Win a Lakes Basin Stay and Adventure

Help keep the Lakes Basin Trails Open: Your $5 Donation Could Win You an Epic Adventure!

Donate to support our work this season in the Lakes Basin Recreation Area and get a chance to win a two-night stay this fall at the coveted boat-in Cabins at Gold Lake, as well as a guided Yuba Expeditions hiking or biking adventure in the Basin, a gift package from Lost Sierra Wine Co. and gear from Outdoor Products and Outdoor Vitals.

With federal cuts we need your help to maintain Lakes Basin trails!

Volunteer Epic

2025 Events Calendar is Live!

2025 is here and it’s time to get planning! Schedule Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship into your calendar this year by joining us at one of our Epic trailbuilding campout weekends, registering for one of three races or volunteering during a festival weekend. Check out our events for a full year of Dirt Magic in the Lost Sierra! Calendar it!

Connected Communities

We are planning trails to connect towns in the Lost Sierra, check out this epic plan!

A Trail For Everyone

Watch Our Beautiful Short Film “A Trail for Everyone”

We’re thrilled to launch a short film about Connected Communities, the proposed “Lost Sierra Route” and the positive impact of linking 15 California mountain communities through trails.

Latest News

20 Feb

Comments Needed for 2025 Downieville and Quincy Trailwork

Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) has applied for a project grant this year and needs your comments to CA-OHV on both so we can receive the grant and...
19 Feb

2025 SBTS Earn a Bike Program

SBTS’s Earn a Bike Program, Sponsored by WOOM, gets local youth rolling on two wheels and invested in trail stewardship. Kids ages 7-9 participate in...
11 Feb

2024 Trails Report: Surpassing 200 Miles and Building in New Territory

In total, trail crews constructed 21.78 miles of new trail in 2024, bringing SBTS’ grand total to 216.38 since it formed as a nonprofit organization in 2003....
3 Feb

Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative Awards SBTS Grant to Aid in Post-Dixie Fire Maintenance Work on Mount Hough

QUINCY, CA—Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) is pleased to announce a $19,940.20 grant from Yamaha Motor Group’s Outdoor Access Initiative to help...

Upcoming Events

May 15 - May 18 / Early - late! Quincy, CA

Quincy Volunteer Epic – May 15 – May 18, 2025

Jun 12 - Jun 15 / early to late! Portola, CA - The Lost Sierra

Lost and Found Gravel Grinder: June 12 – 15, 2025

Jul 11 - Jul 13 / early to late! Downieville, CA

Downieville Volunteer Epic – July 11-13, 2025

Aug 7 - Aug 10 / early - late! Downieville, CA

Downieville Classic Mountain Bike Race – August 7-10, 2025

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What We've Accomplished

195

Miles of New Trail Built

2,560

Miles of Trail Maintained

131,052

Trail Volunteers Hours

43

Employees in 2024

3 Ways to Get Involved

Join the family, do good work and have a load of fun, our members provide a crucial backbone to our organization.

Join The Family

Become a Friend of the Trail Stewardship with a donation to our trail projects.

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Sponsor A Trail

The Adopt-A-Trail Program provides a way for businesses and individuals to take a leadership role in trail maintenance.

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Partner with Us

Our partners are essential stakeholders and directly responsible for our non-profit’s success.

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Become a volunteer

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Volunteer at a Trail Daze or one of our races. Contact us if you would like to volunteer other skills or services.

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