National Park Service

Repair and rehabilitation of trails, bridges, waysides, benches and other components associated with trail maintenance. The Florida Scenic Trail spans Florida from the Everglades in the South and ends at Fort Pickens in the North West. Meet the Crew Leader for this trip.

This project will be focused on providing amenity improvements to the two main visitor trails at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The renovation of three bird blinds will be the main project, with additional projects to replace benches, repair boardwalks, and improve overall trail conditions to be completed as time allows. Meet the Crew Leader…

Volunteers will repair tread on trail, build water bars, remove vegetation and repair/replace a ladder on the John Litton Loop trail. The use of hand tools such as shovels, rakes, handsaws, hammers, etc. will be used. Meet the Crew Leader for this trip.

Trail Maintenance on North Manitou Island – The work will include hiking and clearing the 35 miles of wilderness trails on the island. Volunteers will work alongside Park Service employees to use traditional tools such as axe cross cut saw, and peavey to clear and brush the trails on the island. Volunteers may be expected…

The McKinley Bar Trail, near the end of the Denali Park Road, takes hikers from Wonder Lake to the McKinley River and the foothills of the Alaska Range. The 2-mile trail offers spectacular views of Denali and the Alaska Range and takes hikers through open tundra, spruce forest, and across several small streams. The work…

Volunteers will help with coastal trail projects in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. Projects will include repairing trail tread and drainage systems, re-grading trails, cutting back encroaching vegetation along trail corridors, hauling heavy materials, and maintaining and reconstructing trail features such as staircases, fences, and boardwalks. Meet the Crew Leader for this trip.

Initially established as a Federal army supply depot and hospital, Camp Nelson was one of the largest recruitment and training centers for African American soldiers during the Civil War, and served as a refugee camp for their wives and children. Thousands of enslaved African Americans risked their lives escaping to the camp, located within the…

The Beaver Basin Wilderness includes 13 miles of stunning Lake Superior shoreline from Spray Falls on the west to Sevenmile Creek on the east. The Beaver Basin Wilderness offers opportunities for quiet, solitude, wilderness recreation, and spiritual renewal. The wilderness zone includes 8.4 miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail and 8.5 miles of…

Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protects the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries. The area boasts miles of scenic gorges and sandstone bluffs, is rich with natural and historic features and has been developed to provide visitors with a wide…

Join this project to support trail access at Camp Nelson National Monument, a location steeped in African American and Civil War history. Initially established as a Federal army supply depot and hospital, Camp Nelson was one of the largest recruitment and training centers for African American soldiers during the Civil War, and served as a…

Join this project to help Shenandoah National Park ensure it's most popular trails are safe and user-friendly for over 100,000 visitors annually! Just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is a land bursting with cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, fields of wildflowers, and quiet wooded hollows. With over 200,000 acres of…

Calling all bridge builders! Join us at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area to restore historic bridges among a peaceful area with wildlife, wildflowers, and starry night skies. The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is 125,000 acres, and boasts miles of scenic gorges and sandstone bluffs, and is rich…

Join this project to support backcountry trail maintenance in Mammoth Cave National Park, and in your free time, explore the longest known cave system in the world! Mammoth Cave National Park is a park on two levels – 52,830 acres of reclaimed hardwood forest and winding riverways, and below it, the longest known cave system…

Volunteers are needed to relocate a section of South Valley Trail following sustainable trail building guidelines! New trail will be just over 1 mile in length through the woods over varied terrain. Work will involve hand tools and moderate to heavy manual labor; raking, digging, moving small rocks, forest debris, clearing vegetation/downfall, grading trail tread,…

With scenic gorges and sandstone bluffs, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area is rich with natural and historic features. Enjoy the Cumberland Plateau through Big South Fork’s 125,000 acres of tributaries, natural bridges, and wilderness. Volunteers will get to enjoy the Twin Arches area, designated as a state natural area and managed by…

Join American Hiking Society at the first of Virginia’s National Parks and part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah National Park! This national park is home to over 200,000 acres of protected lands.  With over 500 miles of trails, elevation ranging from 550 feet to over 4,000, and diverse flora and fauna, Shenandoah National Park…

Rolling hills, riverfront villages, and bald eagles perched on trees form a vibrant backdrop as the Delaware River snakes gracefully through the rural countryside. But the story of the Upper Delaware is more than just a collection of beautiful pictures. The clean water of the Delaware, the last major undammed river in the eastern United…

Join this project to support backcountry trail maintenance in Mammoth Cave National Park, and explore the longest known cave system in the world!  Mammoth Cave National Park is a park on two levels – 52,830 acres of reclaimed hardwood forest and winding riverways, and below it, the longest known cave system in the world, surveyed…

Explore the longest known cave system in the world! Mammoth Cave National Park is a park on two levels – 52,830 acres of reclaimed hardwood forest and winding riverways, and below it, the longest known cave system in the world, surveyed at 426 miles to date. It’s also a designated World Heritage Site and a…

***Special Promotion*** All trip participants will receive a Fjällräven Kånken R backpack (valued at $100) generously donated by our good friends at Fjällräven. Made from recycled materials and ready for adventure! Trees stretch skyward, leaves rustle in the wind, and birdsong echoes all around. All this beauty and only 12 miles from the nation's capital!…

Explore the longest known cave system in the world! This trip includes a free cave tour! Mammoth Cave National Park is a park on two levels – 52,830 acres of reclaimed hardwood forest and winding riverways, and below it, the longest known cave system in the world, surveyed at 426 miles to date. It’s also…

***Special Promotion*** All trip participants will receive a Fjällräven Kånken R backpack (valued at $100) generously donated by our good friends at Fjällräven. Made from recycled materials and ready for adventure! Sweet home Alabama! Little River Canyon is the deepest canyon east of the Mississippi River, at 600 feet in some sections! Located on the…

Located within a day’s drive of major population centers, it offers camping, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, canoeing, picnicking, and cave tours. Precipitous canyon walls carved out by Layout Creek await you on this trip along with two water cascades and magnificent expansive views of the surrounding landscape. Layout creek descends off of the Pryor Mountains…