California Section I - Page 1 2 8m 2 8m 2 0m 2 91000m 2 92000m 294000m 2 8m 41 9m 41 9m California Section I - 74.4 miles 948 may be the last water northbound until McCabe Start - Hwy 120 [Tuolumne Meadow], mile 942.5 End - Hwy 108 [Sonora Pass], mile 1016.9 Creek in 7.9 miles. Elevation Gain +14,441' Elevation Loss -13,378' Elevation Change +1,063' No camping within 4 miles of Tuolumne Meadows. 41 9m 41 9m These maps are provided as a free service to PCT hikers. I believe the information is accurate but they may contain errors. The maps are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY RRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FIESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOS -Halfmile 41 94000m 41 94000m 41 95000m 41 95000m 41 96000m 41 96000m 41 9m 41 9m Hwy120 - Highway 120 - mi 942.5-8596 ft TuolumneCG - Tuolumne Meadows Campground, walk-in sites, water, 3/10 mile SW of PCT mile 942.5. - mi 942.5-8624 ft TuolumneStore - Tuolumne Meadows Store, 3/10 mile SW of PCT mile 942.5. - mi 942.5-8577 ft GT0943 - Trail gate - mi 942.8-8591 ft JMT0943 - John Muir Trail to Yosemite Valley - mi 943.2-8604 ft TR0945 - Young Lake trail junction - mi 944.5-8620 ft WR0947 - Wooden bridge over Tuolumne River - mi 947-8303 ft TR0948 - McGee Lake trail junction - mi 948.1-7975 ft TR0948B - Trail junction to Glen Aulin campground over a wooden bridge. Water, bear lockers, outhouse nearby. - mi 948.3-7883 ft 948 - Glen Aulin backpacker campground. Water from nearby creek, bear lockers, outhouse nearby. - mi 948.3-7890 ft ---------- created 2 8m 2 8m 2 8m 2 0m 2 91000m miles 2 92000m Copyright 2016 Halfmile Media 294000m 13 12/27/15
California Section I - Page 2 2 8m 2 8m 2 0m 2 92000m 2 92000m 41 9m 42 00000m 42 00000m 42 01000m 42 01000m 42 02000m 42 02000m 42 03000m 42 03000m 42 04000m 42 04000m 42 05000m 42 05000m 42 06000m 42 06000m 2 8m created 2 86000m 2 8m 2 8m 2 8m 2 0m miles Copyright 2015 Halfmile Media 02/09/15
California Section I - Page 3 2 85000m 2 86000m 2 8m 2 8m 2 8m 2 0m 2 92000m 42 0m TR0955 - McCabe Lake trail junction - mi 955.1-9106 ft 0956 - Ford a creek. In dry years this may be the first water north of Glen Aulin. - mi 956.2-8531 ft TR0956 - Summit Pass, Virginia Pass trail junction. - mi 956.2 8533 ft 0957 - Stream - mi 957.3-8751 ft 0960 - Miller Lake - mi 959.8-9467 ft TR0962 - Burro Pass trail junction - mi 962-8499 ft 0962 - Ford a creek - mi 962.1-8474 ft 0962B - Small stream - mi 962.1-8473 ft 0962C - Stream next to trail. - mi 962.5-8456 ft 963 - Campsite near small stream. - mi 963.1-8446 ft 0964 - Stream - mi 963.8-8917 ft 0964B - Small creek - mi 964.2-8983 ft 965 - Last ford of Wilson Creek, small tent site nearby. mi 965.3-9469 ft 0965 - Creek near switchback. - mi 965.4-9502 ft 42 06000m 42 0m 42 0m 42 0m 42 0m 42 0m 42 m 42 m 42 m 42 m 0956 may be the last water southbound until Glen Aulin in 7.9 miles. created 2 85000m 2 86000m 2 8m 2 8m 2 8m miles 2 0m Copyright 2015 Halfmile Media 2 91000m 02/10/15
California Section I - Page 4 2 7m 2 0m 2 81000m 2 82000m 2 83000m 2 84000m 42 0m 42 0m 42 0m 42 0m 42 m 42 m 42 m 42 m 42 m 42 13000m BensonPass - Benson Pass - mi 966.4-10125 ft 0967 - Small trail side creek - mi 967-9753 ft 968 - Small campsite - mi 967.9-9305 ft 0968 - Ford a small creek. - mi 967.9-9283 ft 968 - Smedberg Lake, dispersed camping nearby. - mi 968.4-9219 ft TR0970 - Rodgers Lake, Neill Lake trail junction. - mi 969.5-9454 ft TR0970B - Pleasant Valley, Pate Valley trail junctions. - mi 969.8-9387 ft 972 - Creek, several campsites nearby. - mi 971.5-8247 ft 0972 - Ford a creek - mi 972.3-7682 ft 0973 - Piute Creek, may be a difficult ford early in the season - mi 972.6-7601 ft TR0973 - Benson Lake Trail, lake and campsites 4/10 mile SW. - mi 972.7-7601 ft 0973B - Ford a creek. - mi 973.3-7999 ft 0975 - Small lake - mi 974.8-9002 ft 42 13000m 2 7m 42 m 2 7m created 2 7m 2 7m 2 7m 2 0m 2 81000m miles 2 82000m 2 83000m Copyright 2015 Halfmile Media 2 84000m 02/09/15
California Section I - Page 5 2 74000m 2 75000m 2 76000m 2 7m 2 7m 27m 42 m 0972 - Ford a creek - mi 972.3-7682 ft 0973 - Piute Creek, may be a difficult ford early in the season. - mi 972.6-7601 ft TR0973 - Benson Lake Trail, lake and campsites 4/10 mile SW. - mi 972.7-7601 ft 0973B - Ford a creek. - mi 973.3-7999 ft 0975 - Small lake - mi 974.8-9002 ft 0975B - Small lake - mi 975.4-9119 ft TR0976 - Rock Island Pass, Buckeye Pass trail junctions. - mi 976.2-8822 ft 0978 - Small creek - mi 978.2-8299 ft TR0980 - Bear Valley, Yosemite Valley, Pleasant Valley trail junction. - mi 979.7-7978 ft 0980 - Ford Rancheria Creek (sometimes difficult early season). mi 979.8-7973 ft 0981 - Seasonal Stream - mi 981.5-8473 ft 982 - Stream, campsite nearby. - mi 982.4-7752 ft 42 m 42 m 42 m 42 13000m 42 13000m 42 14000m 42 14000m 42 15000m 42 15000m 42 16000m 42 16000m created 2 74000m 2 75000m 2 76000m 2 7m 2 7m 27m miles Copyright 2016 Halfmile Media 12/27/15
California Section I - Page 6 272000m 0985 - Creek - mi 985.5-8358 ft TR0986 - Tiltill Valley trail junction - mi 985.5-8363 ft TR0986B - Bond Pass trail junction - mi 985.6-8384 ft 0986 - Small lake - mi 985.8-8403 ft 987 - Wilma Lake (sometimes incorrectly named Wilmer Lake), campsites. This lake has a history of name changes on maps and trail signs. The lake is named after Wilma Seavey, daughter of Clyde L. Seavey. - mi 986.9-7958 ft 987B - Ford Falls Creek, campsites. - mi 987.4-7959 ft TR0987 - Laurel Lake trail junction - mi 987.4-7959 ft TR0989 - Tilden Lake trail junction (lake is 1.5 mi E). - mi 989.1 8172 ft 42 15000m 42 15000m 42 16000m 42 16000m 42 1m 42 1m 42 1m 42 1m 42 1m 42 1m 42 20000m 42 20000m 42 21000m 42 21000m 2 6m created 2 6m 272000m miles Copyright 2016 Halfmile Media 12/27/15
California Section I - Page 7 42 22000m 42 22000m 42 23000m 42 23000m 42 24000m 42 24000m 42 25000m 42 25000m 42 26000m 42 26000m 42 2m 42 2m 42 2m 42 2m 0995 - Trailside stream - mi 995-8998 ft TR0996 - Bond Pass trail junction - mi 995.7-9337 ft created miles Copyright 2015 Halfmile Media 02/10/15
California Section I - Page 8 2 74000m 2 75000m 27m 42 33000m 42 34000m 42 35000m 996 - Dorothy Lake, campsite nearby. - mi 996.4-9408 ft YosemiteNP - Yosemite National Park northern boundary. Entering Hoover Wilderness. - mi 997.1-9531 ft 0998 - Lake Harriet - mi 998.3-9247 ft 0998B - Seasonal stream - mi 998.4-9188 ft 998 - Small campsite - mi 998.5-9179 ft 0999 - Second crossing, Cascade Creek, single log bridge. mi - 999-9049 ft 0999B - Small lake - mi 999.4-9044 ft TR0999 - West Walker River trail junction - mi 999.5-9041 ft TR1000 - Cinko Lake trail junction - mi 1000.3 8929 ft TR1002-2nd trail to Cinko Lake. - mi 1002.2 8675 ft 1002 - Creek with a wooden bridge. - mi 1002.4-8590 ft CS1003 - Campsite - mi 1002.8-8599 ft WalkenMdw - Walken Meadow - mi 1003-8565 ft 1003 - Seasonal water uphill from the trail. - mi 1003.3-8584 ft 42 2m 42 2m 42 2m 42 30000m 42 30000m 42 31000m 42 31000m 42 32000m 42 32000m 42 33000m 42 34000m 42 35000m created 2 74000m 2 75000m 2 76000m miles Copyright 2016 Halfmile Media 12/27/15
California Section I - Page 9 2 74000m 2 75000m 2 75000m 42 40000m 1003 - Seasonal water uphill from the trail. - mi 1003.3-8584 ft CS1004 - Campsite - mi 1003.9-8552 ft CS1006 - Stream, campsites nearby. Last creek northbound in Kennedy Canyon. - mi 1005.9-9063 ft 1006 - Stream - mi 1006.5-9245 ft TR1007 - Emigrant Pass trail junction - mi 1007.1-9713 ft TR1009 - Leavitt Lake trail junction - mi 1008.9-10583 ft 42 35000m 42 35000m 42 36000m 42 36000m 42 3m 42 3m 42 3m 42 3m 42 3m 42 3m 42 40000m North Bound Water Alert! Next water after CS1006 is 1016 [Sardine Creek] in 10.4 miles. created miles contour interval 40 & 80 feet Copyright 2015 Halfmile Media 02/09/15
California Section I - Page 10 Northern Kennedy Meadows is 9.1 miles W on Hwy 108, then 1 mile S on Kennedy Meadows Rd Bridgeport is 14.7 miles SE on Hwy 108, then 16.8 miles S on Hwy 395 EmigrantWild - Northern boundary of Emigrant Wilderness. - mi 1014.6-10871 ft 1016 - First creek after Kennedy Canyon. - mi 1016.3 9839 ft Hwy108 - Highway 108, Sonora Pass. - mi 1016.9-9655 ft TH1017 - Paved road to Sonora Pass trailhead parking. - mi 1017.1-9618 ft CarsonIceberg - Carson-Iceberg Wilderness boundary - mi 1017.1-9632 ft ---------Bridgeport [mile 1016.9] is a small town 31.5 miles SE of the PCT with motels, restaurants, grocery, laundry, ATM, pay phones and a post office. Bridgeport Post Office [open M-F 8-12 & 1-4; 760-932-7991] (Hiker Name) c/o General Delivery Bridgeport, CA 93517 ---------Northern Kennedy Meadows [mile 1016.9] is a pack station and resort 10.1 miles W of the PCT with cabins [often full], a restaurant, WiFi, a nearby Forest Service campground and a small store that accepts hiker resupply packages [$10+ fee] shipped by UPS only. (Hiker Name) c/o Kennedy Meadows Resort and Pack Station 57 miles East of Sonora on Hwy 108 Sonora, CA 95370 KM Pack Station phone: 209-965-3911; 209-965-3900 Website: www.kennedymeadows.com ---------www.sonorapassresupply.com is a business that will meet you at the Sonora Pass Trail Head Picnic Area [mile 1017.1] with your resupply package. They also ship resupply packages to various locations along the trail. 42 46000m 42 43000m 42 44000m South Bound Water Alert! Next water after 1016 is CS1006 [Creek in Kennedy Canyon] in 10.4 miles. 42 45000m 42 40000m 42 40000m 42 41000m 42 41000m 42 42000m 42 42000m 42 43000m 42 44000m 42 45000m 42 46000m 2 6m created 2 6m miles contour interval 40 & 80 feet Copyright 2016 Halfmile Media 02/09/15
California Section I Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 6000 13000 +110 323 +61 37 TR0 +44 429 944 94 09 8 47 945 TR0 955 Tuo lu GT0 mnes 94 tore JMT 3 094 3 Elevation (feet) +615 165 946 948 California Section I PCT Mile +339 116 +243 34 950 +270 663 952 6000 956 954 Page 3 13000 Page 4 Pas 956 958 +542 80 960 962 California Section I PCT Mile Page 4 TR0 +879 +0 964 +303 874 +377 359 966 968 970 Page 5 972 974 +132 841 976 California Section I PCT Mile 1 +114 495 978 Page 6 982 098 098 +803 151 0 097 8 TR0 976 097 097 +904 431 +800 881 980 +785 182 982 Page 7 Page 8 6000 984 +161 490 986 Copyright 2018 Tom 66 Reid 989 Yos 6000 984 +239 +0 988 099 5 +502 613 TR0 987 987 B 09 85 098 6 TR0 996 996 enp +64 1392 emi t 6000 970 0 972 097 3 097 3 B 972 5B 5 Elevation (feet) 970 8 096 968 7 096 5 +192 1194 09 62B 096 2C 963 09 64 096 4B 095 +516 291 Elevation (feet) +803 37 096 0 096 095 6 7 Ben son Elevation (feet) s +217 +0 990 PCT Mile +257 +0 992 +605 +0 994 +158 172 996 6000 998
Elevation (feet) Elevation (feet) California Section I 13000 13000 Page 8 Page 9 0999 0999B 0998B TR1002 1002 CS1003 WalkenMdw 1003 TR1000 CS1004 +18 +143 +80 +541 +1044 +585 +426 386 365 293 38 +0 169 145 998 1000 1002 1004 1006 1008 1010 1012 California Section I PCT Mile CS1006 1006 TR1007 13000 13000 Page 10 EmigrantWild 1016 +403 +116 434 866 1012 1014 1016 PCT Mile TR1009 Copyright 2018 Tom 66 Reid