Updates

[2021 UPDATE] 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 […]

A special shout-out to all who attended last Wednesday’s Trails & Ales event in honor of the Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group’s donation to the Franklin Trail Fund. An extra […]

AND THE WINNERS ARE… The 93013 Photo Contest awards ceremony was held Saturday, October 17th, at the Carpinteria Arts Center. Winners were announced in five categories, plus a people’s choice award […]

Live Music and Happy Hour at Carpinteria Arts Center Please join the Santa Barbara County Trails Council and the Friends of Franklin Trail in a toast to the winners of the 93013 Photo Contest on […]

We are collaborating with Friends of Franklin Trail, the Wildling Museum, Samy’s Camera, Carpinteria Arts Center and others to capture significant moments that evoke the feel and mood of Carpinteria, California and […]

This study was conducted to compile information on the different types and intensities of recreational uses that occur on the Ellwood Mesa. Trails and coastal access are an important recreational […]

[06/30/15 UPDATE: The County Planning Commission added the following action to the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan: The County shall review, address, and revise the Goleta Trails Implementation Study. In addition […]

[UPDATE: The Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan was approved by the Board of Supervisors in a 3-2 vote. In the process leading up to the vote the County planning staff decided that they […]

Preliminary Line Makes Way for Environmental Assessment —For those of you who were with us when we finally cut through the last remaining section of brush and made it to […]

Secure Coastal Access and Trails — The fate of coastal access and the location of the California Coastal Trail on Gaviota’s Las Varas Ranch has moved from the County Planning Commission to […]