The Randolph Mountain Club (RMC) is located in Gorham, New Hampshire near the White Mountain National Forest. The foundation of this club was commenced in the 18th century, when settlers began to clear the land for tilling. The forests on the lower side of the mountains were cut and milled for timber, and paths were created for the settlers to move among the forests. Some of the settlers turned into pathmakers and by 1900, there was an extensive network of trails that connected between major areas of the land.

From 1900 to 1910, lumbering had become a crucial development to the northern Randolph lands. Soon lumbering had become a necessity and these lumberjacks left the forests in chaos; trails were destroyed and often the only access for walkers was on lumber roads. The paths that were created, were either damaged beyond recognition, or entirely demolished.

In the spring of 1910, John H. Boothman, the town's selectman, proposed and urged for the formation of some agency to bring the paths back in order. By August of that year, the Randolph Mountain Club was founded. While the club's main mission is to promote the enjoyment of Randolph's forests and mountains, its first task was to restore the trails. From here, the RMC began its process of reopening paths with both volunteer labor from club members, and hired woodsmen. In March of 1911, Congress passed the Weeks Act and by the summer of 1911, most of the major paths had been cleared. In addition, boundaries for the White Mountain National Forest were drawn and around 37,000 acres were purchased in 1911. Detrimental lumbering on the Randolph lands was over. 

From then on, the RMC took on the responsibility for maintaining many of the trails in the Randolph area. For over half of the next century, volunteers of the RMC annually cleared the trail paths and mainly operated in the summer on needed assignments (general volunteer tasks). By the summer of 1952, the RMC created its first permanent trail crew, and volunteer activity began to grow.

Unlike other Trail clubs, the Randolph Mountain Club did not become a member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy until 2011. For over 100 years, the RMC maintained a section of the Appalachian Trail without being one of its prominent trail clubs. With its section of the trail being above tree line, completely in the White Mountain National Forest, the RMC only preserves 2.2 miles of the A.T. and is considered the smallest of the Trail clubs. The RMC is one of the oldest Trail clubs around and later chose to adopt a small section of the A.T., and become a Trail club member of the ATC, in order to be a part of the larger trail community, share information, and access some of the funding provided from being associated with the ATC.