Become a drop node

For trail-town businesses

Want 300+ hungry thru-hikers walking through your doors this season?

We send the foot traffic directly to you, free. Host hiker resupply boxes — every pickup is a customer standing in your store buying hot food, drinks and a room for the night.

Become a drop node — freeNo fees · no contract · leave any time
  1. STEP 01

    One-click Google sign-in

    No forms, no password, no sales call.

  2. STEP 02

    Confirm your address

    You appear on the trail map as a verified drop node that takes UPS, FedEx and Amazon — not only USPS.

  3. STEP 03

    Set your box limit

    Cap it at 5 or 50. A 3-second QR scan checks boxes in and out. No garage clutter.

The average hiker spends $71 a day in trail towns.

Trekker routes that spending to the businesses that host their boxes. A hiker collecting a package has walked in already, is hungry, and has not slept in a bed for a week. The box is the reason they came through your door; the meal, the drinks and the room are what they buy once they are standing in front of you.

  • You set the cap. We never send more boxes than you agreed to hold.
  • Carrier-agnostic — you take UPS, FedEx and Amazon, which General Delivery post offices cannot.
  • A 3-second QR scan is the whole workflow. No account admin, no inventory system.
  • Seasonal volume notices before the wave arrives, so you can order stock once and get it right.

Source: v2 §11.1 — self-reported PCT thru-hike cost survey. Reviewed 2026-08-26. Hiker volume through any individual town varies by season and snow year — we forecast from live positions, and we do not promise a number we cannot show you.

$71
Average hiker spend per day in town
$0
What hosting costs you
3 sec
QR intake scan, per box
Trail Angel hosts

Hosting from home works the same way, with the same cap. Hikers can send a $3–5 tip in one tap after pickup.

Scan the postcard, or tap below.

Onboarding takes about thirty seconds and nobody will call you.

Become a drop node — free