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Chapters · Benton, Franklin & Walla Walla Counties

Columbia Basin.

Serving the Tri-Cities and southeast Washington — building trails and community in the Columbia Basin.

01 / Regional Overview

Where we ride.

The Columbia Basin chapter was established in Spring 2025 to serve the Tri-Cities mountain biking community across Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla counties. Built on the groundwork laid by the Shrub Steppe Trails Alliance, the chapter addresses the region's historic shortage of formally designated trails by expanding sustainable, multi-use and mountain bike-specific trail access.

Signature trail areas include Badger Mountain, Candy Mountain Trails, and the State Patrol Trails near the Tri-Cities. The chapter operates through quarterly meetings, group rides, volunteer events, and active trail development initiatives across the basin's unique shrub-steppe landscape.

As one of Evergreen's newest chapters, Columbia Basin is building its volunteer base and trail network from the ground up. New members and first-time volunteers are especially welcome.

2025 Chapter established
3 Counties served
3 Signature trail areas
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02 / Chapter Leadership

Your local crew.

The volunteers who lead this chapter — work party organizers, advocacy point people, and your direct line to local trail decisions.

Julie Nelson

Chapter President

Trail Coordinator

Trail Coordinator

Advocacy Lead

Advocacy Lead

Events Chair

Events Chair

03 / Get Out There

Work parties
this month.

Show up. Build trail. Find your people. The list below is filtered to Columbia Basin — for the full statewide calendar, hit the link.

All chapter events ↗
Sat · Upcoming

Badger Mountain

Trail maintenance & tread work RSVP ↗
Sat · Upcoming

Candy Mountain

Brushing & drainage RSVP ↗
Sun · Upcoming

State Patrol Trails

New trail development RSVP ↗

04 / Local Projects

What's being built
nearby.

Active trail projects in the Columbia Basin region. Your chapter dues and donations help fund all of them.

Active

Badger Mountain Network

Ongoing stewardship and sustainable trail development on Badger Mountain, one of the region's most-visited trail areas.

Planning

New Trail Designation

Working with land managers to formally designate mountain bike-specific trails across Benton and Franklin counties.

In Progress

Community Trail Access

Expanding trail access for current and future generations through collaboration with local agencies and the Shrub Steppe Trails Alliance.

Stay connected
with Columbia Basin.

Get chapter updates, work party notices, and local trail news.