Timeline of Changes to the Trail and Community: Pacific Crest Trail

2022

• The campground and services at Tuolumne Meadows is closed. As of 2021, it is scheduled to reopen in the summer of 2024.

2021

• Shanda Berto, operator of the Seiad Valley Cafe, passed away.
• Burney Mountain Guest Ranch has been sold to new owners who are not offering hiker services.
• Big Lake Youth Camp is not offering hiker services this year due to COVID-19.
• September 10: Liz Bergeron, Executive Director and CEO of the PCTA, announces her upcoming retirement.
• Zero Day Resupply is closed for 2021 due to procurement issues.
• Montezuma Valley Market is closed after a fire. The owners intend to reopen.
• Ravensong's Roost has been sold to new owners.

2020

• Etna Hiker Hut is no longer open.
• Hiker Heaven is now a limited availability AirBnB accommodation.
• Casa de Luna is no longer open.
• This is the last year Scout and Frodo will be providing trail angel services.
• Implementation of permit caps for hikers starting near the northern terminus (15 starts per day, June 1 - July 31).
• Implementation of Southern Sierra Continuous Travel rule.
• The grocery store in Agua Dulce, California is now closed.
• Big Lake Youth Camp is not offering hiker services this year due to COVID-19.
• Etna Creek Outfitters is now open in Etna, California.
• The Warner Springs Community Center in Warner Springs, California, is reducing the services offered to hikers.

2019

• This was Hiker Heaven's last year offering services.
• This was Casa de Luna's last year offering services.
• Sonora Pass Resupply is now permanently closed.

2018

• The outfitter at Mt. Laguna is now closed.
• Montezuma Valley Market is now open and serving hikers in Warner Springs, California.
• Shreks's Place has permanently closed.
• Bus service is now available between the PCT and Mt. Shasta, California.
• The Kennedy Meadows General Store is under new ownership.

2017

• Andrea Dinsmore, the trail angel who ran Hiker Haven near Skykomish, Washington, passed away in December. Hiker Haven continues to host some hikers, but far fewer than before Andrea's passing.
• Ziggy and The Bear, well-known trail angels in the Desert section, are no longer offering services.
• Bear canisters are now required in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
• Triple Crown Outfitters, a new outfitter in Kennedy Meadows, California is now open.
• Two PCT hikers, Chaocui Wang and Rika Morita, died in the Sierra Nevada while attempting water crossings

2015

• This is the last year for the ADZPCTKO, an annual event since 1999.

2014

• The film, Wild, written by Cheryl Strayed and starring Reese Witherspoon is released, significantly increasing both awareness and popularity of the PCT.

2008

• The first PCT Days event is held.
• The PCTA announced an agreement for 37 miles of the PCT to be re-routed through Tejon Ranch, avoiding the exposed Mojave Desert that follows the Los Angeles Aqueduct and winds past a nearby windfarm. The project remains stalled due to legal issues.

TODO

• When did the Ashland Hostel in Ashland, Oregon, close?
• When did Callahan's Mountain Lodge near Ashland, Oregon change ownership?
• When did the 'mandatory donation trail angel' near Belden stop offering services?
• Is Wits End in Tehachapi, California still offering services?
• When and by whom have PCT FKTs been set? Check fastestknowntime.com.