Soak clothing in permethrin solution. Apply bug repellent containing picaridin or DEET to exposed skin. Other hikers are complaining that it's one of the worst tick infestations they've seen, but I go off-trail, wander through brush, and have yet (knock on wood) to pull a tick off my clothes or skin.

BTW, I found out recently that you don't have to soak your clothes in permethrin solution (never get to use all the solution that way). Spray it right on the fabric until saturated and then let it dry.