Trails

County recreation trails serve the public in a variety of ways that includes neighborhood trails which provide safe routes to school and commercial centers; beach access way trails; trails that make connections from the urban areas in to the national forest and other public lands; as well as self contained trails within our parks and open spaces providing access for pleasure, nature enjoyment and exercise.  Through its Comprehensive Plan and Community Plans, the County has planned for and anticipated the creation of recreational trail networks and systems to serve our communities.  County Parks reviews development projects to secure trail easements where necessary to make the connections for future trail use.  Working with other agencies, County Parks seeks to realize the trail needs of our local and long distance trail user community in our county.  County Parks also actively seeks sources of funding to realize new trails and to maintain, with the help of volunteer organizations, these vital networks of pathways in Santa Barbara County.

Additional Trails Information:
  County Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory Committee (CRAHTAC)
  Front Country Trails
  Cachuma Hiking & Trails
  Montecito Trails Foundation
  Santa Barbara Hikes
  Santa Barbara Trail Guide
  Santa Barbara Trails Council