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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
TMP
The Interagency Regional Trail Managment Plan
Conceptual Trail Policy Map Alternatives
Ready for Public Input

The National Park Service, California State Parks, and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy have embarked on preparing an interagency regional trail management plan (TMP) that will establish the overall direction of future development and completion of the SMMNRA trail network over the next ten to fifteen years.

Based on identified desired conditions for park natural, cultural and recreational resources, the TMP will prescribe policies to streamline interagency management of the trail network throughout the national recreation area. The TMP will also include a trail policy map depicting the planned trail network. The TMP will discuss proposed locations for trails and trailheads; trail construction, management, and operation guidelines; and allowable uses. An Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report will accompany the TMP to provide a detailed analysis of potential environmental impacts of the proposed plan.
 

Trail Management Plan Public Scoping Meetings

Pre-EIS/EIR Trail Policy Map Conceptual Alternatives

In September, 2005, scoping meetings were held to gather the public's comments on conceptual alternative trail maps for the forthcoming Interagency Trail Management Plan for the Santa Monica Mountains. The comment period ended October 21. Thanks go to those who took time to submit comments.  The Trail Management Plan Team is now formulating draft alternatives for the Trail Management Plan's EIS/EIR.  The draft EIS/EIR is planned to be available for public review in 2007.

For more information on trail planning for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, click on the links below.

Get Conceptual Trail Policy Map Alternatives

TMP Newsletter, March, 2003

TMP Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Notice of Intent

TMP Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Notice of Preparation

Recreational Trail Use Visitor Survey, July, 2002

SMMART Report, September, 1997 (Santa Monica Mountains Area Recreational Trail Coordination Project)

 
Backbone trail hikes lead to views of mountains, canyons, and the Pacific Ocean.  

Did You Know?
Piece by piece, a trail is forging its way along the "backbone" of the recreation area. California State Parks took the first step toward a 65-mile Backbone Trail in 1978. With 5 miles left to go, single track trails and fireroads will unite this patchwork of public parklands from east to west.

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Last Updated: October 08, 2006 at 15:13 EST