Helping WTA Help Hikers

Presented by your Western Washington Honda Dealers

One of the special things about WTA’s vision of Trails for Everyone, Forever, is that it brings together hikers, land managers, advocates and outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds. This work is also valued by companies who want to have a positive impact on their local community, like WTA’s partners at Western Washington Honda Dealers. 

WTA has worked with Western Washington Honda Dealers since 2023 to maintain trails and provide hiking information for all. Western Washington Honda Dealers came to WTA with a desire to continue to live the values of the dealers’ Drive Good philosophy, which was born out of their nearly 50-year connection to the Western Washington region. 

A Honda Passport TrailSport, named Oyster Dome, helped get gear to the trailhead for work at Ptarmigan Ridge. Photo by Scott Kranz.

To help WTA get work done for trails, Western Washington Honda Dealers generously donated three vehicles. WTA immediately put the two Honda Ridgelines and the Honda Passport TrailSport to work, naming them after three iconic trails we’ve worked on: Oyster Dome, Pratt River and Wallace Falls. 

These vehicles have traveled over 15,000 miles across the state to take staff, volunteers and all the tools they need to trailheads. Wallace (lovingly nicknamed “Wally” by staff) is also used by our Outdoor Leadership Training program to haul gear to events that teach educators and community leaders how to help people get outside safely. This program hosts hiking, backpacking and snowshoeing workshops. 

Through this partnership, Western Washington Honda Dealers has also helped introduce more people to WTA’s essential hiking tools and resources. Each time someone purchases or leases a new Honda from any of the 18 Western Washington Honda Dealers, they receive a complimentary WTA membership. Through this program, 1,500 people have become part of the WTA member community, which allows them to get involved with virtual events and receive WTA's Washington Trails magazine. 

Wallace in action. Photo by Scott Kranz.

Western Washington Honda Dealers’ philanthropic support extends to providing matching gifts for WTA to use during fundraising campaigns, doubling members’ support of trails. They have also provided support for WTA events, including WTA’s concert collaboration with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra in April and Hike-a-Thon in August. WTA is grateful to Western Washington Honda Dealers for being true partners in driving WTA’s work forward.