Resource Library:

Recreational Trails Program (Rtp)



posted Dec 29, 2017

Potato Knob Trail at Holly River State Park - West Virginia

New accessible boardwalks bring visiors to the scenic Upper Falls of the Left Fork of Holly River.


posted Dec 29, 2017

Potts Memorial Park Trail Project - Missouri

The Potts Memorial Park Trail Project used $28,000 in Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funds to make improvements to the trail, including making the trail more accessible to those with disabilities.


posted Jun 11, 2019

Ramanessin Brook Greenway Trails

The Ramanessin Brook Greenway Trails Project consisted of the rehabilitation and enhancement of existing trails along with the development and construction of a new trail, all on Holmdel Township’s open space and all part of a connected trail system that links one end of the township with another.


posted Dec 29, 2017

Rampart Range OHV Development (Phase Three) - Colorado

This project continued the implementation of a plan that was initiated in 2006.


posted Dec 29, 2017

Recreation Maps and Educational Materials - Wyoming

Wyoming State Trails Off Road Recreational Vehicle program develops maps for motorized recreation routes.


published Nov 2019

Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Highlights

by Taylor Goodrich with American Trails

Every year hundreds of projects across the country use Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funding to complete new projects and improve existing infrastructure. These are two recent highlights of how those funds are being used on the ground.


posted Sep 6, 2022

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Brighton Park, Ohio

by Sue Crowe

Brighton Park, formerly the Henninger Landfill, was a construction and demolition debris landfill in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland that ceased operation in the 1980s.


posted Jun 1, 2022

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Fulbright Spring Greenway, Missouri

by Sue Crowe

From Trash to Treasure. What used to be a landfill in Springfield, Missouri is finding new use.


posted Aug 12, 2022

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Prison Hill 5th Street Trailhead Project, Nevada

by Sue Crowe

Visible throughout Carson City, the approximately 2,500 acre Prison Hill Recreation Area has been set aside and dedicated as open space for the community of Carson City.


posted Oct 3, 2022

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Tennessee State Parks Tires to Trails Program

by Sue Crowe

Tennessee State Parks Win National Award for Tires to Trails Program