Hosting a Hike
Research the hike
- Look on the Web, especially the official park website.
- Walk the trails and take pictures.
- Get maps. Mark the trails we will be on with a highlighter.
- Use the hike difficulty calculator to get the rating.
- Looking for previous hikes? Click here to visit the Wild Recovery Archive. (note: links may not bring you back to this site)
Contact the park we will be visiting
- Let them know when we will be there.
- Ask if we need any type of permit or anything for our group of 20 to 50 hikers.
- Ask if dogs are allowed, especially if they are allowed on the trails on which we will be
hiking. Leash required? - Verify parking fees. Are the fees changing soon? Is exact change required?
- Are maps available? Cost? Hours that maps are available?
- Any special hazards in the season we’ll be hiking?
- Get as much info from the parks staff as possible and add it to this form.
Take pictures
- Pictures should be high resolution. Most pictures on the website are 900w x 500h.
- Don’t send every picture. Pick out no more than six of the most colorful, sharpest, and most interesting ones.
- Don’t include any people in the pictures. For anonymity, our policy is no people whatsoever.
- Avoid having buildings and man-made objects in the pictures. This is Wild Recovery. Wooden bridges, gates, and fences are fine. Animals are fantastic. Closeups of plants and rocks unique to the are good.
Fill out this form below
- Send hike info to Meeting Flyer person and fill out the form to submit to the Web Coordinator.
- Include all info to ensure both printed directory and website are accurate.
- See website for deadline for Meeting Directory information. This deadline is critical; we must have your hike information to print the directory.
This form will be submitted to the web servant to add to the upcoming hikes. Please include as much information about the hike location and the hike details. This helps everyone to plan accordingly and arrive the day of the hike safe and sound.