Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Claims and evidence

Affiliated group separation

Minimum miles
1
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Group Size Limits: affiliated groups must camp and travel separately, remaining at least one mile apart.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Permit issuing agency

Agency
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Basis
entry trailhead
Destination does not change issuer
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-leavitt-lake

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Stanislaus permit page explicitly assigns Leavitt Lake entry for Emigrant, Hoover or Yosemite to Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Permit issuing agency

Agency
Stanislaus National Forest
Pcta permit eligibility
unresolved
Station
Summit / Sugar Pine Ranger Station
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-sonora-pass

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Stanislaus permits page assigns Sonora Pass long-distance permits to Summit Ranger Station, contrasting Leavitt Lake on Humboldt-Toiyabe. This does not determine PCTA long-distance permit eligibility.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Wilderness permit process

Advance hours max
24
Holiday weekend advance days max
3
Phone
209-962-7825
Station
Groveland
Yosemite entries
separate quotas and itinerary-specific requirements; verify with station
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Where to Acquire: Groveland issues by phone or in person no more than 24 hours in advance, up to three days for holiday weekends; Yosemite Kibbie/Eleanor entries have separate quotas and instructions.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Published order effective dates

End
2029-06-30
Linked order start
2026-07-08
Summary start
2025-07-08
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The permit-page introduction labels current Forest Orders effective July 8, 2025-June 30, 2029, while its linked Emigrant order is STF-16-2026-08, effective July 8, 2026-June 30, 2029.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Wilderness permit process

Calaveras
in person during office hours; kiosks at Calaveras or Lake Alpine when closed
Other agency origin
obtain permit from agency managing entry trailhead
Outside stanislaus channel
visit or call ranger station; phone/email up to 7 days ahead
Outside stanislaus self issue allowed
No
Sonora supervisor office
in person during office hours
Sugar pine
in person during office hours; kiosk when closed
Sugar pine phone
209-965-3434
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Where to Acquire: Sugar Pine issues in person during office hours and by kiosk when closed; Calaveras issues in person, with closed-office kiosks at Calaveras or Lake Alpine; Sonora Supervisor office issues in person. Outside-Stanislaus travel cannot use self-issue; call or visit, with phone/email issuance up to seven days ahead.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Wilderness permit quota

Quota
No
Reservation system
No
Scope
Emigrant, not neighboring Yosemite or other-agency entry
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Wilderness Permits, introduction: Emigrant has no quota or reservation system; permits for trips originating in another forest or park come from that agency.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stock tying setback

Exception
loading/unloading
Minimum feet
100
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Stock Holding and Grazing assigns a 100-foot tying setback in Emigrant and Carson-Iceberg, except loading/unloading.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stove fire restriction

Above elevation feet
9000
Scope wording
campfire or stove fire
Within miles of emigrant lake
0.5
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-emigrant-wilderness

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    Campfires section introduces a list prohibiting a campfire or stove fire under listed conditions, including above 9,000 feet or within half a mile of Emigrant Lake; the signed order item 5 only says campfire.

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Recorded observations

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Group Size Limits: affiliated groups must camp and travel separately, remaining at least one mile apart.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stanislaus permit page explicitly assigns Leavitt Lake entry for Emigrant, Hoover or Yosemite to Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stanislaus permits page assigns Sonora Pass long-distance permits to Summit Ranger Station, contrasting Leavitt Lake on Humboldt-Toiyabe. This does not determine PCTA long-distance permit eligibility.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Where to Acquire: Groveland issues by phone or in person no more than 24 hours in advance, up to three days for holiday weekends; Yosemite Kibbie/Eleanor entries have separate quotas and instructions.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

The permit-page introduction labels current Forest Orders effective July 8, 2025-June 30, 2029, while its linked Emigrant order is STF-16-2026-08, effective July 8, 2026-June 30, 2029.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Where to Acquire: Sugar Pine issues in person during office hours and by kiosk when closed; Calaveras issues in person, with closed-office kiosks at Calaveras or Lake Alpine; Sonora Supervisor office issues in person. Outside-Stanislaus travel cannot use self-issue; call or visit, with phone/email issuance up to seven days ahead.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Wilderness Permits, introduction: Emigrant has no quota or reservation system; permits for trips originating in another forest or park come from that agency.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Stock Holding and Grazing assigns a 100-foot tying setback in Emigrant and Carson-Iceberg, except loading/unloading.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

Campfires section introduces a list prohibiting a campfire or stove fire under listed conditions, including above 9,000 feet or within half a mile of Emigrant Lake; the signed order item 5 only says campfire.

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest

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