Trail Adoption And Projects

Each year, we organize volunteer trail maintenance projects that range in length from 1-5 days. No experience is necessary to join us on these projects – just a willingness to work hard and get dirty!

Our CDTC Adopter program is the perfect opportunity for those looking for a more sustained way to support the CDT. CDTC Adopters “adopt” their own section of trail, pledging to visit and maintain it at least twice a year.

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Advocacy

CDTC was formed to provide a unified voice for people who support the Continental Divide Trail. Join us by lending your voice to ensure that the CDT remains a world-class national resource that inspires pride, passion, and perseverance.

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If you would like to volunteer with us, please fill out the form below with your name, where you live, and what types of volunteer opportunities interest you most. We’ll do our best to find the right volunteer job for you. On-going needs include CDT community events, local hiking meet ups, communications content, and administrative support.

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Become A Community Embassador

CDT Gateway Communities are a network of towns and counties located within proximity to the Continental Divide Trail. Official designation as a CDT Gateway Community is only the first step in building an ever-evolving, working partnership between your community and the CDTC.

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Join us on the trail!

The Continental Divide Trail Coalition is a volunteer-based organization and there are always opportunities for individuals, families, groups, and organizations to participate. Each year, we organize volunteer trail maintenance projects that range in length from 1-5 days. No experience is necessary to join us on these projects – just a willingness to work hard and get dirty!

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Volunteer Information

Want to learn more about what it’s like to volunteer on a CDTC trail work event? Check out our Volunteer FAQ page which covers the basics. If you have more questions about our trail maintenance and construction projects, feel free to reach out to us directly at info@continentaldividetrail.com. We’d be happy to answer your questions!

1-day volunteer events

More Ways To Join Volunteer Projects

Now recruiting Volunteer Crew Chefs! Support the trail projects by lending a hand through meal preparation. Learn more about which projects are still open for Crew Chefs by contacting volunteer@continentaldividetrail.org.

Multi- Day Volunteer Projects

Health Information

Continental Divide Trail Coalition (CDTC) does take precautions to protect volunteers and staff during projects. We ask anyone not feeling well to please stay home. Please contact volunteer@continentaldividetrail.org with specific questions.

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More Information About Volunteering

Want to get involved but not exactly sure how? Please fill out the form below with your name, where you live, and what types of volunteer opportunities interest you most. We’ll do our best to find the right volunteer job for you.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Partner Organization Volunteer Trail Work

We know, some of our projects fill up pretty quick! Not to worry, the Coalition in our name is a befitting moniker. Check out these awesome organizations that run volunteer trail work operations along the length of the Continental Divide Trail and see where you may be able to support your public lands!

Backcountry Horsemen – Trail Wide

Gila Backcountry Horsemen – NM

New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors – NM 

Chama Valley Outdoor Club – NM

Cibola Trails Alliance – NM 

Heart of the Gila – NM 

Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance – NM 

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative – CO

Colorado Mountain Club – CO

Colorado Trail Foundation – CO

Friends of Wilderness – CO

Headwaters Trail Alliance – CO

High Lonesome 100 – CO

San Juan Mountain Association – CO

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado – CO

Friends of Bridger Tetons – WY

Montana Wilderness Association – MT 

SWMMBA – MT 

Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation – MT

Partner Organization Stewardship

Looking for a longer term experience in trail stewardship? Conservation Corps provide career-building opportunities for the next generation of trail leaders across the country. If you’re between 14 and 30 years old, there’s likely an awesome opportunity out there waiting for you. Discover some of the corps that have completed work on the CDT throughout the years!

Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps – NM 

Conservation Corps New Mexico – NM 

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps – NM/CO 

South West Conservation Corps – NM/CO

Larimer County Youth Corps – CO

Rocky Mountain Conservancy – CO

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps – CO

Wyoming Conservation Corps – WY

Northwest Youth Conservation Corps – ID

Student Conservation Association – ID

Youth Employment Program – ID

Montana Conservation Corps – MT 

Americorps St. Louis – MO