Chester Post Office

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Region: Northern California
Latitude / Longitude: 40° 18'29.98"N 121° 13'41.11"W
Distance from Trail: 7.5 miles
Distance from Mexico: Approximately 1334 trail miles
Grocery Store Available: No

Post Office

The post office is located at 218 Laurel Lane, and the phone number is (530) 258-4184.

Mailing Address

Your Name Here
c\o General Delivery
Chester, CA 96020

Camp Stove Fuels

Isobutane-Propane
Alcohol

Alcohol can be found at both hardware stores. HEET can be found at NAPA. Butane/propane canisters are at the hardware/fishing supply place (but can be expensive). Small butane/propane canisters can also be found at Sport Nut.

Other Info

Take Hwy 36 east to Chester.

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