This is a tentative list on where I plan to resupply and where I am choosing to send boxes. All things subject to change, stay tuned for the actual version after all is said and done 🙂
** = sending resupply box
Julian (mile 77)
Distance off Trail: 12 miles
Resupply options: Jack’s Grocery, Julian Market & Deli
Next resupply: Warner Springs (33 miles)
Warner Springs (mile 110)**
Distance off Trail: 1 mile
Resupply options: gas station or mail box
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
c\o General Delivery
Warner Springs, CA 92086.
Next resupply: Idyllwild (70 miles)
Idyllwild (mile 179)
Distance off Trail: 5.5 miles (either hitch from paradise valley cafe or take the 5 mile devils slide trail found at mile 179. From Saddle Junction, I hiked the Devil’s Slide Trail 2.5 miles to Humber Park Trailhead and then walked the 3 miles into town via Fern Valley Road and Pine Crest Ave. Some people will hitch to town from the Humber Park Trailhead or you can hike the Ernie Maxwell Trail (2.5 miles) into town.
Resupply options: Restaurants, grocery stores, hotels/air b&bs, outdoor outfitter
Next resupply: Big Bear Lake (87 Miles)
Big Bear Lake (mile 266 or 275)
Distance off Trail: 7.5 miles
Resupply options: Buy in town, lots of restaurants, grocery stores, outfitters etc Vons grocery
Next resupply: Wrightwood (97 miles)
Wrightwood (mile 369)
Distance off Trail: 5.5 miles from trail (hard hitch) 5.5 miles (from Highway 2) or 2.7 miles via the Acorn Trail at mile 363
Resupply options: grocery store, Jensens Market
Next resupply: LA RV Resort/Acton KOA (75 miles)
LA RV Resort/Acton KOA: (mile 444) **
Distance off Trail: .3 miles
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
c/o The KOA 7601 Soledad Canyon Rd
Acton, CA 93510
(write ETA, phone number and last name on all sides of box, charge $10 holding fee)
Next resupply: Hikertown (73 miles)
Agua Dulce (mile 454) or alternative to acton KOA **
Distance off Trail: 0 miles
Mailing address for box:
[Your Name]
c/o Serenity’s OASIS
33571 Agua Dulce Canyon Road
Agua Dulce, CA 91390 USA
Next resupply: Hikertown (63 miles)
Hikertown (mile 518) **
Distance off Trail: 0 miles
Resupply options: Box or Neenach Cafe and Wee Vill Market (expensive)
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
Hikertown 26803 W. Ave. C-15
Lancaster, CA 93536
Next resupply: Tehachapi (42 miles)
Tehachapi (mile 559 or 566)
Distance off Trail: 9.5 miles. Hitch or schedule a ride from Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd (PCT NOBO mile 558.5) or take Kern Regional Transit Bus from Highway 58 Overpass at PCT NOBO mile 566
Resupply options: lots of grocery stores, Albertsons, Walmart
Next resupply: Ridgecrest (93/100 miles)
Lake Isabella/Kernville/Ridgecrest (mile 652)
Distance off Trail: 37 miles from trail. Ridgecrest is 25 miles has Walmart, Kernville 46 miles has grocery stores, cafes, restaurants, breweries
Next resupply: Kennedy Meadows (52 miles)
Kennedy Meadows (mile 702) **
Distance off Trail: half mile off PCT, 0.8 miles to the Kennedy Meadows General Store, 3.4 miles to Grump Bear’s Retreat and Triple Crown Outfitters
Resupply options: Kennedy Meadows general store (package holding fee) or grumpy bears (free package holding)
Mailing address for box:
(Your Name)
C/O Grumpy Bear’s Retreat
98887 Kennedy Meadows Rd
Inyokern CA 93527
Next resupply: 43 miles at Cottonwood pass or 88 miles + 7.4 mile side trail (Bishop via Kearsarge Pass/Onion Valley) ????
Cottonwood Pass (mile 745)
Distance off Trail: (leads to Horseshoe Meadow, and you can hitch to the town of Lone Pine) – 1.7 mile hike one way and 20 mile hitch to town.
Resupply options: Lone Pine has a small grocery store, outdoor shop
Next resupply: Kearsarge Pass (45 miles)
Kearsarge Pass (mile 790)
Distance off Trail: 7.4 miles to Onion Valley Campground via trail and then either 13 miles to Independence, CA or 55 miles to Bishop, CA
Resupply options: Lone Pine: small grocery store, outdoor shop OR Independence: basically only a post office (much shorter hitch than other towns) OR Bishop: grocery store, several outdoor shops, and restaurants, bars, and even a movie theatre and bowling alley
Next resupply: Mammoth Lakes (118 miles)
Reds Meadow or Mammoth Lakes (mile 903/908)
Distance off Trail: 0.3 miles to Red’s Meadow, Walk to Red’s Meadow, Bus or hitch to Mammoth Lakes
Resupply options: mail to red meadow or go into the town of mammoth lakes where there are grocery stores
Next resupply: Tuolumne Meadows (36 miles)
Tuolumne Meadows (mile 944) **
Distance off Trail: .3 miles
Resupply options: send box or resupply at store
Mailing address for box:[Your Name]
c/o General Delivery
Tuolumne Meadows
Yosemite National Park, CA 95389
Arriving by: [Your ETA]
Next resupply: Kennedy Meadows North (74 miles)
Sonora Pass —> Kennedy Meadows North or Bridgeport (mile 1018) **
Distance off Trail: Can hitch 10 miles to Kennedy Meadows North (has a store and accepts packages) or 32 miles to the town of Bridgeport. Hitch from Sonora Pass/Highway 108 or take shuttle.
Resupply options: Send box or kennedy meadows general store
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
c\o Kennedy Meadows Resort & Pack Station
57 Miles East of Sonora on Hwy 108
Sonora, CA 95370
https://www.kennedymeadows.com/sonoraPCThikers.htm
Next resupply: South Lake Tahoe (74 miles)
South Lake Tahoe (mile 1093)
Distance off Trail: 10-13 miles depending on what part of town you go to
Resupply options: grocery store in town|
Distance to next resupply: 104 miles, Sierra City
Sierra City (mile 1195)
Distance off Trail: 1.5 miles
Resupply options: Country store (expensive) or send box
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
c/o Sierra Country Store
213 Main St
Sierra City, CA 96125
Next resupply: Belden (92 miles)
Belden (mile 1289)
Distance off Trail: 0 on trail
Resupply options: expensive camp store or $15 package fee at Belden Town Resort or Caribou Crossroads (1.6 miles down the road)
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
c/o Caribou Crossroads Store
16242 Highway 70
Belden, CA 95915
Next resupply: Old station (89 miles)
Old Station (mile 1378)**
Distance off Trail: .5 miles
Resupply options: gas station or box
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
c/o General Delivery
Old Station, CA 96071
Next resupply: Burney Falls (42 miles)
Burney Falls (mile 1420)
Distance off Trail: .5 miles
Resupply options: mail box to Burney Falls for $10 holding fee, can also go into town of Burney
Next resupply: Shasta (82 miles)
Shasta/Castella (mile 1501)
Distance off Trail: Castella (2 miles) Shasta (15 miles)
Resupply options: Shasta grocery store more options, Castella, send box
Next resupply: Etna (99 miles)
Etna (mile 1601)
Distance off Trail: 10 miles
Resupply options: Dollar General, Ray’s Grocery Store
Next resupply: Seiad Valley (56 miles)
Seiad Valley (mile 1657) **
Distance off Trail: 0 miles
Resupply options: Seiad Valley Store or box
Mailing address for box:
Your Name
c/o Mid River RV Park
44701 Highway 96
Seiad Valley, CA 96086
Next resupply: Callahan’s Lodge/Ashland (62 miles)
Callahan/Ashland (mile 1719)
Distance off Trail: .7 miles to Callahan
Resupply options: Full service town in Ashland, grocery stores
Next resupply: Crater Lake Mazama Village (103 miles)
Crater Lake National Park (mile 1830)**
Distance off Trail: 1 mile
Resupply options: send box
Mailing address for box:
[Your Name]
c/o Mazama Camper Store
569 Mazama Village Store
Crater Lake, OR 97604
[expected arrival date]
Next resupply: Shelter Cove Resort (86 miles)
Shelter Cove Resort (mile 1912) **
Distance off Trail: 1.5 miles
Resupply options: small store with snacks
Mailing address for box:
Must send UPS, cost $5 to pick up
Your Name
c/o Shelter Cove Resort
27600 West Odell Lake Rd
Highway 58
Crescent Lake, OR 97733
Next resupply: Bend (72 miles)
Bend (mile 1984)
Distance off Trail: 37 miles
Resupply options: everything
Next resupply: Timberline Lodge (123 miles )
Timberline Lodge (mile 2107) **
Mailing address for box:
Guest Services – Timberline Lodge
PCT Hiker: Your Name
27500 E Timberline Rd.
Government Camp, OR 97028
Next resupply: Cascade Locks (41 miles)
Cascade Locks (mile 2148)
Distance off Trail: 0 miles
Resupply options: Grocery store
Next resupply: Trout Lake (82.1 miles)
Trout Lake (mile 2231.6)
Distance off Trail: 13 mile hitch
Resupply options: general store
Next resupply: White Pass (Packwood) (66 miles)
White Pass (mile 2303)
Distance off Trail: 0.6 miles west on Highway 12
Resupply options: Kracker Barrel or hitch to Packwood (20 miles)
Next resupply: Snoqualmie Pass (98.2 miles)
Snoqualmie Pass (mile 2402)
Distance off Trail: 0 miles
Resupply options: Moderate resupply options at the Chevron, Laconia Market and Lee’s groceries or send box
Mailing address for box:
Your Name Here
c/o Summit Inn
603 State Route 906
Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068
Next resupply: Stevens Pass (71.1 miles)
Stevens Pass (mile 2476)
Distance off Trail: 0 miles
Resupply options: Mail a box to the stevens pass lodge or try to hitch into Skykomish (16 miles) or leavenworth (35 miles). Leavenworth, Dutch town, tourist town, lots of amenities and a full grocery store.
Next resupply: Stehekin (107.7 miles)
Stehekin (mile 2574) **
Distance off Trail: 11 miles
Resupply options: Send box to post office
Mailing address for box:
[Your Name], PCT Hiker, [Your ETA]
c/o General Delivery
31 Defacto Ln
Stehekin, WA 98852
Your Name
c/o General Delivery
Stehekin, WA 98852
Distance to the end of my hike (Northern Terminus of the PCT + 30.5 miles back to Hart’s Pass): 111.1 miles
Mazama (mile 2592)
Resupply options: Mazama store
Canada! (mile 2654)
30 miles back to Hart’s Pass
