Friends of The Trail

Friends of The Trail We are your resource in East King County for court-ordered community service! We do trash cleanups year round in the great outdoors.

Call us to inquire about working your hours off or just plain volunteering with us! We have come to realize that there are many organizations dedicated to caring for the environment and maintenance of our hiking trails and recreation areas. But there are few, if any, organizations dedicated to cleaning up public areas that see much abuse from illegal dumping, shooting and littering, including the

heavily used recreational areas. We fill this need to return our public lands and waterways to their pristine state, in the most cost-effective manner. There are many positive effects of our work such as improved wildlife habitat and water quality, prevention of other occurrences of illegal dumping, and contributing towards a more livable Washington for all its citizens.

Friends of the Trail has been at work collecting and removing trash dumped down along a creek from SE 312th Street off H...
06/09/2026

Friends of the Trail has been at work collecting and removing trash dumped down along a creek from SE 312th Street off Highway 18 in the Leah Hill area of Auburn, Washington.

Friends of the Trail removed this trash dumped illegally near Pacific Raceway in Kent, Washington. At least half a doze...
06/03/2026

Friends of the Trail removed this trash dumped illegally near Pacific Raceway in Kent, Washington. At least half a dozen neighbors stopped by to thank us, and the court ordered community service folks who worked off some of their hours by helping us with this cleanup are going to love seeing the results of their work here on Facebook! With the good weather season arriving, who wouldn't want to work their hours off in the great outdoors rather than in a hot, steamy kitchen or a dusty warehouse? Call us today at (425) 831-5486 and you could be on one of our crews tomorrow. We work weekends, too, so you won't have to take time off from your day job during the week!

Friends of the Trail dismantled an abandoned truck camper on Tinkham Road on Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - US F...
05/29/2026

Friends of the Trail dismantled an abandoned truck camper on Tinkham Road on Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - US Forest Service near North Bend, Washington, loaded it and its contents onto our truck and hauled it off for proper disposal, and restored the site to pristine condition. Isn't the "after" how you'd rather see our public lands than the "before"? Help us make it happen! Court ordered community service folks, come work your hours off with us and get 8 hours of credit for every day you help us clean up Washington state's public lands and waterways. Call 425-831-5486 and you could be going out with us tomorrow!

Another 1,000 lbs. of trash removed by Friends of the Trail from this spot in SeaTac, Washington.
05/20/2026

Another 1,000 lbs. of trash removed by Friends of the Trail from this spot in SeaTac, Washington.

05/14/2026

Getting geared up for camping season in beautiful Washington state? Head on out to the woods and this not so beautiful scene is what you might find, sorry to say, as Friends of the Trail did recently. We cleaned all this stuff up and restored the site to pristine condition. Want to help us be part of the solution? Feel like volunteering in the great outdoors, or owe court ordered community service? Call us at 425-831-5486, and you could be on one of our cleanup crews tomorrow. Court ordered community service folks get 8 hours of credit for every day you work with us. The campsite you help clean up may be the one that welcomes you on your next camping trip!

Before and after cleanup by Friends of the Trail - trash dumped on a public roadside in Algona, Washington.
05/07/2026

Before and after cleanup by Friends of the Trail - trash dumped on a public roadside in Algona, Washington.

Friends of the Trail reminds the East King County community that there are always legal alternatives to illegal dumping,...
05/01/2026

Friends of the Trail reminds the East King County community that there are always legal alternatives to illegal dumping, but tomorrow, Saturday, May 2, 2026, it's going to be easier than ever to legally dispose of recyclables at no cost to you, thanks to the Snoqualmie Tribe and the City of North Bend Government, who are jointly sponsoring their annual recycling event at Snoqualmie Middle School. Please read the guidelines carefully and then load up your vehicle with eligible items. You'd be amazed at how much unwanted stuff you can safely and legally get rid of in one fell swoop. See you at the recycling event!

04/29/2026

Watch Friends of the Trail deploy its tried and true method of hauling illegally dumped tires up from the bottoms of steep ravines on Washington state's public lands for proper disposal. And once the tires are out of there, we collect and bag all the rest of the trash rather than let it be an eyesore and pollute the environment.

04/22/2026

Friends of the Trail restored beauty to a neighborhood in the Cedar Grove area of King County, Washington by bagging and removing trash left in and outside an abandoned truck, complete with needles spilling onto the ground, at the request of King County, Washington - Government, so that the truck could be towed for proper disposal. Come and help us do this work and see the results of your efforts in a few short hours! We're out there, rain or shine, Wednesdays through Sundays year round, and if you've got court ordered community service you need to do, you get 8 hours of credit for every day you spend working with us. Call 425-831-5486 and you could be out there with us tomorrow. See you on the cleanups!

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North Bend, WA
98045

Telephone

+14258315486

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