Below you’ll find Trails Utah’s upcoming events!
This year’s calendar was built to include a range of trail experiences — from casual community hikes to 🌸 botanical walks, 🍄🟫 mushroom hikes, 🦅 bird-focused outings, and evening events ✨ under the stars.
Registration opens first for members and donors, then for people who’ve expressed interest through our volunteer form, and then for the general public.
About: Join Trails Utah for a welcoming community hike focused on mental health and well-being, led by Dru White and Trails Utah’s Sarah Bennett, Sarah Morton, and Cassie Peterinelli.
When: Saturday, April 18, 2026.
Led by: Trails Utah + Dru White
Type: Community event
About: Join a volunteer effort to help restore native ecology at Parley’s Pointe Trail! We will be planting native cactus species under the guidance of restoration ecologists.
When: Saturday, May 27, 2026.
Led by: Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands
Type: Volunteer event
About: This hike is a chance to spend a few hours on the trail learning about the plants and spring blooms that shape the foothills.
When: Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Led by: Trails Utah + Red Butte Garden’s Jason Baker & Neal Dombrowski
Type: Community event
About: Spend a summer morning on the trail learning about mushrooms, forest ecology, and the conditions that help fungi thrive in the Wasatch.
When: Saturday, July 11, 2026.
Led by: Trails Utah + Utah Mushroom Society
Type: Community event
About: Join Trails Utah and Salty Star Run Club for an evening hike timed around sunset, followed by time to pause, take in the night sky, and head back down together.
When: Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Led by: Trails Utah + Salty Star Run Club
Type: Community event
About: Fall is raptor migration season, making this a great time to learn more about birds of prey and the landscapes they move through. This event will begin with a live-bird presentation at the trailhead, followed by a community hike with time for bird spotting and trail-based learning along the way.
When: Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Led by: Trails Utah + HawkWatch
Type: Community event
