Thank you for your interest in volunteering to maintain and improve natural surface trails in Montgomery Parks. Trails are one of the most popular facilities in Montgomery Parks. Your participation with inspecting, maintaining and helping improve trails increases Montgomery Parks commitment to providing high quality natural surface trails.
How to become a Trail Volunteer
Trail Ranger Program
Trail Rangers are long-term volunteers who provide quarterly trail inspections and light maintenance work on an assigned natural surface trail. Trail Rangers inspect and report trail issues that need attention to Park staff. This is a great way to make an impact on the trail(s) you may already regularly use! Minimum age to participate is 18 years old. If you are interested in becoming a Trail Ranger, please email Todd Bauer
Trail Workday Projects
We recruit individuals and groups to help with one-day natural surface trail projects throughout Montgomery Parks. Trail workday projects involve repairing various trail tread, drainage issues, and helping build new trails. The workdays typically take place on weekend mornings in the spring and fall, but we sometimes have projects in the winter and summer months as well! The minimum age for volunteers is 15 years old, but youths 13 & 14 years old may join if participating with an adult family member who also volunteers. Trail Workdays are Student Service Learning (SSL) approved. Follow this link to see if there are any workdays available that work with your schedule and location: Natural Surface Trail Workdays
Trail Crew Leader Program
Trail Crew Leaders are long-term volunteers who lead and supervise one-day natural surface trail work projects for volunteer groups, at least 3 times a year on a specific trail in coordination with Parks Staff. Trail Crew Leaders provide an enormous benefit to Parks by engaging and leading volunteers in helping maintain and improve trails.
Organized Groups
If you are an organized group interested in volunteering on a rewarding outdoor community service project to help improve park trails.
What else can I do?
- Report safety issues and other serious trail concerns to: email Customer Service
Make note of the nature of the issue as well as the location in terms of which park, trail name, and relation to major trail landmarks (nearest road or trail intersection, stream crossing, etc.). - Pick up as you go by clearing small, downed branches or trash they encounter on trail outings.