Behind every great trail is a builder who dedicated time, training, and expertise.

Every trail you rode this weekend has a name, a land manager, and somebody's Saturday behind it.

That is the part most riders never see. The berm that holds up after a wet week was designed intentionally. The reroute that keeps the lower half of your favorite descent from turning into a creek was negotiated in a meeting, permitted, flagged, and then dug by people who set aside their weekend to build. Ground Control doesn’t repair itself. Our pro builders and volunteers dedicate many hours and skill to reopen it. 

Evergreen is the crew that does that work. Together, we build and protect the trails that make Washington one of the best places in the world to ride.

What membership actually is

It is not a donation. It is a share in the thing you already use.

There are more than 8,400 Evergreen members across Washington State. Ten chapters, from the Methow to the West Sound. Thousands of volunteer and office hours a year, hundreds of miles maintained, and a staff whose job is the unglamorous half: land manager relationships, park plans, grant applications, and the work in Olympia that decides whether a trail can be built or not.

Members are what support all of it. Here is how one member put it, in her own words:

"At first, joining was just a matter of paying dues to help maintain the trails I love and support the instructors that taught me to ride. But eventually, it became a matter of belonging."

Emily Kang, South Sound Chapter
Started riding five years ago, now a certified ride leader.

And if you’ve been meaning to make it out to a work party for about three years now, you are not alone:

"My work schedule often keeps me away from work parties, but I feel that being a paying member makes up for that."

Alan Schmaltz, Central Chapter Member

He is right. Both things count.

Where your $50, $100, or $500+ goes

Three real projects. Real numbers.

Fixed. 403 working hours and $2,500 took three miles of the Saltese Uplands Loop from wrecked back to a trail you want to ride. Done this spring.

Built. 1.75 miles of flow at Number Two Canyon, with optional features so it works whether you send it or roll it. 300 working hours. Opened spring 2026.

Next. Goldilocks at the Loup is 1.5 miles in. Finished, it will be almost four miles, the longest trail in the new Loup network.

Also: Number Two Canyon is running a Princess Bride trilogy. The last trail in it is called You Killed My Father. We are not going to explain that further.

Your money stays in your chapter

Your dues go to the chapter you live in. Find yours.

Not sure which chapter you are in? It is set by your address, and we will sort it out when you sign up.

10 Regional Chapters. 1 Community. Dozens of Discounts

Neither of these are the sole reason to join… but access to discounts doesn’t hurt!

Get better at riding, for less. Evergreen Education runs skills clinics, women's programs, youth camps, and private lessons across the state, taught by certified instructors. Members save $35 on any program over $150, Dirt Camp included. Programs under $150 are $20 off. Private lessons are $20 off no matter what they cost. Put one kid in Dirt Camp and book yourself one lesson and your membership has already paid for itself, with a whole year of trail work thrown in on top.

Then there are the 20 partner discounts. Members get:

• 25% off the online store at PNW Components
• 20% off day tickets and $50 off an adult season pass at Summit at Snoqualmie
• 20% off at SHREDLY, 25% off apparel at Northwest Tech, 15% off full price gear at Outdoor Research
• 10% off Propain bikes, plus free demo rides from the showroom
• 30% off Trailforks Pro, and Trailforks sends $5 back to Evergreen
• 10% off at DAS Optics, and every pair sold puts $10 back into trail work
• 15% off Backslope Tools, 10% off Silky Saws, which is a Japanese saw company, because we know exactly who we are
• 10% off a guided trip anywhere Big Mountain Bike Adventures goes, from Nepal to Quebec
• 39% off a Mountain Flyer subscription

Look at that Summit line again. One season pass and you have made your $50 back in a single checkout, before you have bought a single tire.

Eight of the twenty are in your own backyard. 15% off products and service at Solnix in Spokane. 10% off product and service at The Line in North Bend. 10% off in stock at Methow Cycle & Sport in Winthrop. Free tubed tire installation at The Broken Spoke in Port Townsend. 10% off helmets, tires, and tubes at The ReCycle Shop in Ellensburg. A $10 day pass at the Port Townsend Athletic Club, which is half the public rate, with every class included.

Your dues fund the trails. Your card saves you money at the shop you were already going to walk into. And yes, there is a tote.

This is how we ride.

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PS: Sign up this month for a FREE member gift!