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A Trail Is ... Made by You

Posted by Loren Drummond at Mar 14, 2013 10:43 AM |
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A trail is made with laughter, with family and with friends. A trail is made by hikers, by climbers, by runners, by students and grandparents. A trail is made by all of us, together. A trail is made by you.

Volunteer on one of these featured work parties for a day or for a week's vacation!

Day Trips

  • Cedar Creek, South King County: help build a new loop trail in a quaint little neighborhood park.
  • Kayak Point Park, North of Everett: repair trail washout on a bluff trail in this water-side campground.
  • Larrabee State Park, NW Washington: help build drainage and realign trails in this popular state park.
  • Coyote Wall, SW Washington: build new trail amidst open meadows, spring wildflowers and dramatic vistas of the Columbia River Gorge.
  • Peabody Creek, Olympic Peninsula: learn how to build a bridge over a rushing river in the Olympic National Park.

Volunteer Vacations

  • White River, July 27-Aug 3, Wenatchee River Ranger District. Spend a week in the remote Glacier Peak Wilderness, brushing and repairing a PCT feeder trail.
  • Packwood Lake, Aug 17-24, Cowlitz Ranger District. Accomplish some much-needed annual maintenance on trails around picturesque Packwood Lake.

Youth Vacations

  • West Fork Humptulips, July 21-26, Olympic Peninsula. Camped amidst huge old-growth trees in the rainforest valley, you'll work on various construction projects, including replacing a puncheon.
  • Cathedral Rock (ages 18-20), July 27-Aug 3, Cle Elum Ranger District. Work in the shadow of the spire of Cathedral Rock on this trail that has long needed work.

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