2025 Purjue Canyon (Full)

National Trails Day at the Gateway to Little Jacks Wilderness

June 7 @ 8:00 am MDT

2025 Purjue Canyon (Full)

National Trails Day at the Gateway to Little Jacks Wilderness

June 7 @ 8:00 am MDT
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Project Name: Purjue Canyon 

Date: June 7 

Purjue Canyon is a gem of the beautiful Owyhee Canyonlands and ITA has been working on the Purjue Canyon trail, one of the few trails that access the Little Jacks Wilderness, for the last several years! 

Throughout the year, this trail becomes thickly overgrown with sagebrush, cottonwood, willow, wild rose, and many plants and grasses. From the upper trailhead, the trail enters the canyon near the Purjue Homestead and navigates several miles down Shoofly Creek. We will work to brush and improve tread as far as we can.  

This project is on National Trails Day! Held on the first Saturday in June, this is a day dedicated to advocacy and trail service through public events. Volunteers from across the country unite to work on trail projects and give back to their local communities, committed to improving trails for others. Join us for one of ITA’s many statewide projects to celebrate this day! 

More info is available at All Trails. 

Project information is subject to change. Crew leaders will communicate via email. Failure to respond to your crew leader may result in being dropped from the project. See our FAQs, reach out to your crew leader, or contact ITA staff at trails@idahotrailsassociation.org if you have questions. 

Trails: Purjue Canyon Trail 

Itinerary: For this one-day project, the crew leader will specify the meeting time and place in their pre-trip emails. 

Food Provided by ITA: No  

Crew Leader: Walt Demetro and Pam Demetro  

Estimated Drive Time from Closest Town: About 45 minutes from Grandview 

Difficulty Rating 

Hike: 2/5 Moderate Relatively flat hike in, slight elevation gain as we work further in. Several creek crossings. Carrying day packs and trail tools. 

Project Work: 3/5 Moderately Strenuous – Brushing and widening tread, bending, kneeling, digging. Volunteers can pick trail duties based on comfort and ability level and are encouraged to work at their own pace. 

Volunteer Spots Available: 0 of 12
If there are no volunteer spots available, click “Sign Up” to get on our waitlist for this project!

Waitlist Signups: 7

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