Rubicon Trail Foundation

Rubicon Trail Foundation Rubicon Trail Foundation : www.rubicontrailfoundation.org : To Enhance the Future Health and Use of the Rubicon Trail.
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Originally a Native American trail connecting the Sacramento Valley and Lake Tahoe, the Rubicon Trail was re-discovered by European immigrants in the 1840s. By the 1890s, the trail had become an actual road (by the standards of the day) and was used to reach the Rubicon Mineral Springs Resort and Hotel. The first car into Rubicon Springs arrived in 1908, driven by a woman from Lake Tahoe. This his

toric drive received quite a bit of publicity from the San Francisco newspapers. Throughout the 1920s, the Rubicon Springs road was being promoted as the best route from Georgetown to Lake Tahoe. To encourage travel along the route, a promotional automobile trip was organized, compete with photographs in the local papers. The write-up included mention of a survey party that would make plans for improving the road. However, when the Rubicon Springs Hotel closed in the late 1920s, the road fell into disuse. The route has been used by 4-wheel drive vehicles since the early 1950s and has become one of the most famed, 4-wheel drive trails in the world.

06/20/2026

Rubicon Rising!! June 18 - Aug 16

Thanks All Coast Builders.
06/17/2026

Thanks All Coast Builders.

Thanks to Edio Delfino at All Coast Builders and crew. Doing repairs to damaged lower sections of some of the rest stop...
06/16/2026

Thanks to Edio Delfino at All Coast Builders and crew. Doing repairs to damaged lower sections of some of the rest stops.

06/15/2026

FOTR Workday - June 6, 2026

🚨 ARB HYDRAULIC RECOVERY JACK GIVEAWAY! 🚨The Rubicon Trail Foundation is giving you a chance to win an ARB Hydraulic Rec...
06/15/2026

🚨 ARB HYDRAULIC RECOVERY JACK GIVEAWAY! 🚨

The Rubicon Trail Foundation is giving you a chance to win an ARB Hydraulic Recovery Jack!
🎟 Only 75 giveaway stickers available!
💲 $20 per sticker
Raffle ticket will be drawn September 12th 2026 live at Cantina for the Con whether or not we sell all 75 tickets.

Purchase the giveaway stickers here
https://www.rubicontrailfoundation.org/product/arb-jack-giveaway-sticker-1-entry-into-giveaway/

06/12/2026

Did you know FOTR was created in 2001? RTF was created in 2004? Both by Del Albright

06/11/2026

Early-season water crossing. Who remembers monster deep holes on the Tahoe Side in the 70s and 80s?

This past weekend marked something special on the Rubicon Trail.For the first time in seven years, RTF and FOTR were abl...
06/10/2026

This past weekend marked something special on the Rubicon Trail.

For the first time in seven years, RTF and FOTR were able to join forces and complete a work day on the El Dorado County side of the trail. Even more exciting, for the first time in years, all 16 sections of the El Dorado County portion of the Rubicon Trail are now adopted through the newly restarted Adopt-A-Trail program.

More than 35 volunteers came together at Buck Island and Mechanic’s Pit to roll up their sleeves and get to work. Throughout the day, crews restored drainage and BMPs, repaired erosion issues, closed illegal bypasses, improved water flow off the trail, removed problem obstacles, and completed restoration work to help protect the Rubicon for future generations. The before and after photos tell the story better than words ever could.

This is exactly what stewardship looks like.

The restarted Adopt-A-Trail program is built around partnership. Clubs, businesses, organizations, and RTF have adopted sections of trail and committed to helping care for them. FOTR volunteers are also stepping up to support sponsors during work weekends and help ensure long-term success.

The Rubicon has always been more than a trail. It is a community. This weekend proved, once again, what can happen when that community comes together with a common purpose.

To every volunteer who swung a shovel, moved rock, ran a saw, hauled tools, helped with logistics, cooked dinner, or simply showed up ready to help — thank you.

This is only the beginning. More work days to come.

Alan Johnson
President
Rubicon Trail Foundation

06/09/2026

Is directly into the sun the worst conditions?

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