Trips

This trip has been CONFIRMED!  Chase those winter blues away in sunny Florida, where the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area needs your help now more than ever! The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area is the BLM's most easterly unit of the National Conservation Lands. The site, known for its namesake lighthouse, was designated…

This trail project will include a variety of activities such as brushing back and clearing vegetation from the trail surface. General maintenance and repairs of trail benches. General maintenance and repairs of trail boardwalks and bridges. These tasks will require the use of regular and power hand tools such as power string trimmers, saws, drills,…

Sophie's Flat Trail includes 15 miles of non-motorized trails that wind along hills and washes of the beautiful Sonoran Desert. The project will include replacing carsonite signs and repairing sections of the trail that have been eroded by rain and heavy usage. Elevation gain along the trail is easy to moderate. Volunteers will use shovels,…

The Arizona National Scenic trail travels 800 miles across the state of Arizona between the Mexican border and Utah. It highlights the diversity of wild landscapes in Arizona from the iconic Sonoran desert to deep ponderosa forests. This project is taking place on the Coronado National Forest, in the Canelo Hills of southern Arizona. The…

We will be constructing a new hiker only trail on the Mount Ben Preserve located on San Juan Island. The Preserve straddles the southern shoulder of the Island's highest ridge - Mount Dallas. The trail climbs approximately 450 vertical feet and is .75 mile in length with potential to connect to other trails in the…

Volunteers will work on trail maintenance at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. Tasks may include re-vegetation, repairing of bridges, repairing existing trails and/or making new trails as well as making trails sustainable. Volunteers may also have the opportunity to help out on organic farm. Other projects may include minor building maintenance (i.e., painting,…

The Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail (CTSST) is a backcountry hiking trail that extends from a northern terminus at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park across eleven Tennessee counties along the Cumberland Plateau, to a southern terminus at Signal Point, part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Of 322+ planned miles…

At the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada in California, Tejon Ranch Conservancy is a non-profit organization that manages the conservation easement for 90% of Tejon Ranch. Thirty-six miles of Pacific Crest Trail are planned for reroute from the desert floor to the 6,800' forested mountaintops of the ranch. While the main PCT reroute is…

Volunteers will replace an existing bridge on the trail. They will use handsaws, shovels, hammers, rakes, etc. An existing bridge must be removed prior to the start of actual construction of the new bridge.

This project will help improve three trails (Mt. Trumbull, Nampaweap, Mt. Logan) within a 10 mile area. The Mt. Trumbull and Mt. Logan trails are in designated Wilderness Areas. These trails would likely receive more visitors if the trails were in better condition. Volunteers would help improve outstanding recreation opportunities on these two trails by…

In 2013, the catastrophic Rim Fire burned over 257,000 acres of the Forest, including over 20 miles of hiking trails and the need to plant over 7.5 million trees. We are in the forth year of the recovery process and need help with trail reconstruction including replacing features like water bars, steps, and in many…

Volunteers will help maintain sections of the “Kek” that are in dire need of basic maintenance work because of prior windstorms that severely damaged the trail. This entails using hand tools to remove blowdowns and clear brush from the trail corridor. We will be working on the easternmost 15 miles of the “Kek” within the…

Makoshika State Park is Montana's largest state park as it totals almost 12,000 acres in size. The park has 11 designated trails, visitor center, campground, PDGA disc golf course, archery range, pavilion for rent, and outdoor amphitheater that seats over 200 people. The park receives almost 100,000 visitors a year and in 2017 won the…

Invasive weed control is a vital and ongoing effort on the Chugach National Forest! We have relatively few infestations, thus our work in controlling weeds has a huge impact. Volunteers will be traveling via train (no additional fee) to Spencer Glacier and Lake area to control dandelions and other non-natives along trails and developed sites.…

This project will expand the public hiking trails within Elizabeth’s Woods, a mature hardwood forest in a 325-acre conserved natural area called Tom’s Run Preserve -- owned and managed by West Virginia Land Trust. Located on the outskirts of Morgantown, the state’s most rapidly growing metropolitan area, the preserve hosts over 2 miles of wooded…

Norskedalen is a Nature & Heritage Center dedicated to preserving the Norwegian Culture and the Natural environment found in Wisconsin's Driftless Area. Nine+ miles of established hiking trails need maintenance after two years of massive flood damage. In addition, there are three new trails ready for development. New trails are following old logging trails and…

Volunteers will work on two public trails to spectacular beaches along the Trinidad coastline in northern California, where the redwoods meet the Pacific Ocean. These are amazing ocean front public use areas that highlight the California Coastal National Monument’s offshore rocks and islands, coastal forests, sand bluffs and shoreline tidepools. We will repair and replace…

Volunteers will perform trail maintenance, noxious weeds eradication, and recreation site maintenance. The crew will be transported to and from base camp to the work areas via carpools and or boat with minimal hiking involved. Dependent on the weather, projects may be performed on outer islands. Volunteers will be engaged with a handful of other…

Project work will occur on Skilak Lookout Trail (2 miles), located within the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area. Work will include routine brushing of the trail corridor as well as 1-2 enhancement/construction projects. Projects may include 1) constructing short trail re-routes, switchbacks or climbing turns, 2) construction of rock or timber stairs and/or 3) construction and/or…

This project consists of general trail clearing and maintenance on trails in the Clark's Fork River drainage and the beartooth plateau on the Custer Gallatin National Forest in the Cooke City, MT area. Trail clearing and maintenance includes clearing downed trees across trails, cleaning of water bars, and removing trailside brush using primitive tools such…

Dolly Sods Wilderness is a gem of the Monongahela National Forest. Although we do not have accurate visitation estimates, it can be confidently said that Dolly Sods is one of the most visited Wilderness areas in the Eastern United States. For all the media attention these trails get, they do not receive as much support…

We'll kick our trip off with a brief project overview at the Forest Service Barn in Enterprise, followed by dinner at a local brew pub. There are several lodging options in town, or you can pitch a tent at the Forest Service compound. Our base camp will be located on Huckleberry Mountain; work sites will…

Help build the Cross Vermont Trail - a four season multi-use trail spanning the width of Vermont. We are "connecting communities, their schools, and the natural areas in between." The crew will build small bridges, drainage ditches, stone structures, and surface parts of the trail with gravel to make it universally accessible. Contribute to the…

Big Creek Canyon has long been a major thoroughfare and destination for Native American Indians, trappers, and mountain travelers in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. The trail threads through a beautiful glacier-carved canyon and provides a perfect backdrop for a wilderness experience. With basecamp at the beautiful Big Creek Lake, SBFC Staff, Interns and AHS Volunteers will use crosscuts and single-bit axes to clear…

Come join fellow stewards in working in the most pristine Wilderness areas in the lower 48. The Iconic Bob Marshall Wilderness is the crown jewel of the Rocky Mountains. And all good things are worth some effort! The same goes for the hike into base camp for this project. The hike begins at Owl Creek…

Volunteer 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.

The A-B Wilderness Foundation invites you to spend a week with us camping out in the backcountry and working on various projects benefiting the trails in the heart of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area of Montana. Far up the Boulder River which bisects the Absaroka and Beartooth ranges we will work on a network of trails…

Volunteers will be maintaining the surveyed boundary lines of the corridor of National Park Service lands the Appalachian Trail traverses. Maintaining the boundaries of public land along the Trail helps preserve the primitive experience that Appalachian Trail hikers seek Using survey maps and hand-held compasses, the crew will maintain the boundaries of NPS lands immersed…

We will be hand building a section of new trail which will eventually wind its way over and meet up with Clyburn Ridge Loop Trail. The trail will be laid out on an old road bed and then will meander through a steeply forested area along ridges and sideslopes. All work will be done by…

Volunteers will spend the week on a variety of trail projects on several different trails, including clearing and making new trails, building bridges and boardwalks, doing side-cuts, putting up signs, and if needed, installing water bars.

Volunteers will be building trail in moderate to steep terrain to extend the footpath of the Cumberland Trail in East Tennessee. The Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail (CTSST) is a backcountry hiking trail that extends from a northern terminus at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park across eleven Tennessee counties along the Cumberland Plateau, to a…

This will be a new trail developed at Inks Dam National Fish, a facility in Highland Lakes area of central Texas. The facility is located along the Colorado River (of Texas) directly below Inks Lake and at the northern end of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. The trail would be built along the Colorado River following…

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge is situated in a bottomland hardwood forest. Volunteers will be working on trail maintenance on the Knobby Knees and Great Egret Ridge Trails. These trails offer scenic views of symphonies of knobby knees peeking through the silent, still waters of the backwood swamps, Spanish moss hanging overhead in the bald…

This project will focus on re-routing a section of the 40 mile Red Leaves Backpacking Trail, within the 48,000 acre Natchez Trace State Park and Forest. Volunteers will learn about sustainable trail design, trail maintenance, and hone their trailbuilding skills utilizing various tools including Pulaskis and Mcleouds. The new trail segment will be built near…

The island of St. John in Virgin Islands National Park needs your help more than ever! The island was devastated from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the summer of 2017. Volunteers will be working on hiking trails as well as historical ruin maintenance and repairs within Virgin Islands National Park. Volunteers will work to maintain…

The island of St. John in Virgin Islands National Park needs your help more than ever! The island was devastated from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the summer of 2017. Volunteers will be working on hiking trails as well as historical ruin maintenance and repairs within Virgin Islands National Park. Volunteers will work to maintain…