Salida Mountain Trails (SMT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building and maintaining sustainable, multi-use trails, stewarding public lands, and fostering a vibrant trail community. They manage approximately 70 miles of singletrack trails across systems like Arkansas Hills and Methodist Mountain, and contribute to the Monarch Crest trail. SMT focuses on planning, constructing, and maintaining non-motorized recreational trails, often replacing user-created paths with environmentally responsible ones. The organization relies on volunteers, fundraising, memberships, donations, and grants to support its mission and activities, which also include land conservation and community engagement events.
