Founded in 1967, the Trails Council has a long history of advocating for new trails and supporting them. In this century, we have taken on many projects, including trail building, mapping, securing a coastal development permit for the City of Goleta, backing the publication of a guidebook to the California Missions Trail, and many more. New trail projects are our core business. From initial scoping to completion, most projects take ten years or more. Trails that burned in the Thomas Fire, Alisal Fire, and Lake Fire were severely damaged by the fire and the next two winter seasons. We had to rebuild the trails two and three times due to the impact of multiple winter storms.
The following list of projects includes trail studies, trail design, mapping, maintenance, wayfinding, and advocacy.
- Paradiso del Mare Trail
- Baron Ranch Trails
- Midland School Trails
- Ellwood Mesa Trails
- Franklin Trail
- Bodger Trails
- Gaviota State Park Trails
- Parma Park Trails
- Rice Ranch Trails
- North County Trail Study
- Wayfinding Trail Markers
- Wayfinding Trail Signs
- Hollister Ranch Access
- Long-Distance Heritage Trails
- Gaviota Coastal Trail and Access Study