Kennedy Meadows, California
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Kennedy Meadows, California, is a popular resupply location along the Pacific Crest Trail in the Sierra Nevada section of the trail.
Kennedy Meadows is also referred to as "Kennedy Meadows South" by hikers, to avoid confusion with Kennedy Meadows Resort and Pack Station ("Kennedy Meadows North") in Pinecrest, California.
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Contents
Access from the Trail
Food and Drink
Resupply
Groceries
Gear Shops
- Triple Crown Outfitters is based in Kennedy Meadows and offers most anything a thruhiker could need.
Internet
Stove Fuel
- See the Stove Fuel Resupply List
Laundry
The Kennedy Meadows General Store offers laundry facilities. The price is $4 per load as of 2022, and "includes use of washing machine, laundry soap and clothing lines to dry when finished."[1]
Grumpy Bears Retreat offers laundry facilities.[2]
Shipping Services
The Kennedy Meadows General Store, Grumpy Bear's, and Triple Crown Outfitters accept boxes.
Resupply Boxes
- The Kennedy Meadows General Store accepts resupply boxes. The fee is $6 per box, as of 2022.[3].
Your Name – Hold for PCT hiker – ETA (your expected date of arrival) c/o Kennedy Meadows General Store 96740 Beach Meadow Rd. Inyokern, CA 93527.
- Grumpy Bears Retreat will hold resupply boxes.[2][4]
Your Name – Hold for PCT hiker – ETA (your expected date of arrival) c/o Grumpy Bears Retreat 98887 Kennedy Meadows Road Inyokern, CA 93527
Hiker Boxes
Lodging
Hotels and Motels
Hostels
Camping
- Camping is available for PCT hikers behind the Kennedy Meadows General Store and at Grumpy Bears Retreat[2]