Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Challis Foothills Trail Build Day – August 22, 2026 – 9:00am to 12:00am – Let’s finish it off! We will be building the final 200 ft of Lower Grand, the final trail left in the phase 1 expansion of the Challis Foothills Trail system. We will meet at 9:00am at the Blue Mountain Trailhead (the one right next to the dump) and proceed to the worksite. We plan to work till the trail is finished, but don’t anticipate the work going much past noon. If you have tools you want to bring feel free to do so, but tools will be provided. If you plan to attend please send an email letting us know to challismtb@gmail.com, so that we can get a head count and know how many tools to bring. For those that may not want to do the actual building, there is also an opportunity to go up with the group and walk along the existing trail and pull the ribbon used to mark the trail. There is alot of it left along the trail that needs pulled and thrown away. Hope to see everyone on Saturday!

Challis Trails Day Festival – September 26, 2026 – 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM – CCTA again will be hosting multiple running and mountain biking fun races for different levels of ability in celebration of the Challis Foothills trails. There will be a prize raffle as well. Please come and support our local trails!

Here are trailforks routes for the bike races:

Challis Trails Day Intermediate Race Course Mountain Biking Route | Trailforks

Challis Trails Day Beginners Race Course Mountain Biking Route | Trailforks

PAST EVENTS

Challis Kids Fishing Derby – June 13, 2026 — A fun community event held at Blue Mountain Fishpond in

June 26 – 28, 2026 – North Fork Big Creek Trail Volunteer Bridge Project, Salmon-Challis National Forest – IDPR and sponsors are welcoming volunteers to come help build a new single-track trail bridge over the N.F. Big Creek.

National Trails Day Event – CCTA is hosted an event in celebration of National Trails Day, to construct a new single-track motorized trail on City of Challis public land within the Challis Foothills Trail System. The new trail continues the flavor of Dave’s Wave from the top of Lower Foothills Trail to the Round Valley Trailhead.

Joint Trails Day Event – June 3, 2026. CCTA volunteers joined the Salmon-Challis NF and the SNRA who jointly hosted a National Trails Day Event to do a reroute and work on the Little Basin Meadow Trail that originates off the Stanley Creek Road.

Centennial Park Volunteer Day –May 1, 2026.  CCTA partnered with the City of Challis to remove the chain link fence around the bad tennis court in preparation for installation of the two pickleball courts and basketball court.

Challis Trail Day Event – September 27, 2025 — We hosted an exciting new event at the Challis Foothill Trails with a variety of fun events for all ages. We had a festive turnout of trail enthusiasts of all ages, making it truly a celebration of our trail system and our great Challis community! We also held a raffle with great prizes from our generous community sponsors.