Trail Fund Programs

Subcategories • Legacy Trails Program2023 Awardees2024 AwardeesTrails Capacity Program



posted May 23, 2023

The Storm Creek Connector Trail

This trail will connect Storm Creek Campground and Storm Creek Day-Use Area via an authorized trail designed by Arkansas State Parks (ASP).


published Apr 2023

American Trails Announces $500K Fundraising Goal for the Trails Capacity Program

The Trails Capacity Program administered by American Trails is funded by sustaining corporate sponsors and individuals. We are excited about our fundraising goals, and looking forward to opening the program later this year as funding is secured.


published May 2023

Trails Capacity Program 2022/23 Impact Report

As of March 2023, American Trails has funded 14 projects through the Trails Capacity Program.


posted Apr 3, 2023

2023 Legacy Trails Program Grant Awardee Portal

Below you will find documents that may be useful as you prepare your invoices.


posted Mar 14, 2023

2023 Trails Capacity Program Awardees Announced

The Trails Capacity Program administered by American Trails receives $75K in 2022 end-of-year funding for trail stewardship from Bronco Wild Fund.


posted Feb 2, 2023

2023 Legacy Trail Program Awardees Announced

We are excited to announce the winners of our 2023 Legacy Trail Program grants. In the first year of this program, we funded a total of $1.35 million to 33 organizations.


posted Sep 7, 2022

Legacy Trails Program

American Trails is pleased to partner with the U.S. Forest Service in continuing the Legacy Trails Grant Program.


posted Jun 2, 2022

2022 Trail Fund At-A-Glance

Our inaugural year brought 291 project proposals totaling over $3.2 million. Seven great projects were able to be funded.


posted May 19, 2022

Cannonball Bike Trails

Funding was used to purchase equipment to provide trail maintenance to help keep trails open for year-round use (including snow trails), in and around the community of Cannonball, North Dakota and along the historic Cannonball River, which is on the Standing Rock Sioux Nation.


posted May 19, 2022

Wild Alabama Connecting People to their Wild Places in Alabama!

This project involved the organization of 150+ volunteers to do trail work on the following trails: 138 miles of the Pinhoti Trail (the longest trail in Alabama) that is within the Talladega National Forest, 50+ miles of trails within the Sipsey Wilderness area, and 20+ miles of trails within the Cheaha Wilderness area.