2025 Impact Report | Access and Stewardship Annual Report

Protecting Access for Generations

This short video offers a snapshot of the work we took on in 2025—and the impact made along the way.

At a Glance—One Year of Impact

In 2025, our Access and Stewardship work spanned landscapes, recreation types, and communities nationwide. From trail restoration to policy advocacy, these figures offer only a narrow glimpse of the broad spectrum of stories in our Impact Report. Dive deeper for the complete picture.

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Locations of Adventure Forever Grant Projects

From rural trail systems to high-use recreation corridors, our Adventure Forever Grants supported projects in 23 states this year. Each point on the map represents a local solution shaped by the people who know those places best. This chart shows how many projects of each type we supported in 2025.

Grant Projects Allocated By Project Type

Our grants focus on five approaches—building and restoring trails, acquiring and conserving land, protecting access routes, supporting voluntary private land access, and growing stewardship at the community level.

DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD

Featured Stories

The impact comes to life through the people doing the work. From hands-on trail restoration to national advocacy and product innovation, these stories highlight what it looks like to show up for access and stewardship in real ways.

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Restoring Trails

Community Led Trail Revival

In Old Fort, North Carolina, the Trail Revival Project supported recovery and renewed access following Hurricane Helene. Partnering with the G5 Trail Collective, onX and Toyota helped restore a trail system central to the community’s outdoor economy. More than 50 volunteers rebuilt six miles of trail, installed three retaining walls, and moved over 6,500 pounds of rock, contributing more than $15,000 in volunteer labor. The project highlights how local partnerships and hands-on stewardship can help communities recover and keep trails open for the long term.

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Dispersed Camping Layer

The Dispersed Camping layer turns complex land-manager rules into clear, practical guidance people can use in the field. Showing corridors where camping is legally allowed helps distribute use more evenly across public lands and reduce unintended impacts on sensitive areas. As onX’s own Christopher Cordes noted, “People want to experience new places, and they want to do that the right way—they just need the tools to help them do it.”

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ADVOCACY AND ACTION

Participating in Policymaking

When public land access was at risk, we brought data and maps into the national conversation—engaging the outdoor community and directly with policymakers to show what was at stake and why it mattered. We used geospatial expertise to help inform recreation and conservation policy, advance modernized access to data, and support keeping public lands in public hands. These efforts helped prevent public land sales during budget reconciliation, advance MAPLand and MAPWaters, and move progress forward on the EXPLORE Act.

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Stories that Inspire

Inaccessible

Through film storytelling and in-person in-person community screenings, Inaccessible connected skiers, hunters, hikers, and riders around the shared reality that 16 million acres of landlocked public land remain out of reach. The film sparked conversation about ethics, responsibility, and what it takes to protect access for all.

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Today, We Reflect.
Tomorrow, We Keep Going.

This work is collaborative by nature.

To our partners—your expertise and leadership turn ideas into impact. To our customers—your memberships and shared conviction help power this work nationwide.

Thank you for showing up alongside us.