You Keep the Outdoors Accessible.


Your care, your time, your generosity—this is what keeps 1,100 miles of trails, 49 cabins, 47 shelters, and nearly 3,500 acres secure, welcoming, and open to all.


A path through a foggy forest with rocks and trees

PATC is powered by people like you. Volunteers make it happen. Members share their passion. Donors make sure the training, equipment, and land protection are all possible.


When you give today, you’re not just supporting a club—you’re joining thousands of others who refuse to let these trails fade.


Together, we will:


  • Keep trails open and well-maintained for everyone who experiences them.
  • Train the next generation of stewards who will carry the work forward.
  • Maintain cabins that invite families, new hikers, and old friends into the outdoors.
  • Protect the lands that surround the trail so access and viewshed lasts for generations.
  • Strengthen PATC as a leader in trail stewardship—sharing best practices, raising awareness, and setting the standard for volunteer-powered conservation.


Your part matters—whether you’ve hiked with PATC for decades or you’re just discovering us now.



Because when it comes to protecting the outdoors, the trails only continue if we walk them together.


Yes, I’ll Keep Trails Alive Other Ways to Give Back to PATC

What Your Gift Makes Possible

💵 $50

  • Equips a volunteer with reliable tools
  • Provides equipment and supplies for a trail crew

💵 $100

  • Supports training for new of trail leaders
  • Covers certification costs for a new sawyer

💵 $250

  • Helps repair and maintain one of PATC’s 49 rustic cabins
  • Provides bear boxes and bear-rigging along the trail

💵 $500

  • Protects vital corridor lands from invasive species and habitat loss
  • Supports the maintenance of critical trail shelters and privies

💵 $1,000

  • Funds a full day of work by a specialized trail crew with advanced equipment
  • Provides the leadership, logistics, structure, and training to keep volunteer teams strong

💵 $5,000+

  • Powers PATC’s vision as a regional leader in trail stewardship
  • Expands our capacity to train, equip, and inspire the next generation of conservation volunteers and staff

Did you know that your employer may match your donations? For more information, click here, or feel free to give us a call   with any questions about this.


We accept donations by check at 118 Park Street, Vienna, VA 22180-4609


The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax identification number 53-0187508) under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.