Pacific Crest Trail Days

For Tent Camping on Thunder Island: Thunder Island will be accessible to attendees who pay to camp, sponsor staff and volunteer staff and closed to everyone else. Camping spaces are first come, first served and wristband sales are cash only. (We did away with online registration to avoid passing card fees on to our attendees!) Camping is $20 per person, per night, ($40 per person for Friday & Saturday nights.) Each attendee can purchase a wristband that gives them access to Thunder Island based on the night(s) they pay for. Wristbands will be for sale at the Front Gate Entrance Booth (see map for the location) on Friday and Saturday between 8am and 9:30pm. Wristband sales will be closed between 9:30pm and 8am. Anyone arriving after 9:30pm will be turned away by security. Camping check out each day is 10am. If anyone decides to stay another night(s), they will need to purchase another wristband. Camping ends on Sunday, August 16th at 10am, when everyone must be off of Thunder Island.Ages under 18 camp for free and must be accompanied by a guardian over 18.

For everyone who is camping that needs to park a vehicle, there is free overnight parking in the school field lot on WaNaPa Street across from the entrance to the Marine Park. After parking, everyone will need to carry camping gear, etc. into the Marine Park / Thunder Island. No car camping is allowed in this lot, which is staffed 24 hours each day by staff and security.

* 2026 PCT Thru-Hikers will be able to camp on Thunder Island Thursday, August 13th for $10 each hiker. ($20 per night after Thursday.) Festival staff will be at the footbridge to sell wristbands for camping from 4 to 9pm. Cash only. No one will be able to pay to camp after 9pm, which is monitored by security, so plan to arrive before 9pm! (See above for info on Friday and Saturday.) Please do not arrive to Cascade Locks on Wednesday for PCT DAYS since the Port of Cascade Locks camping area for thru-hikers will not have enough space for everyone…share the word with everyone on the trail!

For Car Camping or if you have an RV, etc.: No car camping is allowed in the parking lots. There are 15 spots in the Port of Cascade Locks Campground, which is located in the Marine Park (and a short walk to the festival location.) To make a reservation, email Lauryl at campground@portofcascadelocks.org or call 509.637.6911. Additional places to camp nearby in your RV or car can be found here: https://cascadelocks.com/. Accommodations fill up fast, so it is recommended to book ASAP!

Camping Information & Rules:

1. Alcohol is permitted in a designated area on Thunder Island, this will be enforced by event staff and security 24 hours per day of the event. A designated area will be available to anyone who doesn’t want to be around alcohol and smoking. No kegs are permitted.

2. To minimize waste and the risk of injuries, there is a no glass policy at PCT DAYS. If you show up with glass, you will not be permitted to enter the event and camping area.

3. No dogs other than registered service animals are allowed at PCT DAYS. Please leave them at home and do not leave any animal in a parked car!

4. No campfires are allowed. No grills, but small hiking / camping stoves are ok and you may bring coolers, food, beverages, etc. Avoid glass bottles of any kind. No use of drones is allowed on Thunder Island or at PCT DAYS without prior approval by the Port of Cascade Locks and the event director.

5. Please don’t relieve yourself on Thunder Island! The bathrooms and portable toilets are a short walk away from Thunder Island and located throughout the Marine Park, which are serviced daily.

6. Quiet hours in the Marine Park are 10 pm – 8am, which will be enforced by event staff and security. Have fun, but be cool to others!

7. 24 hr. event security staff will be at PCT DAYS to ensure to the safety of attendees and to keep watch over the area overnight. Security staff will be onsite and local police will be making the rounds as usual at any festival. If necessary, security staff will be prepared to contact local authorities in the case of an incident or medical emergency. Please keep valuables such as wallets, cell phones, etc. on hand at all times during the event.