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Use IMBA's website search tools to find a local member organization or trail community near you: the site offers a Local Member Organizations search and a Communities search, and communities are labeled by status — Engaged, Committed, Created, and Featured. These tools are for anyone who wants to ride, volunteer, donate, or start a trail project with a grassroots group rather than navigate a national organization alone.
What IMBA Local Is
IMBA Local is described on the site as a grassroots network of local trail organizations that helps create and sustain thriving trail communities. Across the country, these local member organizations help move community trail visions forward and steward their local trails. In practice, that means the group near you is the one doing trail work days, advocacy with land managers, and local fundraising — IMBA provides the network, resources, and programs behind them.
Find Your Local Member Organization
- Go to imba.com and locate the Find Your IMBA Local Member Org section on the homepage.
- Select Find your group, which opens the search for local member organizations.
- Search for your area and review the results.
- Contact the group directly to ask about membership, volunteer trail days, or current projects.
The expected result is a named local organization you can join or support. If nothing appears for your area, that usually means no member organization is registered there yet — see the community path below.
Check Your Community's Trail Status
IMBA tracks communities through the trail development process and labels each one:
| Status | What it signals |
|---|---|
| Engaged | The community is involved in trail development with education and advocacy |
| Committed | The community is committed to trails through planning and funding |
| Created | The community has created its vision for trails close to home |
| Featured | Highlighted communities in the network |
Use the Communities search to see where your area stands. The status tells you what kind of help is most useful: an Engaged community may need advocacy voices, while a Committed or Created community is further along and may need stewardship and volunteer labor.
If There's No Local Group Near You
The site points trail champions to free online resources and a Trail Guide covering the development process, from setting an initial community vision to ongoing stewardship. Two concrete paths:
- Start or join the local effort. Read the Trail Development Tips and Resource Hub material, then look for nearby groups through the member organization search — a group in a neighboring town is often the fastest route in.
- Bring in professional help. IMBA Trail Solutions works with partners to assess, plan, design, and build trail projects. The site frames this as pairing with IMBA professionals who add decades of international experience in trail advocacy, education, solutions, and stewardship.
Staying Connected
IMBA's sign-up form collects an email address and a 5-digit ZIP/postal code to deliver trail and mountain bike advocacy news to your inbox. The site also lists Join, Renew, and Donate as ways to support the mission of creating, enhancing, and protecting great places to ride.
Quick Answers
Is there a cost to search? The site presents the searches and resource hub as free, easy-to-access information for trail champions. Membership and donation options are separate.
What if my ZIP code is rejected? The form requires a 5-digit ZIP code; non-US postal codes may not validate.
Can I find trails, not groups? The site's focus is on organizations and community trail development rather than a trail directory — start with the local member organization search, since those groups steward the trails in their area.