This fly-in project will give ITA volunteers unique access to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River and its tributaries in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. From McCall, we will fly into Pistol Creek Ranch, where we will be packed by Pistol Creek Ranch pack stock to […]
Volunteers will spend National Trails Day working on the Payette National Forest’s Shingle Flat Loop trail just a few minutes north of Council, Idaho. Work will focus mostly on improving the tread and cutting back intermittent patches of brush on the 2-mile loop trail and the 1.5 miles that ... Read More
Purjue Canyon is a beautiful place to explore in the Owyhee Canyonlands and ITA has been working on the Purjue Canyon trail, one of the few trails that access the Little Jacks Wilderness, for several years. Throughout the year, this trail becomes thickly overgrown with sagebrush, cottonwood, willow, wild ... Read More
On National Trails Day, we’ll work on this very popular 3.5-mile hiking trail right outside the town of Sandpoint. Mickinnick gains 2,200 feet from the valley bottom to reach a beautiful viewpoint far above the city. Drainage has always been a challenge on this steep trail and the crew ... Read More
Join us on National Trails Day for a project working to improve the West Fork Mink Creek Trail. We’ll be working on improving drainage, tread, and clearing brush. We’ll also work to fill in bridge approaches to help keep them from eroding into the creek. This popular trail connects ... Read More
Join us on National Trails Day and get out in the foothills for a morning of trail work! Project specifics will be determined after the muddy season, but we’ll be working to improve trails in the Boise foothills. This could be brushing, tread repair, or a special project identified ... Read More
ITA’s North Idaho Backpacking 101 clinic will provide a chance for new and experienced backpackers to get together and share ideas on how to better enjoy this sport. The main goal of this project is to allow volunteers to practice backpacking skills learned during the webinars and in-person lectures conducted […]
ITA, Moscow Area Mountain Bike Association (MAMBA), and the Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest are partnering for a one-day project working on the Feather Creek trails. This trail system offers a few loops through shady, mature forest, and crosses streams and creeks along the way. This is a popular ... Read More
Volunteers will spend a week in the rugged Idaho backcountry working on opening the South Fork Blackmare Cutoff trail. From Poverty Flat Campground, we will be packed into a base camp and work each day up the trail. Surrounded by jagged ridges between Blackmare, White Rock, and Square Top peaks, […]
In partnership with Bogus Basin, volunteers will spend a day maintaining pedestrian-only trails near their Bogus Basin Nordic Lodge. Part of a Bogus Basin initiative to make recreation more accessible to the public, these trails are intended to be shorter than others in the area, providing a bike-free experience ... Read More
Over a one-day project, volunteers will assist the Idaho Panhandle National Forest in constructing puncheons in Boulder Meadows. Boards will be hauled in, and volunteers will help build puncheons in the valley within a few miles of the trailhead. This is part of a greater effort to construct a ... Read More
The Selway River Trail travels through a pristine Wilderness area, following the Wild and Scenic Selway River. Accessing the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, this popular trail is enjoyed by backpackers, boaters, and equestrians, but thick, thorny brush has made several sections difficult to navigate. Over the last few seasons, ITA has […]
Photo copyright: Michael Lanza/The Big Outside In August of 2022, the Middle Fork Trail #4001 was damaged by strong thunderstorms in an area of high burn severity from the Boundary Fire of 2021. Several locations along the Middle Fork Trail were damaged and have made this important trail impassable to […]
In the Selkirk Mountains above Bonners Ferry, ITA, along with the Forest Service, will spend a weekend working on a new hiking and mountain biking trail under construction. Starting near the upper trailhead off Snow Creek Road, volunteers will help polish up a recently built trail, establish new tread, and […]
ITA’s Women in the Wild Program will be joining Bogus Basin for a day of trail work maintaining pedestrian only trails near their Nordic Lodge. Part of a Bogus Basin initiative to make recreation more accessible to the public, these trails are intended to be shorter than others in ... Read More
Along the Rapid River Wild and Scenic River, ITA is hosting a weeklong youth (ages 14-18) project to work on the Copper Creek and Trail Creek Trails. These trails climb out of the Rapid River corridor up into the surrounding mountains. We will meet at the Rattlesnake Trailhead, with Heaven’s […]
UPDATE: This project was originally part of our Veterans Program but now is open for all volunteers to sign up. Deep in the beautiful Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, we’ll work up the Ditch Creek Trail to the Moose Ridge Trail, one of the most remote sections of the Idaho Centennial Trail. […]
This is ITA’s annual clean-up of the Hum Lake Trail. We’ll remove any trees that have fallen on the trail over the winter and clear out drains and water bars as we go. This popular trail leads to amazing views, beautiful lakes, and abundant wildflowers. This area of the ... Read More
June 25th Update - We are changing locations due to snow at the project site. If you are signed up please refer to the latest email from the crew leader for updated information. High above Lake Pend Oreille, we’ll be working the short section of trail that goes to ... Read More
Beetop-Roundtop trail is considered one of the most beautiful in northern Idaho, and ITA has been helping keep it in good shape since 2016. Starting from the top of Wellington Creek Road, we’ll do three days of tread work, brushing, and sawing out logs along the Beetop-Roundtop Trail. We’ll return […]