Updates

Beginning Februaty 1st, The Santa Barbara County Trails Council is excited to launch the 5 Peaks Challenge for 2025. Now is your chance to take on five of Santa Barbara […]

Trails are featured in the Recreation Master Plan The comment period for the draft Countywide Recreation Master Plan will close on March 11th at 5 pm. While the document addresses […]

Lace up your walking shoes and get ready to challenge yourself! Join the 100-mile challenge hosted by Healthy People Healthy Trails and walk your way to better health and beautiful […]

Will the Rustic Hot Spring Trail be Paved? This week, the Independent has an article in the print edition highlighting our concerns about the proposed paving of Hot Springs Trail. […]

Grand Opening of Arroyo Quemado Trail Set for February 16, 2024 Nature enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers rejoice! Santa Barbara County proudly announces the grand opening of the highly anticipated Arroyo Quemado […]

In his new book, The California Missions Trail: From Sonoma to San Diego, author Sandy Brown names California as the journey’s star. With turn-by-turn directions for an epic long-distance trail […]

New Exhibit Showcases 100 Plein Air Paintings Created by SCAPE Santa Barbara, Calif. (June 06, 2022) — This spring, artists with the Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE) […]

The trails proposed over a decade ago are now open seven days a week for all trail users except our canine friends. For more information, please visit the Explore Santa […]

Astride either horses or mules, the trail riders explored seven miles of trails including Lover’s Loop, Maple Canyon Trail, Red Rock Springs Trail, and sections of the ranch roads.

Hot off the presses is a set of six postcards showcasing paintings from the Santa Ynez River and watershed. The front of the 6×8 postcards features artwork from the River’s […]