Yosemite National Park is extraordinary!

Yosemite is one of the grandest of our National Parks. Camp in the heart of Yosemite Valley as you experience this “temple of nature” with other like-minded volunteers. Under the guidance of expert National Park Service trail crew, help renovate trails and restore fragile natural resources. Experience the splendor, feel the awe, as you help this iconic national park at a time when Public Lands are calling for help! Feel the love as you travel with PURPOSE! Our group campsite in Yosemite Valley is the perfect base for your visit to this iconic UNESCO World Heritage site.

Help the National Park Service trail crew improve and maintain trails in Yosemite Valley. Restore fragile natural resources damaged by visitor use, while enjoying vistas of the incredible waterfalls and granite walls.

No prior trail maintenance or restoration experience is required. We train you in all aspects of the work. As always, your education and safety are priorities. Tasks vary. You may use a pick or shovel to contour trail tread to shed water, cut and move vegetation to camouflage abandoned trails and slow running water, remove rocks or abandoned asphalt from the trail tread with rock bars, repair fencing, clip vegetation to improve trail safety, and/or move crushed rock or stone to create a dry walking surface.

Past volunteers included a wide range of ages and abilities. You should be able to hike up to two miles a day on mountainous terrain with some steep ascents and uneven trails, move soil or rock with a shovel, pull unwanted vegetation, and carry stones.

Yosemite Valley is a wonderful place to volunteer. Conservation Volunteers International Program is pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to protect a national treasure.

We meet for orientation at 2:30 p.m. in a campground in the heart of Yosemite Valley. Here, you'll get an overview of scheduled projects, as well as training in proper tool use. We stay in this Campground the entire trip. Hot breakfasts and dinners (including meat and vegetarian options) are prepared and served from a mobile kitchen at our campsite. 

 For complete details, see the trip description on ConservationVIP's website.

We begin the day with breakfast, then prepare our box lunches from the ingredients provided. After that, we travel a short distance to the day’s project in Yosemite Valley. We participate in volunteer projects from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. with taking time off for lunch.

After our projects end for the day, we return to camp for dinner, relaxation and stargazing.

For complete details, see the trip description on ConservationVIP's website.

On this rest day, trip participants are free to explore Yosemite or relax in the campground. 

For complete details, see the trip description on ConservationVIP's website 

The trip ends after breakfast this morning. You may stay longer by making reservations at other campgrounds or lodging in the park.

IMPORTANT NOTES about the Itinerary:

• Trip is subject to permit from National Park Service

• Day 1 is the day you should plan to arrive at the meeting point for the trip. This may require departing your hometown one or more days in advance and traveling on an overnight flight.

• Before purchasing your airline tickets, please check with us to ensure the trip has the necessary minimum number of participants required to operate.

• Each trip is unique.  Projects vary based on the needs of the park at the time of the trip.

• Although we do our very best to adhere to the itinerary above, it is subject to change for reasons beyond our control, including changes in the local project needs, weather, and terrain conditions.