Our Biggest Stewardship Event of the Year

Saturday, November 8, 2025

For over 15 years, thousands of volunteers have pitched in on our biggest trail stewardship day of the year, Ridge Trail Service Day.

400+ miles is a lot of trail to care for, and we need your help to keep it in tip-top shape! Show the Ridge Trail some love and join one of the many projects we host around the Bay Area with our park and open space partners.

Ridge Trail Service Day Projects

Time: 

9:00am - 12:00pm

Partner Agency:

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, and Presidio Trust

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, and Presidio Trust for a fun day of trail work at the Presidio, Battery Tunnels. Activities often include planting, watering, weeding, or spreading mulch. Presidio Habitat Stewards restore and preserve the Presidio's natural areas, while learning about the plants and animals found in our local creeks, dunes, grasslands, and woodlands!

Minimum age:

Volunteers must be 6 years or older.

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Time: 

9:00am - 3:00pm

Partner Agency:

Napa Open Space District and Skyline Wilderness Park

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the Napa Open Space District and Skyline Wilderness Park for a fun day of trail work at Skyline Wilderness Park. Activities will include improving drainage on the trail and invasive plant removal. Minimum age: Volunteers must be 14 years or older.

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Time: 

10:00am - 12:30pm

Partner Agency:

Solano Land Trust, Solano County Parks

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the Solano Land Trust for a fun day of trail work at Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park. Activities will include placing rocks along the All Peoples Trail and around sign posts for user safety and to protect signs from cattle.

Minimum age:

Volunteers must be 14 years or older.

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Time: 

9:00am - 12:00pm

Partner Agency:

East Bay Regional Parks District

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the East Bay Regional Parks District for a fun day of trail work at Crocket Hills Regional Park. Activities will include improvin the tread and drainage on the Soaring Eagle Trail.  Some participants may work on a short reroute, or hardening project as well.

Minimum age:

Volunteers must be 10 years or older.

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Time: 

9:00am - 12:00pm

Partner Agency:

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority for a fun day of trail work at Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve. Activities will include trail work with provided hand tools along the Sierra Vista trail.

Minimum age:

Volunteers must be 18 years or older.

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Time: 

9:00am - 12:00pm

Partner Agency:

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for a fun day of trail work on the Coyote Creek Trail. This is a community creek cleanup event. Meet new people; improve a neighborhood park; build community around a shared sense of service.

Minimum age:

Volunteers must be 15 years or older.

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Time: 

9:00am - 12:00pm

Partner Agency:

Santa Clara County Parks

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the Santa Clara County Parks for a fun day of trail work at Sanborn County Park. Activities will include improving drainage and correct erosion issues on Skyline Trail

Minimum age:

Volunteers must be 14 years or older.

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Time: 

8:30am - 2:30pm

Partner Agency:

Midpeninsula Open Space District and the Trail Center

Description:

The Ridge Trail is partnering with the Midpeninsula Open Space District and the Trail Center for a fun day of trail work at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve. Activities will include improving the tread and drainage along the Lost Trail.

Minimum age:

Volunteers must be 14 years or older.

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More Ways to Support the Ridge Trail

Help us build more miles of trail and more local connections to nature.

Learn More About Ridge Trail Service Day