[pct-l] Wilderness Areas and Dogs

[AsABat]

Yes, you enter the San Jacinto Wilderness near Fobes, BUT this is the
USFS jurisdiction, and dogs ARE allowed there IF they are on a leash no
more than 6 feet long. 

The San Jacinto Wilderness STATE Park is the area that does NOT allow
dogs, and this is from about a mile north of Saddle Junction to half way
down Fuller Ridge. 

So, you could take a dog as far as Saddle Junction, then head down
Devils Slide to Idyllwild and road walk the highway and then Black
Mountain Road to the Fuller Ridge Trailhead and continue north. (Could,
that is, IF you and your dog were up to it, all warnings about taking
dogs on the trail apply.)

AsABat


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter "OC" Dascalos [mailto:peter at onthetrail.org]
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 7:01 PM
> To: 'Andrew Jones'; 'Romano Scaturro'; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Wilderness Areas and Dogs
> 
> Just to clarify about the San Jacinto Wilderness, you enter the SJW
just
> beyond Fobes Saddle(mile 166.3), well before Devil's Slide Trail(mile
> 178.6). You do not leave the SJW until you are at Snow Creek(Mile
206.8).
> I do not have a dog and cannot say what they would do if you were in
the
> wilderness with one, but have hiked that area quite a bit and run into
> rangers frequently during the spring. I am heading up there this week
to
> spend three nights, if I run into ranger I will ask him/her what the
dog
> law
> is...
> 
> Peter
> www.onthetrail.org
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Andrew Jones
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 4:13 PM
> To: Romano Scaturro; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Rattlesnake training
> 
> Yes, to the best of my knowledge, dogs are allowed in SoCal, except in
the
> state parks (San Jacinto Park and State Wilderness and Anza-Borrego
SP).
> San
> Jacinto can be bypassed by taking the Devil's Slide Trail to
Idyllwild,
> then
> north out of town on Hwy 243 to Black Mtn Road to the PCT, about 15
miles.
> Anza Borrego is not so easy, and having someone come and pick up your
dog
> for the day might be a better option (there are two separate areas
where
> the
> trail passes through the park, so maybe two days).
> 
> The biggest concerns for dogs in SoCal are heat, water, abrasive
terrain,
> snakes, and an altogether inhospitable environment. If you're prepared
for
> these issues, you can probably take your dog without any issue. If
not,
> you
> may have problems.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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