For inquires related to a specific national trail, please contact the appropriate trail superintendent or administrator. For other inquires, please contact the appropriate agency lead(s).
National Park Service: National Office - Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Division
Contact:
John Cannella
National Park Service, National Program Manager
Phone: 505-660-5480
Email
Peter Bonsall
Program Specialist, National Trails System
Phone: 202-763-3450
Email
U.S. Forest Service: Washington Office – Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Resources
Contact:
Brenda Yankoviak
National Trail Program Manager
Phone: 720-618-0262
Email
Andrew Welsh
Assistant National Trail Program Manager
Email
Bureau of Land Management: National Office - Directorate of NLCS and Community Partnerships, Division of National Conservation Lands
Contact:
Carin Farley
National Scenic and Historic Trails Lead
Phone: 505-263-9586
Email
David Jeppesen
Accessibility Coordinator and Travel and Transportation Management Specialist
Phone: 801-539-4233
Email
Federal National Trail Administrators:
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Aric Arakaki
Superintendent
Phone: 808-326-6012x101
Email
Office:
73-4786 Kanalani St., #14
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-2608
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park ServiceContact:
Ed Clark
Superintendent
Phone: 202-819-2305
Office:
142 W. Potomac St.
Williamsport, MD 21795
Arizona National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: U.S. Forest ServiceContact:
Marcy DeMillion
Trail Administrator
Email
Office:
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
California National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Cindy Chance
Trail Administrator
Phone: 410-260-2492
Email
Office:
Colonial National Historical Park
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown , VA 23690
Chilkoot National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Angela Wetz
Superintendent
Phone: 907-983-9216
Email
Office:
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
P.O. Box 517
Skagway, AK 99840
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: U.S. Forest Service
Contact:
Ben Lara
Trail Administrator
Phone: 719-221-5851
Email
Office:
5575 Cleroa Rd.
Salida, CO 81201
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Co-Administering Agencies: National Park Service & Bureau of Land Management
Contact (NPS):
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Contact (BLM):
Cynthia Herhahn
Trail Administrator
Phone: 505-761-8938
Email
Office (BLM):
301 Dinosaur Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Florida National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: U.S. Forest Service
Contact:
Shawn Thomas
Trail Administrator
Phone: 850-523-8586
Email
Office:
325 John Knox Rd Suite F100
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Ice Age National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Eric Gabriel
Superintendent
Phone: 608-441-5610 x 3
Email
Office:
700 Ray-O- Vac Drive, Suite 100
Madison, WI 53711
Iditarod National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Contact:
Kevin Keeler
Trail Administrator
Phone: 907-267-1207
Email
Office:
4700 BLM Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Naomi Torres
Superintendent
Phone: 510-735-4459
Email
Office:
440 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 300
Richmond, CA 94804
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Mark Weekly
Superintendent
Phone: 402-661-1806
Email
Office:
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Douglas Neighbor
Superintendent
Phone: 662-680-4050
Email
Office:
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804
New England National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Andrew Long
Trail Administrator
Phone: 413-351-8182
Email
Office:
One Armory Square
Suite 2
Springfield, MA 01105
Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: U.S. Forest Service
Contact:
Sandra Broncheau-McFarland
Trail Administrator
Phone: 208-476-8334
Email
Office:
12730 Hwy. 12
Orofino, ID 83544
North Country National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Christopher Loudenslauger
Superintendent
Phone: 616-970-7026
Email
Office:
PO Box 288
318 East Main Street, Suite K
Lowell, MI 49331
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Co-Administering Agencies: National Park Service & Bureau of Land Management
Contact (NPS):
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Contact (BLM):
Rob Sweeten
Trail Administrator
Phone: 801-539-4075
Email
Office (BLM):
440 W 200 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Oregon National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Jeffery Ellison
Trail Administrator
Phone: 864-490-0865
Email
Office:
338 New Pleasant Road
Gaffney, SC 29341
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: U.S. Forest Service
Contact:
Lindsey Steinwachs
Trail Administrator
Phone: 619-372-1302
Email
Office:
4701 N Torry Pines Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89130
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: U.S. Forest Service
Contact:
Becky Blanchard
Trail Administrator
Phone: 503-808-2449
Email
Office:
1220 SW Third Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Jeri DeYoung
Resources Management and Lands Program Manager - Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Phone: 240-291-0562
Email
Office:
142 W. Potomac Street
Williamsport, MD 21795
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Jorge Acevedo
Partnership Coordinator and Administrator
Phone: (334) 727-6390
Email
Office:
1212 West Montgomery Road
Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Kate Marks
Trail Administrator
Phone: 410 962-4290 x701
Email
Office:
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
2400 E. Fort Ave
Baltimore, MD 21230
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Carole Wendler
Superintendent (Acting)
Phone: 505-988-6024
Email
Office:
1100 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Administering Agency: National Park Service
Contact:
Johnny Carawan
Trail Administrator
Phone: 610-783-1006
Email
Office:
1400 North Outer Line Drive
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Interagency National Trails System Council
The interagency National Trails System Council, formerly referred to as the Federal Interagency Council on Trails, has evolved since 1969 to provide for interagency coordination of administration and management of the National Trails System.
The mission of the National Trails System Council is “to coordinate information and program decisions, as well as policy recommendations, among all appropriate Federal agencies (in consultation with appropriate nonprofit organizations) to foster the development of America’s trails….” Executive Order 13195.
For more information on the current council, please refer to the current National Trails System Memorandum of Understanding.
Contacts:
National Park Service - John Cannella
U.S. Forest Service - Brenda Yankoviak(Current Council Chair)
Bureau of Land Management - Carin Farley
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Maggie O'Connell
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - James Strotman
Bureau of Reclemation - Ronnie Baca
Federal Highway Administration - Christopher Douwes
Last updated: October 10, 2023