Park News & Updates:
Here are the links to the PDF of the new River Maps, hard copies will be available at Henninsen Lotus Park as well as other locations. Lower, Upper.
Get connected! El Dorado County is working with SACOG to connect with residents in the community about where they want to go by walking, scooting, biking, or any other human-powered way. SACOG and our county is currently working on the Sacramento Region Parks & Trails Strategic Development Plan to envision a system of connected trails and parks across El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties. The plan will identify projects in the near future to jumpstart the network development and focus identifying a multipurpose landmark trail network that connects our communities to each other; creates access to destinations near trails such as job sites and community amenities; creates access to public spaces for recreational and social activities; and connects to low-income communities that are currently lacking access to green spaces and safe ways to move around without a car. The results will help SACOG and EDC have a unified vision for a regional trails system and prioritize future investments. Once the survey is complete, respondents can enter a raffle to win one of ten $50 grocery gift cards! Take the survey today and provide your input! Link to Maptionnaire Survey:
https://bit.ly/3v8SOVY Link to SACOG page:
https://bit.ly/3bt0NFDHere are the most recent Rubicon Trail Inspection Reports, 2021-04-21, 2021-04-13
Pioneer Park's Equestrian Arena will be closed 4/29/21 in the morning to do arena dressing.
The 3rd public Chili Bar meeting will be held 6/3/21 from 4-5PM over Zoom. See link in attached Flyer. See attached documents for background; Preliminary Econ Calcs, Concept Plan, Opportunities Constraints, Economics.
The video for the Rubicon Oversight Committee Meeting is available here. Password: Udn+^=G1
The link to the video recording of the first Chili Bar meeting can be found here, Meeting Video.
El Dorado County Chief Administrative Office/Parks Division and El Dorado County Sheriff's Office applies for grant funding for the Rubicon Trail
Posted: January 11, 2021
The El Dorado County Chief Administrative Office/Parks Division and El Dorado County Sheriff's Office are applying to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division for the 2021 grants program for funding of projects on the Rubicon Trail. The grants applications will be posted on the OHMVR website on March 2, 2021 – May 3, 2021. To review the grant applications submitted, click on this link or paste it into your browser: www.ohv.parks.ca.gov
The 60-day public review and comment period for the 2021 Grants and Cooperative Agreement Program begins March 2, 2021 and ends May 3, 2021. This period provides an opportunity for the public to review the preliminary applications submitted to the OHMVR Division for consideration during the current grant cycle. The public may provide comment to both the applicant and the OHMVR Division by emailing Vickie Sanders at vickie.sanders@edcgov.us and copying the OHVMR Division at OHVinfo@parks.ca.gov.
The 2020 Rubicon Annual Report is now available- 2020 Annual Report-final.pdf
The Rubicon Trail is open.
Mission Statement
As identified in El Dorado County's General Plan:
Goal 9.1 - Parks and Recreation Facilities
Goal 9.1 with its supporting objectives and policies directs the County to provide adequate recreation opportunities and facilities including parks, trails, and resource-based recreation areas for the health and welfare of El Dorado County residents and visitors.
Objective 9.1.4 directs the county to conserve and promote County rivers and waterways, particularly the South Fork of the American River, as recreational and economic assets. Policies identify the River Management Plan, South Fork of the American River as the implementation plan for river management policies, and call for support of acquisition of a public river access adjacent to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park.
Goal 9.3 - Recreation and Tourism
Goal 9.3
aims to increase opportunities to capitalize on County recreational resources by encouraging tourism and recreation based businesses and industries. Associated objectives and policies address the need to protect and maintain existing natural and cultural resources and those recreation businesses and industries that attract tourism.
