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Mount Hood Chapter
Pacific Crest Trail Association
The mission of the Pacific Crest Trail Association is to protect, preserve, and promote the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as an internationally significant resource for the enjoyment of hikers and equestrians, and for the value that wild and scenic lands provide to all people.
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Welcome to the home page for the Mount Hood Chapter of the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Our volunteers maintain the 221 miles of PCT between Midway Meadows south of Washington's Goat Rocks Wilderness and Park Ridge in Oregon's Mount Jefferson Wilderness. Trail work is fun and can be as easy or hard as you wish to make it. Our volunteers range in age from teens to eighties. No experience is necessary; crew leaders will instruct you on the job. Volunteers who participate in two or more work parties earn a free Northwest Forest Pass for the following year. To volunteer for a trail maintenance project*, click the "Sign up" link next to the project in the calendar or send an e-mail to the volunteer coordinator, . You can also join our e-mail distribution list to be informed of upcoming volunteer trail maintenance projects a few weeks in advance. After signing up for a project, please review the Job Hazard Analysis for a safe experience on the trail. |
Want to backpack, enjoy the scenic Cascade Mountains, give back to the trails you love, AND enjoy FREE gourmet meals? The Windigo Volunteer Trail Crew still has spots available for volunteers this summer! Volunteer for 4 days and 3 nights of backpacking and doing trail work, near the Three Sisters Wilderness, OR. (Please be able to hike 7 miles in a day, Work can be strenuous but self-paced). 2009 Windigo Crew dates are:
July 17-20, 24-27, 31-3
August 7-10, 14-17, 21-24, 28-31
September 4-7, 11- 14
For more information or to sign up contact Rudi Romaine, PCTA Windigo Crew Trail Advisor at rromaine@pcta.org or 812-340-1456
2009 Calendar
| Date | Description | |
| July 8 | South of Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. 6 Maintainers Needed for Non-Wilderness Log Out. Williams Mine Trail Head. Forest Service Road #23 to Wilderness Boundary. Easy Hiking. Approximately 2 Miles. Crew leader: Bob Arkes. | |
| July 10-12 | Joe Graham Horse Camp to Jude Lake, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon. The North Valley Chapter of Oregon Equestrian Trails will be performing annual maintenance on their section of PCT using multiple crews accessing the PCT from different trailheads. Crew leader: Becky Wolf. | |
| July 10-16 | Buck Peak, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon. This AmeriCorps project will entail brushing and reconstructing slumped tread. Project Difficulty is Level 2 - 3, daily hike distance from camp to worksite is 1 - 2 miles. Volunteers will backpack to Buck Camp location. Water is from a nearby spring. Contact: Jennifer Tripp, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. | Signup |
| July 11 | Wahtum Lake, Hatfield Wilderness, Mount Hood National Forest. Drive out and car camp Friday night, July 10. BREAKFAST PROVIDED. Cross cut sawing, scouting and tread work. Up to ten volunteers needed. Crew Leader: John Vhay, aka busdriverjohn | |
| July 12 | Timberline Lodge to Paradise Park, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon. Season's first logout. Hiking distances will vary based on the temperment of the snow and the trees. We'll be using crosscut saws as this is designated wilderness. Six sawyers with an "A" certification or better are needed. If you'd like to camp at Alpine Campground the night before, that makes for a 1 mile drive to the worksite. Dinner will be provided. We will also need 6 certified dishwashers to clean up. Crew Leader: Ruth Weston. | |
| July 24-26 | South of Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. 6 Maintainers Needed for Wilderness Log Out. Williams Mine Trail Head. Wilderness Boundary to Horseshoe Meadow. Moderate to Difficult Hiking. Approximately 6 to 8 Miles. Car Camp at Williams Mine Trail Head. Some Meals Provided. Crew leader: Bob Arkes. | |
| August 2-8 | Eagle Creek, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon. 12 volunteers needed. Work level moderate to difficult, Backpacking involved. Work involves brushing, root removal and tread repair of the south half of the Eagle Creek Trail, from Tunnel Falls to Wahtum Lake. Base camp will be at Wahtum Lake where this favored alternative of the Pacific Crest Trail down to Cascade Locks begins. The trail descends from 3800 feet. Years of neglect have left it badly eroded and new fill and water bars will be needed in many places. Side springs and seasonal creeks will require the wearing of water resistant footwear. Hand tools will be used in the Hatfield Wilderness. Removal of debris and cables from an abandoned fire lookout site will be done before leaving Wednesday for rest and recuperation at Hood River that evening. | Signup |
| August 10-15 | Paradise Park, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon. This AmeriCorps project will entail improving drainage and repairing rutted tread in the Mt. Hood Wilderness. Project Difficulty is Level 2 - 3. The backcountry camp is located at Paradise Park near historic Timberline Lodge and Ramona Falls. Daily hike distance from camp to worksite is 1 - 2 miles. Contact: Jennifer Tripp, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. | Signup |
| August 15 | North and south of Road 2000, Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Washington. 10 volunteers needed for tread work and brushing on the PCT north and south of Road 2000. Crew leader: Roberta Cobb. | |
| August 18-25 | Horseshoe Meadow. AmeriCorps project. Details to follow. | |
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