2026 marks 25 years since the Tahoe Rim Trail was officially completed. In that time, the TRT has become an indispensable part of the Tahoe experience, connecting people to nature, to each other, and to the extraordinary splendor of Lake Tahoe. 

Today, more than one million hikers, bikers, and equestrians use this iconic trail each year. The Tahoe Rim Trail now feels like a permanent part of Tahoe’s landscape, but keeping it accessible and beautiful takes more work per year than it took to build it. This past year, our trail crew and volunteers cleared more than 1,000 downed trees and devoted over 13,000 hours to maintaining and improving the trail. Your support made this essential stewardship possible. Thank you. 

Whether you’ve supported the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for years or are discovering our work for the first time, you can help ensure this extraordinary public resource remains accessible and vibrant for generations to come. 

Make your year-end gift today and help protect the trail, care for the landscapes it connects us to, and create opportunities for everyone to experience the magic of Tahoe’s backcountry. 

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Celebrate What We Accomplished Together in 2026

In 2026, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association experienced a year of transition while celebrating an extraordinary milestone: the 25th anniversary of closing the loop. It was a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come, honor the vision and dedication that made the trail possible, and look ahead to the work still to be done to truly make it “a trail like no other.” Through change and celebration alike, one thing remains constant: the community at the heart of the Tahoe Rim Trail. From volunteers and supporters, to trail users who return year after year and those discovering it for the first time, you are what makes the trail so much more than a trail. Thank you.

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Invest in What’s to Come in 2027 and Beyond

Every mile maintained, every young person inspired, and every opportunity to experience the trail represents an investment in something bigger than ourselves. Though the trail is completed, there is still more work to do.

With your year-end support, we will:

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Make Tahoe’s backcountry experience accessible to every generation

In partnership with the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, the TRTA is transforming the 1.3-mile Tahoe Meadows Interpretive Loop into the Tahoe Basin’s first accessible natural surface trail. This project will enable people of all ages and abilities to enjoy a backcountry trail experience all while increasing habitat connectivity and preserving the natural character that makes it extraordinary. 

Give the gift of wonder and belonging. Your support will help make the magic of a backcountry experience accessible to everyone.

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Protect the landscapes that make Tahoe unique

Page Meadows is a special part of the Tahoe landscape, and stewarding it means being thoughtful about how we experience it. You can help protect this unique ecosystem while allowing visitors to continue enjoying its beauty by supporting the implementation of a timber boardwalk that elevates the trail above this fragile meadow habitat. 

Give the gift of enduring awe. Your support will help protect the places that make Tahoe unlike anywhere else.

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Keep the trail ready for whatever comes next

Every spring brings new challenges, from fallen trees to damaged tread. Your gift gives our staff and volunteer crews the resources and flexibility to respond to the trail’s most pressing needs to make it ready for all who hope to explore it. 

Give the gift of resilience. Your support will give our crews the resources and flexibility to respond where they’re needed most.

A dream becomes reality when people believe in it enough to build it. It becomes a legacy when people choose to carry it forward. Thank you for stewarding so much more than just a trail.