
August 2023
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, ME – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Help protect the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) and enjoy the rugged beauty of Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness! On this project, volunteers will monitor and maintain the boundaries of the public land protected for the Trail. This land is the backbone of the largest natural corridor that remains east of the Mississippi River, creating a haven and migration path for humans and animals alike. Maintaining the boundaries of this land helps to protect it from encroachments such as motorized vehicles and timber theft.…
Find out more »Five Springs Falls Campground, WY – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Help maintain trails at Five Springs Falls Campground, which provides an excellent opportunity for camping, hiking, picnicking, and sightseeing! The elevation ranges from 6,520 feet at the campground to 7,240 feet at the forest boundary. This area offers breathtaking views of northern Bighorn Basin with a panoramic view of the Bighorn, Pryor, and Absaroka Mountains. Wildlife in the area include: deer, elk, moose, black bear, and mountain lion. Project work will comprise of the maintaining the two trails located at…
Find out more »South Cumberland State Park, TN – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Come build a new trail in the beautiful setting of the Cumberland Plateau! The work will be physically demanding, exhilarating, sweat-inducing, memory-making, rewarding, and just plain fun! With instruction by master trail builders, participants will learn how to read the land, plan with maps, cut tread, properly use tools, build stone steps, and more. Volunteers will hike from their lodging to the daily project work. The hike from accommodations to the work site could be up to a mile on…
Find out more »September 2023
Special Registration Rate! Wayne National Forest, OH – Volunteer Vacations 2023
USE CODE: 2023USFSWayneVV for a special registration fee of $200 thanks to grant funding received for this project. To register at this price please select “First Trip of the Year” registration cost. Additional trip discount not available for this special rate. Help repair the Backpacker Trail in Wayne National Forest, all from the modern comforts of a brand new campground! The Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area is the Wayne National Forest's premier developed recreation site and is named after the historic…
Find out more »Mammoth Cave National Park, KY – Volunteer Vacations 2023
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 in the world, surveyed at 426 miles to date. Located within a day’s drive of major population centers, it offers camping, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling,…
Find out more »Cumberland Trails Conference, TN – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Join us and help connect the Cumberland Trail! Of 300 planned miles of trail, over 250 miles are currently open for public use. When complete, the trail will connect two national Parks, three Tennessee State Parks, five State Natural Areas, multiple Wildlife and Resource Management areas, and a Tennessee State Forest. The Cumberland Trail will be Tennessee's contribution to the Great Eastern Trail, which will cross nine states and 1,800 miles, extending from Alabama to New York. On this project,…
Find out more »October 2023
Hungry Mother State Park, VA – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Join Hungry Mother State Park to help convert Raider’s Run Trail from a historic horseback riding trail into a new hiking/biking trail! Many sections of the trail have been re-routed to make it more user friendly and sustainable. The trails have been bench cut on moderately steep slopes but will be improved for sustainably with water diversion features including sheet flow on the tread and out-slope and grade reversals. We will continue to improve these trails previously constructed by maintaining,…
Find out more »Moab, UT – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Join this project, camp on top of a scenic plateau and repair a steep trail that was impacted by some heavy rain events last year. Located in the heart of the Colorado Plateau, the Moab Field Office encompasses 1.8 million acres of stunningly scenic canyon country. Carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers, Moab’s public lands include a vast variety of arches, natural bridges, mesas, and spires. The Moab Field Office is a mecca for recreation, including off-highway vehicles, mountain…
Find out more »Adirondack Park, NY Week 2- Volunteer Vacations 2023
Created in 1892 as one of the first Forever Wild Forest Preserves in the nation, the Adirondack Park is a unique wilderness area, and volunteers are needed to help maintain it! At 6 million acres, it is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States. The state of New York owns approximately 2.6 million acres, while the remaining 3.4 million acres are devoted to forestry, agriculture and open space recreation. The Adirondack Park is not a National Park…
Find out more »Lorain Stonycreek Hiking Trails, PA – Volunteer Vacations 2023
What started as two historic trails has been built up to 10 paths on the Lorain Borough-owned hillside by residents interested in creating a community asset. The Lorain/Stonycreek Hiking Trails are a magical place. With over ten miles of trails there is something for everyone! On this project, Volunteers will build an upper campsite for for hikers, to accompany the lower campsite that already exists down the trail. The area is completely wooded and needs cleared and leveled out for…
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