Volunteer Events
2024 Events
Give Back To The Trails You Love!
Prescott is home to over 400 miles of trails within 30 minutes of downtown. Trails on City of Prescott, Prescott National Forest, County, Bureau of Land Management, and private lands make up the connectivity of our trail network.
Volunteers are the key to our organizational success. Working alongside trained crew leaders, volunteers will experience a sense of fulfillment as they participate in trail building and maintenance, while becoming stewards of our area lands. Volunteers have helped make Yavapai Trails Association the productive and successful organization it is today.
There are many ways to volunteer including at booths, happy hour, administration, board, and fund raising.
Thank you, volunteers!
Upcoming Events
UPCOMING TRAIL WORKDAYS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Yavapai Trails Association has worked with Prescott National Forest to set up each 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month as a trail workday.
Here are the upcoming workdays:
June 8
June 22
July 13
July 27
August 10
August 24
September 14
September 28
October 12
October 26
November 9
November 23
December 14
December 28
At our work events you may enjoy routine brushing or trail building, and occasionally we’ll spend a Saturday doing something a bit more adventurous. We may hike out further or do a slightly different type of work. Emails will go out prior to each work event with all the details. Please read them carefully to decide which work events are a good fit for you.
You may sign up to receive work event emails by sending an email to: yta.benefit@gmail.com and requesting to be added to our email list for volunteer workers. You do not need to be a member to join us for work events, although we would appreciate it. Keep your eyes on our website and those emails! There may be opportunities for work every Saturday.
Thank you and Happy Trails!
Look for an email just before each scheduled workday to remind you to RSVP and announce the location. Thank you for all your volunteer hours.
*If you have them, please bring your own hard hat/bike helmet, gloves, and eye protection. If you don’t have them, we are able to provide those items. As always, make sure to wear long sleeve shirts, pants, closed-toe shoes, and bring snacks/water for the morning.
Dec 2nd, 2023
Trail 264 Extension
On Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 8:00AM – Noon, volunteers joined the YTA to work on the Tr 264 extension project from Copper Basin Rd Dispersed Site #6.
Oct 7th, 2023
SALIDA GULCH WORKDAY in partnership with Trail Sisters and Hiker Babes
YTA, in partnership with Trail Sisters and Hiker Babes, performed trail maintenance on Trail #95.
Snacks for break, and after work refreshments provided by YTA
Sept 23rd, 2023
ASPEN CREEK TRAILHEAD, COPPER BASIN RD., NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
Yavapai Trails Association conducted new trail construction on West Spruce Trail #264
Sept 23rd, 2023
PRESCOTT NF TRAILS & WILDERNESS 2023 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PICNIC
We had a picnic to say thank you to all the volunteers who have supported the Prescott National Forest Trails and Wilderness program between October 2022 and September 2023.
Picnic consisted of hamburgers and hotdogs, side dishes and refreshments provided by Back Country Horsemen of Central Arizona, City of Prescott, Prescott Mountain Bike Alliance, Prescott Trail Riders, and Yavapai Trails Association.
June 3rd, 2023
SALIDA GULCH TRAIL #95 and YAVAPAI YOUTHS TRAIL CHALLENGE #NATIONALTRAILDAY
Yavapai Trails Association conducted trail maintenance on trail #95 on the same launch day as the Yavapai Youth Trails Challenge at the same location. Refreshments, snacks, and afterwork fun provided by YTA. Contact YTA Trailwork with questions about the event.
December 10th , 2022
ALL-PARTNER WORKDAY FOR MINT WASH #345 CANCELED
Heavy water flooding over the dam at Mint Wash prevented us from continuing as planned. We had to cancel the event. Thank you to all the volunteers who have signed up to support our effort. Please check out the new event above. As always, if you have questions about the events, please feel free to reach out by emailing us at YTA Trailwork.
Nov. 12th , 2022
ALMOSTA TRAIL SYSTEM | Saturday, November 12th 2022
Volunteers joined us and Back Country Horseman of Central AZ (BCHCAZ) for trail maintenance on trail #1959 on November 12th from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 pm. Meeting Location: Chevron Station, 4155 Outer Loop Rd, Prescott, AZ Thank you from YTA Trailwork.
Oct. 22nd, 2022
MADD – Make-A-Difference Day Event
For the past two years, YTA has worked hard with our partners raising funds, writing grants, and hosting volunteer trail maintenance events to restore the trail system to a sustainable, safe, and enjoyable outdoor experience. To raise “matching” funds to support our grants, we hosted an ALL-NON MOTORIZED trail outing enjoying our trails and coming together for a communal picnic luncheon from Pangaea Bakery.
Oct. 8th, 2022
ALMOSTA TRAIL SYSTEM
Volunteer joined YTA and Back Country Horseman of Central AZ (BCHCAZ) for trail maintenance on trail #1959 on October 8th from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 pm. Meeting Location: Chevron Station, 4155 Outer Loop Rd, Prescott, AZ From its intersection with Pioneer Parkway, drive 7 miles north on Williamson Valley Road.
Sept. 10th, 2022
National Public Lands Day | Groom Creek Loop #307
Volunteers joined YTA for trail maintenance at the TH for Groom Creek Loop #307 on Sept. 10, from 8-noon. Directions: 6.2 miles S. on Senator HY, TH on the left.
