Resource Library

posted Mar 20, 2024

Apply Now! $45 Million in ATIIP Grants Available

Applications are now open for the first ever funding round of the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP).

posted Mar 20, 2024

Legacy Trails Program Grant Awardee Portal

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

posted Mar 17, 2024

Hillman Heritage Trail, Kentucky

Located in Hillman Ferry Campground, portions of the trail follow a long-abandoned road that once carried old cars, wagons, and horses to the Tennessee River at Hillman Ferry.

posted Mar 17, 2024

Twenty Mule Team Trail, California

For many people, nothing symbolizes Death Valley more than the famous Twenty Mule Teams.

posted Mar 10, 2024

Working in Concert with the Trailbuilding Community Sparks Joy!

by Camelot Tools LLC

In this second article by Lauren Cacela of Camelot Tools, find out what trail builders and trail crew members are saying about the SiteMaster tool and Camelot Fire Rake!

posted Mar 5, 2024

Action Alert: Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)

Our partners at Rails To Trails Conservancy are warning us that Congress has reached a tentative deal to fund the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for Fiscal Year 2024, and it does not include the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP).

posted Mar 1, 2024

Pathways Newsletter

Our Pathways eNewsletter is a summary of the professional development opportunities American Trails and others offer.

posted Feb 24, 2024

Adaptive Recreation: Hiking and Biking for Mobility Device Users

by Quinn Brett with National Park Service

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife presentation by Quinn Brett focuses on trail information and trail usability.

posted Feb 24, 2024

Accessibility Toolkit for Land Managers

by Willamette Partnership

Accessibility means more than ADA. What makes you feel welcome in outdoor spaces? When you visit a new park, how do you know that people want you to be there, that you belong?

posted Feb 19, 2024

Fossil Exhibit Trail, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

This fully accessible boardwalk trail features fossil replicas and exhibits of now extinct creatures that once roamed the area.

posted Feb 19, 2024

Desert Ecology Trail, Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Located in the Sonoran desert, this paved interpretative, signed trail gives an overview of the plants, animals, and weather encountered in the desert.

posted Feb 15, 2024

Trail Tracks Newsletter

American Trails sends out two monthly eNewsletters to the trails community: our beloved Trail Tracks eNewsletter and our new Pathways Professional Development eNewsletter.