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Be a part of this High Sierra back country base camp and lodge that supports the JMT/PCT hikers and their trail adventures!

Vermilion Valley Resort

Currently recruiting for the season from May 22nd, 2026 to September 30th, 2026.

The Vermilion Valley Resort is a remote, mountain, off-the-grid successful seasonal resort that caters to the PCT and JMT thru-hikers as well as day-use and campers who fish for the trophy German Browns and Rainbow trout in the area. The VVR features a restaurant, store, motel, tent cabins, yurts, water taxi service and marina.

Located 80 miles from Fresno, CA and deep in the Sierra National Forest - John Muir Wilderness. This facility sits on the shores of one of the Sierra Nevada's largest lakes; Lake Thomas Edison. Our back of the lake water ferry landing is just a mile off the JMT and PCT National Scenic Trails.

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