We are currently hiring trail crew leaders and crew members for our 2023 season!
Trail Crews
The Performance Trail Crew Program provides paid, summer-long employment to the next generation of trail stewards.
Working in four to eight person teams, crew members hone their trail maintenance and construction skills and develop outdoor leadership skills all while camping out under the stars in national parks, national forests, and other scenic public lands along the Pacific Northwest Trail.

The PNTA performs over 80% of our maintenance and construction on the Pacific Northwest Trail with youth and young adults from trailside communities and schools near the PNT. In 2021, seven trail crews worked across the trail corridor in Washington state.
Sponsorship
Thanks to the generous donors to our Youth Crew Heroes campaign and our corporate partners, REI, Hydroflask, and Six Moon Designs, PNTA has expanded our youth service program, making life changing outdoor experiences available to more participants and getting even more work done on the Pacific Northwest Trail.
Help Outfit our Youth Crews
PNTA is proud to work with corporate partners, like Six Moon Designs, to help minimize the cost of participation in our free youth service program. Please contact us to learn how in-kind product donations can eliminate economic barriers to participation for our youth crew members’ families. With a long list of gear needed to participate, outdoor retailers can help make this life-changing outdoor experience more accessible for all.

The PNTA performs over 80% of our maintenance and construction on the Pacific Northwest Trail with youth and young adults from trailside communities.