Guided walks, group hikes, and volunteer trail days.
Open daily · ask the staff
📍 Winthrop Mountain Sports, Winthrop
The valley’s four-season outdoor shop — drop in for trail recommendations, hiking and Nordic gear, rentals, and stonegrinding.
Open daily · hiker-owned shop
📍 Cascades Outdoor Store, 222 Riverside Ave, Winthrop
Run by long-distance hikers — free area maps, boot and pack fitting, and pointers to local Methow Valley trails.
First Tuesday monthly · free talk
📍 Winthrop (and online)
Free monthly natural-history talks on the first Tuesday — the gateway to the land trust’s wider slate of walks and courses.
Seasonal · see events calendar
📍 Rotating Methow Valley preserves
Guided wildflower walks, tracking courses, and habitat tours on conservancy lands like Sunny M Ranch (leashed-pet rules vary by preserve).