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Appalachian Trail Days Festival is one-of-a-kind event brings together hikers, communities, volunteers, and supporters from around the country to celebrate the opportunities and benefits provided by the Appalachian Trail (A.T.).
Join the Appalachian Trail Conservancy throughout Trail Days at the Damascus Trail Center (DTC), where we will be hosting multiple events, workshops, and a raffle for great backpacking gear!
Join us May 13-15 in beautiful Damascus, Virginia, for the annual Appalachian Trail Days Festival! This one-of-a-kind event brings together hikers, communities, volunteers, and supporters from around the country to celebrate the opportunities and benefits provided by the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). Join the Appalachian Trail Conservancy throughout Trail Days at the Damascus Trail Center (DTC), where we will be hosting multiple events, workshops, and a raffle for great backpacking gear!
Are you feeling lucky? Enter our annual gear raffle for a chance to win amazing backpacking gear! Visit our information table for more information on how to enter. Once you have been entered, you are eligible for ALL raffle times throughout Trail Days — and your name stays in even if you win! The only catch? You must be at the raffle in person to claim your prize, so make sure to return to the DTC at the raffle times below:
Are you interested in doing more to help the Appalachian Trail? Love ice cream? Come network with organizations at the Damascus Trail Center to learn about how to get involved in trail maintenance and beyond at our ice cream social. We’ll bring the ice cream, you bring a desire to protect our trails!
Join BearVault and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy at the Damascus Trail Center for a discussion on how to use a bear canister to properly store food while backpacking. Participants will have the chance to try out a BearVault canister, learn the best practices for food safety and storage, and have the chance to win a bear canister of their own.
Help the Washington County Master Gardeners and the ATC plant a native garden at the Damascus Trail Center. All supplies and refreshments will be provided.
