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Alaska Trail Stewards Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer events are open to anyone age 18 and up, or 12 and up if a parent or guardian is present. No experience is necessary, but you should be able to hike the designated distance while carrying tools and work for the full duration of the event. If you RSVP for an event, please plan on attending. Events are limited to small groups, and if you RSVP but then don't attend, it takes away an opportunity for someone else to attend. If something comes up and you are no longer able to attend an event, please email Maya Kaup at maya.kaup@alaska-trails.org as soon as you're able so that another volunteer may attend instead.
Upcoming Events
Sat, Jun 06Jun 06, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PMWhittier Public Safety Building, 660 Whittier St.Volunteers will be building new trail and maintaining existing trail. This will involve brushing and grubbing out the corridor and constructing new tread. Hiking will be moderate and around 2 miles. Volunteers will meet at the Whittier Public Safety Building. BBQ to follow!
Sat, Jun 06Jun 06, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMProspect Heights Trailhead, Prospect Heights, Anchorage, AK 99516, USAThe goal of this project is to brush the Panorama Trail in Chugach State Park using handsaws and loppers to clear alders and other shrubs from the trail. Hiking is easy to moderate with no more than 2.5 miles total hiked for the day.
Sat, Jun 13
Wed, Jun 17Jun 17, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMNorth Bivouac Trailhead, 9000 Basher Dr, Anchorage, AK 99507, USAThe goal of this project is to brush the Moose Ridge Trail in Far North Bicentennial Park, North Bivy using handsaws and loppers to clear alders and other shrubs from the trail. Hiking is easy to moderate with no more than 2.5 miles total hiked for the event.
Sat, Jun 20Jun 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMUpper O'Malley Trailhead, 11215 Stroganof Dr, Anchorage, AK 99507, USAThe goal of this project is to brush the Powerline Pass Trail in Chugach State Park using handsaws and loppers to clear alders and other shrubs from the trail. Hiking is easy to moderate with no more than 2.5 miles total hiked for the day.
Sat, Jun 27Jun 27, 2026, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PMResurrection Pass Trail North, Resurrection Pass Trail N, Hope, AK 99605, USAThe goal of this project is to dig out and reset puncheons on Resurrection Pass Trail North. This project will be done 2-3 miles into the trail which does consist of at least a mile uphill hike. It will consist of a lot of digging and lifting/moving small wood structures.
Wed, Jul 01- Sat, Jul 11Jul 11, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PMWhittier Public Safety Building, 660 Whittier St.Volunteers will be building new trail and maintaining existing trail. This will involve brushing and grubbing out the corridor and constructing new tread. Hiking will be moderate and around 2 miles. Volunteers will meet at the Whittier Public Safety Building. BBQ to follow!
Sat, Jul 11
Sat, Jul 18Jul 18, 2026, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PMJohnson Pass Trail North - Iditarod Nati, Johnson Pass Trail 310, Moose Pass, AK 99631, USAThe goal of this project is to hike 2-3 miles into Johnson Pass Trail North and work on cleaning and creating new and existing drainages. This will involve some digging and brushing.
Sat, Jul 25Jul 25, 2026, 8:30 AM – Jul 26, 2026, 3:30 PMByers Lake Campground, Trapper Creek, AK 99683, USAAt this two-day event, volunteers will replace one of the foot bridges to bring it up to safe standards and will repair sections of trail tread to allow for proper drainage. Hiking is challenging on steep terrain with between 3-4 miles total hiked each day.- Sat, Aug 01Aug 01, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMNorth Bivouac Trailhead, 9000 Basher Dr, Anchorage, AK 99507, USAThe goal of this project is to brush the Moose Ridge Trail in Far North Bicentennial Park, North Bivy using handsaws and loppers to clear alders and other shrubs from the trail. Hiking is easy to moderate with no more than 2.5 miles total hiked for the event.
- Sat, Aug 08Aug 08, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PMWhittier Public Safety Building, 660 Whittier St.Volunteers will be building new trail and maintaining existing trail. This will involve brushing and grubbing out the corridor and constructing new tread. Hiking will be moderate and around 2 miles. Volunteers will meet at the Whittier Public Safety Building. BBQ to follow!
Sat, Aug 08Aug 08, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMMuktuk Marston Trail, Arctic Valley, Arctic Valley Rd, Anchorage, AK 99505, USAThe goal of this project is to brush the Muktuk Marston Trail in Chugach State Park, starting at Arctic Valley, using handsaws and loppers to clear alders and other shrubs from the trail. Hiking is easy to moderate with no more than 1.5 miles total hiked for the event.
Sat, Aug 22- Sat, Aug 29Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMUpper Huffman Trailhead, Sultana Dr, Anchorage, AK 99516, USAThe goal of this project is to brush the Powerline Pass Trail in Chugach State Park using handsaws and loppers to clear alders and other shrubs from the trail. Hiking is easy to moderate with no more than 2.5 miles total hiked for the day.
Sat, Sep 05Sep 05, 2026, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PMIndependence Mine State Historical Park, 23264 Gold Cord Rd, Palmer, AK 99645, USAThe goal of this project is to improve trail tread and drainage on the Gold Cord Lake Trail in Hatcher Pass State Park. Hiking is moderate with no more than 1.5 miles total hiked for the event.- Sat, Sep 12Sep 12, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PMWhittier Public Safety Building, 660 Whittier St.Volunteers will be building new trail and maintaining existing trail. This will involve brushing and grubbing out the corridor and constructing new tread. Hiking will be moderate and around 2 miles. Volunteers will meet at the Whittier Public Safety Building. BBQ to follow!
A big thank you to our 2026 ATS event sponsors and funders
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