Get Involved and Make a Difference

Make a positive impact on the places and the trails you love to hike.

Get Involved - US Captial building at sunset

Hiking Advocacy

Engage with policy and legislation efforts to ensure funding for trails, preservation of natural areas, and protection of the hiking experience.

Get invloved - Man swings pick mattock while maintaing a trail
Wesley Trimble

Volunteer Vacations

Week-long trail building and maintaining projects offered in picturesque locales across the country.

Get Involved like this group of college students building a new trail during their spring break.
Matthew Mage

College Alternative Break

Volunteer trail stewardship projects in America’s parks and forests designed specifically for college student groups.

Get involved on National Trails Day and hit the trail. This diverse group poses for a picture during a group hike in Montana
Jane Weber

National Trails Day®

The only nationally coordinated event designed to unite all muscle-powered trail activities with the goal of connecting more people to trails.