Support the Buckeye Trail, strengthen your community, and grow your business

Joining the Buckeye Trail Association (BTA) as a Business Member connects your company to Ohio’s 1,400+ mile trail and the people who love it. It’s a way to align your brand with outdoor adventure, wellness, and conservation, all while gaining meaningful exposure to a statewide audience.

Business Membership is open to small businesses, independent locations within a chain, and other organizations. Membership does not include voting rights, but it does include a seat at the table when it comes to supporting and celebrating Ohio’s longest trail.

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Membership options and benefits

Gold: $200/year

Website logo placement: Your business logo displayed prominently on the BTA website, including our home page.

Social media ads: Two free ads annually on BTA’s social media platforms.

The Trailblazer ad: One free half page ad annually in The Trailblazer magazine.

All Silver and Bronze Package benefits:

  • Enhanced website listing
  • Custom social media post
  • Employee discounts
  • Sponsorship discounts
  • The Trailblazer subscription
  • Exclusive camping
  • Business logo placement
  • Social media welcome post including your business logo
  • Website listing including logo

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Silver: $100/year

Enhanced website listing: Your business listed on local Chapter pages of the BTA website.

Custom social media post: A unique post promoting your business message (no logo).

All Bronze Package benefits:

  • Employee discounts
  • Sponsorship discounts
  • Trailblazer subscription
  • Exclusive camping
  • Business logo placement in The Trailblazer
  • Social media welcome post including your business logo
  • Website listing as a Business Member (name only, no logo or image).

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Bronze: $50/year

Employee discounts: Your employees receive discounts on BTA events.

Sponsorship discounts: Reduced advertising rates for select BTA events and The Trailblazer magazine.

The Trailblazer subscription: Digital access to BTA’s quarterly magazine.

Exclusive camping: Access to members-only campsites.

Business logo placement: Your logo featured on our Partnership Map, shared in The Trailblazer.

Social media welcome post: A templated welcome post with your business logo included.

Website listing: Your business name listed on the BTA website (no logo or image).

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Benefits to joining

Get noticed

  • Promote your events on the BTA website and social media.
  • Display your BTA member sticker in your storefront to show your support for Ohio’s trail network.

Build connections

  • Network with other conservation-minded businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders.
  • Meet your future customers at trail events, festivals, and volunteer days.

Engage your team

  • Encourage employees to join in trail cleanups, hikes, and other activities that inspire wellness and team spirit.

Make a lasting impact

  • Help maintain and improve the Buckeye Trail for generations to come.
  • Support stewardship efforts that keep Ohio’s outdoors thriving.

Enjoy potential tax benefits

  • As a nonprofit, BTA memberships may be tax-deductible.
Hikers gather around a Buckeye Trail sign in the Loveland Section of the Buckeye Trail. Photo by Diane Wright.

Your welcome package

Every new business member receives:

  • Public-facing poster (11x17) with a QR code linking to BTA membership info

  • Employee-facing poster (11x17) highlighting member perks and discounts

  • BTA stickers for your door/window and extras for laptops or water bottles

Be part of something bigger

Your membership helps keep the Buckeye Trail strong, visible, and ready for every hiker, trail runner, cyclist, equestrian, and paddler who explores Ohio. It also shows your customers and community that your organization cares about the places that make our state special.

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Questions?
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