Coming to the PCT 2027
The PCT Hiker Trash Passport
A physical passport carried by every 2027 thru-hiker, from border to border.
Be Part of Their Story.
The PCT Hiker Trash Passport launches with the Class of 2027.
Trail angels and trail-town businesses, claim your PCT Passport Checkpoint spots now.
The Moment You Become Part of Their Story.
Most hikers don’t realize they’re part of the PCT story. Most trail angels don’t either.
The PCT Hiker Trash Passport changes that. When a thru-hiker walks through your door, picks up your trail magic at a dirt crossroads, or climbs into your shuttle van, you stamp their passport.
Your custom rubber stamp becomes a permanent, physical mark in their PCT story… carried from border to border, north or south, and back home.
They keep it long after the trail ends.
What Is It?
Starting in 2027, every PCT thru-hiker with a permit who passes through CLEEF, the official home base of the PCT Hiker Trash Passport, receives a free physical passport.
An 8-panel accordion fold, small enough for a pocket, built for Hiker Trash.
You Don’t Need a Storefront
Trail Angels. Shuttle drivers. Pop-up trail magic.
If you support PCT hikers, you belong in the Passport.
Even a spontaneous water cache at a remote trailhead or a last-minute ride into town is a moment worth stamping.
The Passport captures all of it.
The Downloadable PDF: Your Listing Goes Where the Signal Doesn’t
The physical passport is just the beginning.
Every hiker also has access to a downloadable PCT Passport PDF they can save to their phone before they lose signal.
When they’re lying in their tent planning the days ahead, your listing is right there
The PDF includes:
Trail Angels, businesses, and shuttles for every town on the trail
Trail town events and festival
Best burgers on the trail
Hiker Trash Trail Challenges
Landmarks and must-see stops
Trail tips and tricks from JayGo
Freebies and hiker discounts (Mom’s Pie)
Women’s support, veterans’ support, and mental health resources
Health care locations
Many hikers are off social media entirely.
No algorithm decides whether they will see you.
Your listing is simply there whenever they open it.
The PCT Hiker Trash Yearbook
Every Checkpoint member receives a digital copy of the 2027 PCT Hiker Trash Yearbook…the faces, trail names, and stories of the hikers you hosted, fed, shuttled, or stamped.
The distinct vibe and culture of this class are locked in history before they fade.
If you hosted hikers in 2025 or 2026, there’s a good chance you are or will be in one.
Why Now?
One spot per category per town. That’s it.
Founding partners who join this season lock in their town position permanently, provided they renew each year.
When your town’s lodging spot is gone, it’s gone.
There are two ways to be listed: on the physical passport itself, and in the downloadable PDF hikers carry offline.
No internet required.
No searching.
No, hoping they find you on social media.
Ready to Claim Your Spot?
Spots fill town by town and don’t reopen.
Hit the button below, and I’ll send you everything… pricing, deadlines, and how to get your custom rubber stamp ready for the Class of 2027.
I still have some tweaks to do on the sign-up.
It will be ready by Sunday, 6/14/2026.
Make sure to head on back.
You’ll be glad you did.