November 5, 2022
Pitch In! 400 miles of Ridge Trail needs your help
400 is a lot of trail miles to care for! We need your help to keep the Bay Area Ridge Trail in tip-top shape! On Saturday, November 5 give back to some of the 400 miles (and growing!) of Ridge Trail by joining a trail stewardship project.
What is Ridge Trail Service Day?
For 15 years Ridge Trail Service Day has been one of the biggest single day volunteer trail projects of the year. Hundreds of volunteers, several projects across the Bay Area, all on one trail!
Join a Project:
Click on a project below to learn more and sign up to volunteer on Saturday, November 5th!
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful
Description:
Spend a few hours and help us work together for a healthy creek while we beautify the Coyote Creek trail and the creek through a community cleanup. Come celebrate the Earth by improving the environment and enjoying nature! Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
All ages! Youth under 15 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Masks are strongly encouraged & distancing is done per individual.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
City of San José
Description:
Join us to beautify this regional connector trail and riverside! Volunteers will help to clear vegetation and litter. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Volunteers must be 15 years or older.
COVID policy:
Masking and social distancing is done per individual.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Partner Agency:
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Description:
We will work on a section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail using hand tools. Instruction and tools provided by Open Space Authority staff and volunteer Trail Masters. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 14 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Please self screen and stay home if not well or experiencing symptoms that could be Covid. We ask that all volunteers at our project site submit a Volunteer Vaccination Status form (provided at registration). This form requests a vaccination status of yes, no, or choose not to disclose, and all requests are accepted.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
San Mateo County Parks
Description:
Join us for a fun day of trail work at Huddart County Park! Activities will include the use of hand tools to repair & restore trail tread along Skyline Trail. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
All ages! Volunteers under the age of 18 must be registered by a parent or guardian. Youth under age 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
We will follow all state and county guidelines that are in place on the day.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
San Francisco Recreation & Parks and the Friends of the Oak Woodlands
Description:
Join us at Golden Gate Park's Oak Woodlands to celebrate Ridge Trail Service Day and the 400 miles of trails that connect us! Activities for the day include installing erosion control, planting, and enhancing wildlife habitat along trail. We will have tasks that range from light, to moderately strenuous. Some work will be on slopes with loose, sandy soil, but we will be able to accommodate all volunteers with varying abilities. Everyone 12 years and older is invited! Tools, gloves, and lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 12 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Do not attend the volunteer day if you are feeling unwell.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
8:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
Sutro Stewards
Description:
Join us to celebrate Ridge Trail Service Day and the 400 miles of trails that connect us! Activities for the day include brushing, trail maintenance or invasive species removal. Help us work towards our mission of building community, connecting people with nature, and protecting and enhancing Mount Sutro, one of the city’s wildest and most beautiful green spaces. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 12 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Masks are strongly encouraged but not required.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agencies:
Marin County Parks & Open Space District and OneTam
Description:
Join us at White Hill Preserve to celebrate Ridge Trail Service Day and the 400 miles of trails that connect us! Activities for the day include brushing and trail maintenance. Help us work towards our mission of building community, connecting people with nature, and protecting and enhancing Bay Area open space. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Volunteers must be at least 10 years old and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Do not attend the volunteer day if you are feeling unwell.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
City of American Canyon
Description:
Join us to make trail improvements on the upper portion of Newell Open Space. Volunteers will be shuttled between the parking lot and the trail work site on 4WD utility carts. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 14 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Do not attend the volunteer day if you are feeling unwell.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Partner Agencies:
Skyline Wilderness Park and Napa Open Space District
Description:
Join us in Napa to celebrate Ridge Trail Service Day and the 400 miles of trails that connect us! We will be building an alternate route for a trail section and decommissioning a social trail. Volunteers will hike under 1 mile to the work site, carrying hand tools. There will be some rock work, slash cutting, tail building, trail drainage and lots of lopping. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 14 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Social distancing and masking is encouraged.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
City of Vallejo
Description:
Join us at the Bay Area Ridge Hiddenbrooke Backside Trailhead in Vallejo to celebrate Ridge Trail Service Day and the 400 miles of trails that connect us! The main activity for the day will be moderate to strenuous trail building using hand tools. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 14 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Everyone is to work within the comfort zone of all participants. Spacing and masking is done per individual.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
Solano Land Trust
Description:
Join us at Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park near Fairfield to celebrate Ridge Trail Service Day and the 400 miles of trails that connect us! We will meet and park within walking distance to the trail work site. We will be carrying and using hand tools and walking on rocky, uneven ground. Activities for the day include brushing and maintenance of newly constructed but unused trail. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 14 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
Everyone is to work within the comfort zone of all participants. Spacing and masking is done per individual.
Ridge Trail Service Day - November 5th
Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Partner Agency:
East Bay Regional Parks District
Description:
Join us at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland to celebrate Ridge Trail Service Day and the 400 miles of trails that connect us! Activities for the day include brushing and trail maintenance. Lunch will be provided.
Minimum age:
Youth volunteers must be 12 years or older and accompanied by an adult.
COVID policy:
All participants must perform and pass a temperature check and self-assessment upon arrival. Volunteers with symptoms are asked to stay home. All volunteers must have a COVID vaccine waiver and an annual Volunteer Agreement on file (forms sent after registration). Volunteers should bring a mask in case of close proximity to others.
Support the Ridge Trail
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Sponsors
2022 Ridge Trail Service Day received financial support from the American Trails Fund, which is an initiative of American Trails that assists the trails community with grant funding to support maintenance, research, and stewardship training needs across the United States.
Thank you to all our generous Ridge Trail Service Day sponsors for donating prizes and supporting our work on the trail!
