The total distance hiked on six moving days is about 40 miles with a total elevation gain of about 10,000 feet. Pack animals will carry our gear while we enjoy the scenery with only day packs. There are four layover days on the trail plus another two days car camping at Rock Creek for acclimation, which gives a total of 12 days for the entire trip."
For more information, or to register for this trip go to Sierra Club Outings.
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Wilderness permits for our guests are issued from our commercial quota, NOT from the general public quota.
We offer backcountry, mountain travel for the hiker who wants to enjoy the wilderness for longer than his or her back can carry the needed supplies. We prepare your food and our packers break camp and transport your gear to a pre-arranged spot on moving days. Guests may bring 30 lbs. of personal gear (includes sleeping bag) and we provide the tents, toilet, camp chairs, tables, meals and staff for your travel in the wilderness.
Our back yard includes Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Golden Trout Wilderness, Hoover Wilderness, and the Sierra and Inyo National Forests. We service the Pacific Crest Trail, John Muir Trail, and adjacent areas from as far south as Lone Pine and north to Sonora Pass including, but not limited to, trailheads at Horseshoe Meadow, Onion Valley, South Lake, Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes, Tuolumne Meadow, Virginia Lakes, and Twin Lakes.
We offer everything from five-day, short-move traveling trips to a month-long trek covering the entire John Muir Trail. Join other hikers on open hiking trips or form your own group for an all-inclusive private custom trip. We work with your interests, capabilities, dietary needs, and schedule to create your ideal wilderness adventure.
We can also connect you with private groups willing to add hikers to their trips.
Call us at (760) 872-8331 or email us to discuss your schedule and preferred itinerary.
Please note, the following fees are per person: $15.00 monitoring fee, $5 wilderness permit reservation fee, 3% outfitters fee, and 8% regulatory fee. |
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9 to 12 persons | $385 |
5 to 8 persons | $425 |
**Please note that a trip with less than five people, will pay for a minimum of five. For trips in Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, there will be a 3% monitoring fee in addition to the USFS fee of 2%. |
If you would like to have your gear dropped at a campsite, while you hike in, we can accomodate you! Our DUNNAGE option may be exactly what you need. Have a look at the video slide show one of our guests created!
If you would like to include some riders in your group, or you would like to hire stock and a packer, but provide your own food and cook for yourself, please review these options:
All-EXPENSE PACK TRIP and
CONTINUOUS HIRE OF STOCK & PACKER.
Or SPOT TRIPS may interest you.
Here's what one of our repeat-guests has to say about her travels with Rock Creek Pack Station:
"As a former backpacker, it embarrassed me at first to have to rely on pack animals to carry my gear, but my joints wouldn't allow me the pride of
independence. What I found, though, is the crews have a love for the mountain that equals my own and they take much better care of the
environment than any backpacker I've hiked with. All trash packed out, deep pits are dug for the latrines, the ashes from fire are buried, and the pine
needles are scattered so there is no evidence we were there. They truly left only footprints behind." --G. H., CALIFORNIA, 2005
Here is a description of hiking with pack stock from a frequent guest:
The smell of fresh coffee on a wood fired stove; the muffled sound of mules munching their morning grain;
quiet words of reassurance as the packers groom and tack the stock in preparation for the day's move.
That is the alarm clock that awakens you to a new morning of hiking with pack stock.
You pack up your duffle and take down your tent between sips of fresh hot coffee (or tea/cocoa)...more
You can email us, also.
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