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my knowledge could be off, but I believe you can sleep out in most areas as long as you are 100 feet off the trail and do so in an area that won't be destroyed by your tent - aka don't set up in a delicate alpine forest area.


most of my trips are in the winter, so I don't know if rules change in warmer months when forest plant life can be effected more when they aren't covered with snow and ice.


Squeaky - don't forget that this time of year in the whites is still winter more or less. The only difference is that this time of year can be even more dangerous, because people falsely believe it will be warmer than it is, and they get stuck in wet, cold, windy conditions that they aren't prepared for. With the temps hovering around freezing, there is more of a chance of getting hypothermia via getting wet, because any precipitation (snow or rain) is usually wet rather than frozen. Because of this your clothes can become easily soaked through.

make sure your stuff is WPB, and bring a change of clothes in case you run into trouble. A good shelter doesn't hurt either - no cheapie tents this time of year.