Wrightwood Post Office

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Region: Southern California
Latitude / Longitude: 34° 21'36.83"N 117° 37'51.78"W
Distance from Trail: 5 miles
Distance from Mexico: Approximately 364 trail miles
Grocery Store Available: Yes

Post Office

The post office is located at 1440 State Highway 2, and their phone number is (760) 249-8882. Be sure you use the address shown below (do NOT use the 1440 State Highway 2 address or your package will get bounced back). The post office is open Mon-Fri. They are open briefly on Saturdays, but only until 11am. You may want to ship to Mountain Hardware (see below).

Mailing Address

Your Name Here
c\o General Delivery
Wrightwood, CA 92397
Pacific Crest Trail Hiker
ETA: [Your Estimated Date of Arrival]

Camp Stove Fuels

White Gas
Alcohol

Other Info

Mountain Hardware is right next door to the post office, they *do* except packages for hikers, and they have better hours than the post office. Mountain Hardware is open Mon-Sat 8:30a-5:30p, and Sun 8:30a-4:30p. You can call Mountain Hardware for more info at (760)249-3653.

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