Pacific Crest Trail: OR Section 3

ORPCT03

Dist: 45.37 mi	Points: 1095	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

PCT1147

Location: 42.395782°, -122.291435°
From OR 140, head NE on PCT. Side trip: Hitch L to visit restaurant at Fish Lake Resort 2 mi. away

PCT1148

Location: 42.396549°, -122.289970°
Cross a nicely-flowing creek

PCT1149

Location: 42.431885°, -122.261719°
Go L @ trail jct.

PCT1150

Location: 42.433582°, -122.268700°
Keep straight @ jct. with spur leading to Freye Lake

PCT1151

Location: 42.471699°, -122.280167°
Stay straight; N tip of Fourmile Lake stretches out to the E

PCT1152

Location: 42.505634°, -122.253967°
Pass Christi's Spring

PCT1153

Location: 42.513767°, -122.230751°
Stay straight on official PCT. Worthy alternate: Bear L onto Red Lake Trail to travel alongside many scenic lakes; only 0.1 mi. longer than the official trail

PCT1154

Location: 42.538715°, -122.241219°
Set up camp at Red Lake

PCT1155

Location: 42.549068°, -122.229836°
Stay straight; Red Lake Trail rejoins the PCT

PCT1156

Location: 42.558018°, -122.218803°
Bear L to stay on PCT, which travels the ridge above this lake-filled area. Scenic alternate: Follow Sky Lakes side trail to the NE past small lakes with abundant campsites; a fair amount of ups and downs

PCT1157

Location: 42.641918°, -122.211983°
Stay straight @ jct. where Sky Lakes Trail meets up with PCT; savor views of Lucifer from the Devils Peak shoulder

PCT1158

Location: 42.648968°, -122.207466°
Cross creek with nice camp

PCT1159

Location: 42.653683°, -122.205048°
Creek crossing

PCT1160

Location: 42.657516°, -122.206581°
Creek crossing

PCT1161

Location: 42.654350°, -122.211716°
Cross creek

PCT1162

Location: 42.656368°, -122.213753°
Go R @ Seven Lakes Trail jct.

PCT1163

Location: 42.657551°, -122.212334°
Cross creek

PCT1164

Location: 42.663883°, -122.208801°
Go straight; Seven Lakes Trail enters from the L

PCT1165

Location: 42.668434°, -122.201286°
Cross Honeymoon Creek

PCT1166

Location: 42.683182°, -122.172318°
Stay straight @ jct. with Sevenmile Trail

PCT1167

Location: 42.685268°, -122.171715°
Continue straight @ jct. with Middle Fork Basin Trail that leads to Ranger Springs

PCT1168

Location: 42.708416°, -122.187950°
Stay straight, heading NW toward Maude Mtn.

PCT1169

Location: 42.736801°, -122.195686°
Keep straight @ jct. with spur to Jack Spring

PCT1170

Location: 42.757118°, -122.196930°
R @ Y

PCT1171

Location: 42.800999°, -122.175865°
Enter Crater Lake NP

PCT1172

Location: 42.816002°, -122.179565°
Stay L @ Pumice Flat Trail jct.; trail register

PCT1173

Location: 42.816051°, -122.180817°
Stay R @ Stuart Falls Trail jct.

PCT1174

Location: 42.841618°, -122.194984°
Go straight @ jct. with Union Peak Trail

PCT1175

Location: 42.871284°, -122.180183°
OR 62; for Mazama Store, turn right on highway, walk down until the road takes a sharp turn; at that point you'll see a guard rail on the left side of the road. the most direct route to the store is to leave from this guardrail and walk down the very steep embankment.

PCT1176

Location: 42.867332°, -122.166946°
Mazama Village Store offers showers, laundry, camping, all-you-can-eat restaurant. Don't linger too long, Crater Lake awaits. <p></p>More PCT: <a href="http://backpacker.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?TripID=29026">Next Section</a> | <a href="http://backpacker.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?TripID=29022">Previous Section</a>

Trail register at Pumice Flats

Location: 42.815609°, -122.179222°
©Jack Haskel