Recreational Trails Program Database

Image Library: RTP-Funded Project Examples by Permissible Use Category

Contact your State RTP Administrator to ask about policies and funding in your State.

Examples of projects funded by the Recreational Trails Program from every State and the District of Columbia.

Also see photographs illustrating the State Examples for Recreational Trails Program project sponsors.

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Maintenance and restoration [A. maintenance and restoration of existing recreational trails]


photo of dirt trail going over rock drainage culvert

Culvert is part of rehabilitation of multi-use snowmobile and ATV trail at Saddleback Mountain, ME (Photo credit: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Off-Road Vehicle Division)

Photo of smooth crushed rock trail

Rehabilitated overlook trail in Emerald Bay State Park, CA (Photo credit: Stuart Macdonald for American Trails)

Photo of a man using a motorized cart and trail to bring crushed gravel to repair a trail bed.

Annual maintenance on the Onomea Trail system in Papaikou, Hawaii (Photo credit: State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)

Two mules and a maintenance team transporting lumber along path.

Collaborative Trail Maintenance on the Sheltowee Trace in Kentucky. (Photo credit: Karen Weber, Sheltowee Trace Association)

Trailside and trailhead facilities [B. development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages for recreational trails]


photo of benches on boardwalk by swamp

Viewing platform at the heron rookery on Sterling Nature Center Trail, Sterling, NY (Photo credit: NY Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation)

Photo of covered bridge

Beaver Creek Station trailhead on the Creekside Trail in Xenia, Ohio includes parking, restrooms, bike racks, tables, benches, and lighting (Photo credit: Ohio Department of Natural Resources)

Photo of shelter in woods

One of four shelters constructed along the Ouachita National Recreation Trail in Oklahoma and Arkansas (Photo credit: Randy Jones, Friends of the Ouachita Trail)

Paved parking lot.

Bridle parking lot developed with RTP funds at Maumee State Forest in Ohio. (Photo credit: ODNR Division of Forestry)

Equipment for construction and maintenance [C. purchase and lease of recreational trail construction and maintenance equipment]


photo of snowmobile pulling groomer

Snowmobile used to pull a groomer to maintain cross-country ski trails at Red Lodge Nordic Center, MT (Photo credit: South Dakota Department of Tourism)

Photo of covered bridge

Winter trail grooming equipment on Black Hills Snowmobile Trail System (Photo credit: Beartooth Recreational Trails Association)

Photo of skid loader

Trail dozer at work in the Gypsum City OHV Park in Webster County, Iowa. (Photo credit: Webster County Conservation)

Large quantity of shovels, axes, and rakes.

Trail tools funded by the RTP Program for the Jersey Off Road Bicycle Association (JORBA). (Photo credit: Mick Tormey, JORBA)

Construction of new recreational trails [D. construction of new recreational trails]


photo of concrete trail

Concrete trail construction on the Cache La Poudre River Trail; in the City of Greeley, CO (Photo credit: Stuart Macdonald for American Trails)

Photo of covered bridge

The newly constructed Yellow Creek Bridge in Woodbury, Pennsylvania (Photo credit: Mid State Trail Association, Inc.)

2013 Coalition for Recreational Trails Award Winner for Multiple-Use and Corridor Sharing

Photo of covered bridge

The newly constructed Yellow Creek Bridge in Woodbury, Pennsylvania (Photo credit: Mid State Trail Association, Inc.)

Wooden bridge over creek.

A 50 ft. native log stringer bridge constructed on the Robinson Creek Trail in Winthrop, Washington. (Photo credit: Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office)

Acquisition of trail corridors [E. acquisition of easements and fee simple title to property for recreational trails or recreational trail corridors]


photo of signs on a tree by trail through woods

Land acquired by the State of Indiana for motorized vehicle trail use at Redbird State Recreation Area (Photo credit: Stuart Macdonald for American Trails)

Photo of covered bridge

Acquisition of 248 acres of riverbed for Santa Maria River Nature Trail in Santa Maria, CA (Photo credit: Stuart Macdonald for American Trails)

Photo of 2 men walking along a trail

This 276-acre acquisition will serve as the gateway to a new 1,100-acre regional park and open space preserve in Santa Rosa, California (Photo credit: California State Parks, Office of Grants and Local Services)

View of grassy field.

RTP Funding allowed the Interior Land Trust to acquire two parcels of land adjacent to other trust lands acquired with grant funds. Parcels preserved 1.1 miles of trails and are now included in the Chena Flats Greenbelt Project. (Photo credit: Interior Alaska Land Trust)

Assessment of trail conditions [F. assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and maintenance]


photo of people with level on dirt trail

Assessing trails for accessibility at Florida's Wakulla Springs State Park (Photo credit: Florida Office of Greenways and Trails)

Photo of covered bridge

Assessment of trail conditions for improving hiking routes on Colorado "Fourteener" peaks (Photo credit: Colorado Fourteeners Initiative)

Photo of person on a trail documenting conditions

Field-based trail assessment and spatial analysis in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia (Photo credit: Kay-Linn Enterprises)

Man surveying rocky trail.

A New York-New Jersey Trail Conference member inventories trails above the Delaware River in Worthington State Forest, NJ. (Photo credit: New York-New Jersey Trail Conference)

Education for safety and environmental protection [G. development and dissemination of publications and operation of educational programs to promote safety and environmental protection, (as those objectives relate to one or more of the use of recreational trails, supporting non-law enforcement trail safety and trail use monitoring patrol programs, and providing trail-related training)]


photo of snowmobile and people digging in snow

Snowmobilers learning to analyze the snowpack near Big Sky, Montana (Photo credit: Gallatin National Forest)

Poster with ride safe message

Posters promoting OHV safety education in Minnesota schools (Photo credit: National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council)

2013 Coalition for Recreational Trails Award Winner for Education and Communication

Photo of man giving instruction to 3 kids on ATVs

Young enthusiasts receive instructions nearby the protected wetlands at the Wambaw Cycle Trailhead in Huger, South Carolina (Photo credit: USDA Forest Service and ATV Safety Institute)

Group of snowboarders/skiers gathered around instructors.

The Gallatin N.F. Avalanche Center, Friends of the Avalanche Center, Bridger Bowl Ski Area, and Montana State University partner to provide a very popular introductory avalanche class that is offered every year at the start of December. (Photo credit: Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center)

Administration [H. costs to the State incurred in administering the program]


photo of group at overlook

Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee at a regional trails workshop sponsored by the State (Photo credit: Pennsylvania State Parks)

Photo of covered bridge

Meeting of Wisconsin State Trails Council (Photo credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

Group photo of Washington State Trail Advisory Council

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation grants team manages outdoor recreation grant projects throughout the State. (Photo Credit: Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office)

Smiling group of people.

Vermont's Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation Administration Staff & State Trail Crew at National Trails Day at Elmore State Park (Photo credit: Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks, & Recreation)