What we’re about
Welcome to Santa Barbara County Hikers!
We all benefit from free access to the extensive network of trails throughout our coastal mountains, along the Gaviota coastline, in the Santa Ynez Valley, and across the spectacular Santa Barbara backcountry. The County’s trail system is a community resource at its best when it is maintained and regularly put to use.
Although we do not charge to join our Meetup group, each hike we take reminds us that the community resource we love is also a community responsibility. There are many ways to fulfill that obligation. One way is to join the Santa Barbara County Trails Council: http://sbtrails.org/join/. Another is to volunteer for trail projects: http://sbvoluneers.org.
![img](https://sbtrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/trails-council-logo-2014-web.png)
Your membership supports our recreational hiking program, trail maintenance program, and the planning and construction of new trails in Santa Barbara County for all users. In addition, you will receive a local hiking trail map pack as a new member.
Thanks for joining Santa Barbara County Hikers, and now join us for a hike for fun, fitness, and the incredible beauty surrounding us!
Happy trails,
Mark Wilkinson
Executive Director
Santa Barbara County Trails Council
http://sbtrails.org/links
PS. Special thanks to Curt Cragg for founding Santa Barbara County Hikers over a decade ago.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- HIKE WITH HART460 Alamo Pintado Rd, Solvang, CA
As part of Healthy People Healthy Trails Month, we have arranged a one-mile nature walk with Assemblymember Gregg Hart on the Olive Grove Trail in Solvang at 9 am on Saturday, April 6th. We will have a guided tour of the historic Santa Inés Mission Mills complex after the walk. The host at the Mills will be Mike Imwalle, Associate Executive Director of Cultural Resources for the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, who manages the Mission Mills on behalf of California State Parks.
The beautiful 39 acres of land adjacent to Mission Santa Inés is part of the Mission Santa Inés National Historic Landmark District and includes historic grist and fulling mills and their reservoirs. The State of California purchased the complex from the Trust to create a new State Park. It will be the first to interpret the industrial dimension of the history of the California Missions; for more information about the Trust and the Mission Mills project, visit http://www.sbthp.org.
We will gather at 8:45 am near 460 Alamo Pintado Road. Parking is curbside. The event will take roughly two hours and require about a mile of easy walking.