GROVELAND RENTALS FIELD GUIDE
A Community Armory: Free Trail-Tool Loans for Groveland’s Volunteer Crews
Groveland Trail Heads, funded by a Sonora Area Foundation grant, provides free trail tools to local nonprofits and volunteer groups; this guide explains eligibility, contacts, pickup, and what gear is available.
A Community Armory: Free Trail-Tool Loans for Groveland’s Volunteer Crews.
Need tools for trail building, maintenance, or outdoor projects? Made possible by a Trail Me About It Fund grant from the Sonora Area Foundation, the Groveland Trail Heads loan trail tools at no charge to local nonprofits, volunteer groups, and community projects, supplying a variety of implements that support safe, sustainable work on regional trails.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Grant-funded, community-first tool lending
A local grant underwrites a free tool-lending program run by Groveland Trail Heads that targets nonprofits and volunteer crews doing trail-building and maintenance work.
A compact armory: McLeods to Pulaskis
The inventory covers a practical range of trail tools—so teams can tackle cutting, digging, and shaping work without sourcing their own implements.
Regional reach: Groveland and Sonora availability
Tools are loaned in Groveland and are also available in the Sonora area for local nonprofits; organizers can request a list of equipment and check availability by email.
What the day feels like
What the process feels like
The arrangement is straightforward: a nonprofit or volunteer crew requests tools, confirms availability, picks equipment up at the designated meeting point, and deploys that gear on a defined project—supported by a program designed to promote safe, sustainable trail work.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this program is intended for — and who it isn’t.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Tools may be borrowed for a period of 7 days.
Meet at Yosemite Basecamp, 11892 Ponderosa Lane, Groveland, CA 95321 for arrangements and pickup.
Inventory includes standard trail tools—ranging from McLeods to Pulaskis; contact the operator for a current list and availability.
The tool-lending program is offered free to eligible groups thanks to a grant from the Sonora Area Foundation (the Trail Me About It Fund).
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
Who is eligible to borrow tools?
Local nonprofits, volunteer groups, and community projects are eligible to borrow tools under this program.
How do we request tools and check availability?
Email Damon Chidester at [email protected] to request a list of tools and confirm availability.
What kinds of tools are available?
The inventory includes common trail tools such as McLeods and Pulaskis among other implements for trail building and maintenance.
Is there a charge to borrow tools?
No—the program loans tools free of charge, made possible by a Trail Me About It Fund grant from the Sonora Area Foundation.
How long can a group keep borrowed tools?
Tools are loaned for a period of 7 days.
Where do we pick up the tools?
Pickup is coordinated at Yosemite Basecamp, 11892 Ponderosa Lane, Groveland, CA 95321.