Mariposa Trails

Our Vision

We believe that individuals, communities and the planet can all thrive together, and that this health is attained through relationships of reciprocity.

Our vision was inspired by the book, "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Kimmerer. We strive to align our programs with the values of reciprocity, gratitude and belonging.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide trail access and promote its use for adventure, health, stewardship, education and community prosperity. Through respectful use, be it hiking, riding, camping or trail-tending, we embrace trails as gifts, and in gratitude invite you to build comradery with one another and with nature.

Our trail tending stewardship program brings individuals together and introduces them to the joy of working in comradery towards a common goal. Our work is focused on national public lands located between Yosemite National Park and the population centers of Mariposa County. Our access to the benefits that nature provides is in jeopardy, however. Why? A perfect storm of trail demise caused by natural disasters and little to no federal budget for non-motorized trails is here. Mariposa Trails is rallying volunteers to tend front-country trails and promoting their use by hikers, back-packers, bikers, runners and equestrians. Most outings are in the fall and winter, when the soil is soft, the air is cool, and bugs are nowhere to be seen!