Halfmile's Pacific Crest Trail Notes - Tuolumne Meadows to Ashland, OR Mile NB Mile SB Description Waypoint Elev Map 942.5 1710.6 Highway 120 Hwy120 8,596 1008p15 942.5 1710.6 Tuolumne Meadows Campground, walk-in sites, water, 3/10 mile SW TuolumneCG 8,624 1008p15 of PCT. 942.5 1710.6 Tuolumne Meadows [3/10 mi W] has a snack bar, surprisingly well TuolumneStore 8,577 1008p15 stocked camp store, Post Office [209-372-8236], campground with backpacker campsites and yarts.com bus service. Snow may delay the opening during high snow years. 3/10 mile W of the PCT on Hwy 20 [AKA Tioga Road]. ----- COVID NOTE: In March, Yosemite NPS announced the Tuolumne Meadows Campground opening is delayed until July 15, due to COVID. No official word on when (or if) the Tuolumne Meadows store or Post Office will open. ----- Tuolumne Meadows Post Office [Open M-F 9-5, Sa 9-12]: (Your Name) c/o General Delivery Tuolumne Meadows Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 ----- Tuolumne Meadows is a common PCT hiker resupply stop. 942.8 1710.3 Trail gate GT0943 8,591 1008p15 943.2 1709.9 John Muir Trail to Yosemite Valley. JMT0943 8,604 1008p15 943.2 1709.9 Budd Creek, bridge, water, Tenaya Lake Trail junction 200 feet W, 1.5 BuddCreek 8,599 miles S of PCT on the JMT. 943.2 1709.9 Cathedral Creek, water, 3 miles S of PCT on the JMT. CathedralCreek 9,135 943.2 1709.9 Cathedral Lake Trail junction, 4.4 miles S of PCT on the JMT. CathedralLkTR 9,435 943.2 1709.9 Clouds Rest Trail junction, 9 miles S of PCT on the JMT. CloudsRestTR 9,316 943.2 1709.9 2nd trail junction to Clouds Rest, 15.6 miles S of PCT on the JMT. CloudsRestTR2 7,166 943.2 1709.9 Forsyth Trail junction, 13.5 miles S of PCT on the JMT. ForsythTR 8,010 943.2 1709.9 Half Dome Trail junction, 16.2 miles S of PCT on the JMT. HalfDomeTR 6,980 943.2 1709.9 Happy Isle, paved road, 22.5 miles S of PCT on the JMT. HappyIsle 4,029 943.2 1709.9 Highway 120, paved, 6/10 mile S of PCT on JMT. HWY120B 8,587 943.2 1709.9 Illilouette Trail junction, 19.2 miles S of PCT on the JMT. IllilouetteTR 6,009 943.2 1709.9 Campsite, 9.4 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTCS09B 9,334 943.2 1709.9 Campsite, 15.7 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTCS15B 7,097 943.2 1709.9 Campsite, 15.9 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTCS15C 7,056 943.2 1709.9 Tuolumne River, bridge, 3/10 mile S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWA01 8,591 1008p15 943.2 1709.9 Trailside spring, 3.3 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWA03 9,323 943.2 1709.9 Stream, 8 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWA08 9,350 943.2 1709.9 Seasonal stream, 9 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWA09 9,317 943.2 1709.9 Stream, water, 9.4 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWA09B 9,305 943.2 1709.9 Trailside stream, 11 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWA11 9,199 943.2 1709.9 Sunrise Creek, 14.8 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWA14B 7,524 943.2 1709.9 Merced River, bridge above Nevada Fall, 18.9 miles S of PCT on the JMTWA18 5,928 JMT. These notes are provided as a free service to PCT hikers. I believe the information is accurate but they may contain errors. The notes are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Page 1 - send updates to [email protected] © 2021 - www.pctmap.net - 4/7/2021 Halfmile's Pacific Crest Trail Notes - Tuolumne Meadows to Ashland, OR Mile NB Mile SB Description Waypoint Elev Map 943.2 1709.9 Merced River, bridge, drinking fountain, restroom nearby, 21.5 miles S JMTWA21 4,388 of PCT on the JMT. 943.2 1709.9 Campsite, 5 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWACS05 9,604 943.2 1709.9 Seasonal Sunrise Creek, campsite, 11.8 miles S of JMT on the JMT. JMTWACS11B 8,551 943.2 1709.9 Campsite, nearby stream, 14.1 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWACS14 7,809 943.2 1709.9 Water, campsites, 15.5 miles S of PCT on the JMT. JMTWACS15 7,176 943.2 1709.9 Little Yosemite Valley Backpacker Campground, 17.6 miles S of PCT JMTWACS17 6,129 on the JMT. 943.2 1709.9 Merced Lake Trail junction, 13.6 miles S of PCT on the JMT. MercedLakeTR 7,954 943.2 1709.9 2nd trail junction to Merced Lake, 17.7 miles S of PCT on the JMT. MercedLakeTR2 6,121 943.2 1709.9 Mist Trail junction, 21.3 miles S of PCT on the JMT. MistTR 4,579 943.2 1709.9 Soda Spring Trail junction, 2/10 mi S of PCT on the JMT. SodaSpringTR 8,596 1008p15 943.2 1709.9 Sunrise High Sierra Trail Camp, backpacker campground, water, 8.9 SunriseCamp 9,320 miles S of PCT on the JMT. 943.2 1709.9 Tenaya Lake Trail junction, 1.6 miles S of PCT on the JMT. TenayaLakeTR 8,601 943.2 1709.9 Vernal Falls trail junction, 18.7 miles S of PCT on the JMT. VernalFallsTR 5,977 943.2 1709.9 2nd trail junction to Vernal Falls, 20 miles S of PCT on the JMT. VernalFallsTR2 5,500 943.2 1709.9 Trail junction to Visitor Center, 7/10 mile S of PCT on the JMT. VisitorCntrTR 8,602 944.5 1708.6 Young Lake Trail junction TR0945 8,620 1008p15 947.0 1706.1 Wooden bridge over Tuolumne River. WA0947 8,303 1008p14 948.1 1705.0 McGee Lake Trail junction TR0948 7,975 1008p14 948.3 1704.8 Trail junction to Glen Aulin campground over a wooden bridge. Water, TR0948B 7,883 1008p14 bear lockers, outhouse nearby. 948.3 1704.8 Glen Aulin backpacker campground. Water from nearby creek, bear WACS0948 7,890 1008p14 lockers, outhouse nearby. 955.1 1698.0 McCabe Lake Trail junction TR0955 9,106 1008p14 956.2 1696.9 Ford a creek. In dry years this may be the first water N of Glen Aulin. WA0956 8,531 1008p14 956.2 1696.9 Summit Pass, Virginia Pass Trail junction. TR0956 8,533 1008p14 957.3 1695.8 Stream WA0957 8,751 1008p14 959.8 1693.3 Miller Lake WA0960 9,467 1008p14 962.0 1691.1 Burro Pass Trail junction TR0962 8,499 1008p14 962.1 1691.0 Ford a creek WA0962 8,474 1008p14 962.1 1691.0 Small stream WA0962B 8,473 1008p14 962.5 1690.6 Stream next to trail. WA0962C 8,456 1008p14 963.1 1690.0 Campsite near small stream. WACS0963 8,446 1008p14 963.8 1689.3 Stream WA0964 8,917 1008p14 964.2 1688.9 Small creek WA0964B 8,983 1008p14 965.3 1687.8 Last ford of Wilson Creek, small tent site nearby. WACS0965 9,469 1008p14 965.4 1687.7 Creek near switchback. WA0965 9,502 1008p14 966.4 1686.7 Benson Pass BensonPass 10,125 1008p14 967.0 1686.1 Small trail side creek WA0967 9,753 1008p14 967.9 1685.2 Small campsite CS0968 9,305 1008p14 Page 2 - send updates to [email protected] © 2021 - www.pctmap.net - 4/7/2021 Halfmile's Pacific Crest Trail Notes - Tuolumne Meadows to Ashland, OR Mile NB Mile SB Description Waypoint Elev Map 967.9 1685.2 Ford a small creek. WA0968 9,283 1008p14 968.4 1684.7 Smedberg Lake, dispersed camping nearby. WACS0968 9,219 1008p14 969.5 1683.6 Rodgers Lake, Neill Lake Trail junction. TR0970 9,454 1008p14 969.8 1683.3 Pleasant Valley, Pate Valley Trail junctions. TR0970B 9,387 1008p14 971.5 1681.6 Creek, several campsites nearby. WACS0972 8,247 1008p14 972.3 1680.8 Ford a creek WA0972 7,682 1008p14 972.6 1680.5 Piute Creek, may be a difficult ford early in the season. WA0973 7,601 1008p13 972.7 1680.4 Benson Lake Trail, lake and campsites 4/10 mile SW. TR0973 7,601 1008p13 973.3 1679.8 Ford a creek. WA0973B 7,999 1008p13 974.8 1678.3 Small lake WA0975 9,002 1008p13 975.4 1677.7 Small lake WA0975B 9,119 1008p13 976.2 1676.9 Rock Island Pass, Buckeye Pass Trail junctions. TR0976 8,822 1008p13 978.2 1674.9 Small creek WA0978 8,299 1008p13 979.7 1673.4 Bear Valley, Yosemite Valley, Pleasant Valley Trail junction. TR0980 7,978 1008p13 979.8 1673.3 Ford Kerrick Creek [sometimes difficult early season]. WA0980 7,973 1008p13 981.5 1671.6 Seasonal stream WA0981 8,473 1008p13 982.4 1670.7 Stream, campsite nearby. WACS0982 7,752 1008p13 985.5 1667.6 Small lake WA0985 8,358 1008p13 985.5 1667.6 Tiltill Valley Trail junction TR0986 8,363 1008p13 985.6 1667.5 Bond Pass Trail junction TR0986B 8,384 1008p13 985.8 1667.3 Small lake WA0986 8,403 1008p13 986.9 1666.2 Wilma Lake [sometimes incorrectly named Wilmer Lake], campsites. WACS0987 7,958 1008p13 This lake has a history of name changes on maps and trail signs.