Cheers to Trail Partners for a Terrific 2025

​As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back on 2025’s successful projects and events and feeling so grateful for the partners who made it all possible. The reason Platte River Trails can advance trail expansion is due to several strategic partnerships and supportive organizations that also believe in the value of our community trail system. From our projects to the events that help fund them and the educational and enrichment opportunities we’ve been fortunate to be involved in, we’re giving a great big “cheers” to all the trail partners who made 2025 a tremendous year!

Projects
At the core of all trail building lies project conception, planning, and execution. Each trail project is made possible thanks to the expertise of several community partners who value the importance of trails in our community. Not just in 2025, but throughout the last 43 years of Platte River Trails' history. Thank you to these partners who have been integral to trail progress in 2025:

• 71 Construction
• City of Casper
• City of Mills
• CEPI Engineering
• Casper Area MPO
• ECS Engineers
• HDR Engineering
• Rails to Trails Conservancy
• Recycled Materials
• S & S Builders
• Wyoming State Parks

 
Events
Platte River Trails’ annual events help keep trails beautiful, raise vital funds for our nonprofit organization, and, most importantly, bring the trail community together. We are grateful to these organizations, foundations, and businesses that contributed or supported our events to make the trails better in 2025:

• Fremont Motors
• Enbridge
• Williams, Porter, Day & Neville
• ANB Bank
• Black Hills Energy
• Blakeman Propane
• DeWitt Water Systems
• Hilltop Bank
• Holloman Corp
• Indian Ice
• Moser Energy
• Ramkota Hotel
• Ridley’s
• Rocking K Properties
• Ultra Orthodontics
• Natrona County Democrats
• Camp 4 Paws
• Urban Tails
• Paws N Relax Pet Sitting
• HealthSource of Casper
• CHR Landscape & Beyond
• Flying Note Shorties
• Erin Kathleen Photography

 
Education & Enrichment
The trails are more than a strip of pavement throughout Casper. They offer hands-on learning areas, wildlife viewing spaces, and outdoor enrichment opportunities for our beloved community. Our trail partners help us ensure the trails remain a key part of discovery and culture in Casper, Wyoming. Thank you to these partners who have helped foster education, enrichment, and awareness along the trails in 2025:

• Murie Audubon Society
• Casper College Outdoor Recreation
• Visit Casper
• Natrona Converse Outdoor Recreation Collaborative
• NCHS Science Classrooms
• Wyoming Pathways
• Central Wyoming Trails Alliance
• WYDOT

 
With several projects currently underway, 2026 is going to be another exciting year. We’re beyond grateful for each of these trail partners; however, we cannot let this year end without sharing our immense gratitude for our trail users and donors (+ our amazing board of directors). Thank you for using, supporting, and loving the trails; they were built for you!
 
Our Annual Giving Campaign is happening now, so if you want to be part of this list of amazing partners and individual supporters who value our community trail system, join in on the giving spirit! Your support helps us continue trail work in and around Casper.

Make your gift to our Annual Fund Campaign now and watch your donation go the extra mile as projects come to completion in 2026! As always, be sure to follow Platte River Trails on Facebook and Instagram or join our newsletter for more trail events and updates.