El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association (ElCaT) will host a San Marcos Community Chapter Outreach meeting on Wednesday, May 25 from 6-7 p.m. at the Hays County Historic Courthouse to raise awareness of the trail and help communities with outreach efforts.
ElCaT is partnering with the National Park Service and local communities to develop community chapters to assist and support in the protection, development and promotion of trail resources in local areas.
Based on the Gateway Community program of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Model Trail Community program of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Association, ElCaT’s chapter program aims to empower local citizen volunteers, elected officials, businesses and other partners to share the rich history of the Camino Real, develop local trail sites for visitor-use and garner greater appreciation for the road that led to the founding of Texas.
