Help us achieve a future where more individuals, schools, groups, and families can experience enriching—even life-changing—backcountry experiences through immersion in the stunning landscapes of Maine’s western mountains, forests, and waters.
Join our community with a donation today and be recognized at a donor level named after the backcountry experience from start to finish.
- $50 – Trailhead
- $150 – Blaze
- $300 – Trail Keeper
- $500 – Backcountry Explorer
- $1000 – Hut Champion
- $2500 – Vista
Donate today! Interested in being a donor of $3,000 or more? Contact us about our Peak Donor Levels.
All donor levels receive:
- Acknowledgement and recognition
- Early access booking for winter reservations
- Early ticket access for events
Backcountry Explorer and above additionally receive special dinner and event invites.
How we use Donations
Your contributions ensure we can maintain our trails, huts, and access for all to the backcountry.
TRAILS
MH&T provides access to private lands that otherwise wouldn’t be publicly accessible. We maintain safe trails, bridges, and signage that require ongoing multi-season upkeep. Our donor-funded free trails are available year round. The public is welcome to hike, bike, snowshoe, and ski on our 50 miles of trails.
HUTS
Contributions will help us optimize our hydroelectric, solar system, and lithium ion battery performance. This will help foster our long-term goal of minimizing our impact on the environment. We are committed to further reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. We’ve advanced the function of Poplar Stream Hut’s hydropower source and reduced propane use by 80%.
EDUCATION
We aim to grow relationships and opportunities to bring school groups, education programs, summer camps, community non-profits, training, leadership, lifestyle groups, and more from Maine and beyond to the huts. Your support helps position us as a premier center for place-based outdoor recreation, education, and personal discovery for students and adventurers of all ages.
ORGANIZATION
Your support now expands our capacity for essential outreach, engagement, and development efforts, driving growth in Maine Huts & Trails’ audience, partnerships, and financial strength. It strengthens Maine Huts & Trails’ foundation for long-term success that will echo through generations of outdoor enthusiasts who will learn from and love Maine’s western lands.
As a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, Maine Huts & Trails relies upon tax deductible donations as well as funding from foundations and corporations.