lake.

The view gets better and better as you approach…

Eagle Crick drainage from Waucoma Ridge.

Mt. Hood from the Mt. Baldy Ridge.

Ridgeline

Fontanillis Lake, with Dicks Peak in the backgr…

Observing cicadas in the afternoon

Trail log at OR/CA boarder

Mount Shasta viewed from where the #958 joins t…

Lake Morena Ahead

Great views for the saddle.

Massive talus fields engulf the banks of Heathe…

Trail junction - Marion and PCT.

On the trek to Upper Echo Lake.

Above Lost Lake

Two hikers ascend the Fuller Ridge Trail (PCT).

Pyramid Peak, Desolation Wilderness, California.

Rosemarie Meadow.

Campsite Day 2 of PCT section G

The Timberline Trail is quite rooty just east o…

Morena Butte

We found a shady place to rest along the trail,…

Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)

Length

2,690.8 Miles 4,330.4 Kilometers

429,551' 130,927 m

-428,573' -130,629 m

5%

42%

13,133' 4,003 m

103' 31 m

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