Trails News & Updates
It’s Trail Time!
Two new trails will join the region's Ready, Set, Trails! network in 2023
The Sacramento region is a few steps closer to building the Regional Trail Network this month after two project groundbreakings took place in the cities of Citrus Heights and Sacramento. Each trail is part of the vision for a 1,000-mile trail network across the region to improve connections to daily destinations by walking or biking.
Sacramento Region Trail Network Action Plan Approved
The SACOG Board of Directors approved the prioritization and implementation strategy of the Sacramento Region Trail Network Action Plan on August 18, 2022 (See agenda item).
- Trail Network Accessibility Maps
- Engagement Survey Materials
- Draft Trail Network Public Comments
- Draft Trail Plan Public Comments
- 2020 Memo – Existing Plan Analysis
- Final Sacramento Region Trail Network Action Plan (approved August 18, 2022)
- Trail Network, Prioritization Framework and Project List
- Read more
Using Plan Goals, Regionalism, and Readiness to Prioritize Projects
The Sacramento Region Parks and Trails Strategic Development Plan brought together cities, counties, partner agencies, and the public to identify the trail performance targets safety, networks for all ages and abilities, economic vitality, environmental justice, health, and recreation. Following the approval of the regional trail network, staff began developing a framework that will use these goals to identify how the region can work together to develop a strategic implementation approach for a connected trail system across all six counties.
A Vision to Connect Every Community in the Sacramento Region by 2050
The Sacramento Regional Trail Network brings more access to walking, biking, and rolling options
As of 2022 there are 672 miles of multiuse paths in our region. The Sacramento Regional Trail Network will leverage nearly 300 of those miles to make regional connections. In total, over 800 miles will be added to the network.
Ready, Set, Trails! The Sacramento Regional Trail Network Takes Off on National Bike to Work Day
City and county leaders gather to celebrate trails
May 23, 2022: Leaders from across the region celebrated the adoption of the Sacramento Regional Trail Network on National Bike to Work Day, showcasing the potential of trails to connect communities across city and county boundaries.
Final Regional Trail Network
Board approved the network in April 2022
The final trail network focuses on equitably creating regional trail connectivity and increasing access to the destinations that support the vitality and livability of the region. The majority of the identified connections (over 250 miles of existing trails and more than 800 miles of planned trails) are selected from local plans for their potential to make connections across boundaries in the region.
Sacramento Regional Parks & Trails Network
Review the Draft Regional Trail Network
In early 2020 SACOG embarked on the Sacramento Region Parks and Trails Strategic Development Plan. SACOG staff began by working with cities, counties, and planning partners to map all the parks, open space, multiuse trails, and informal trails in the region. This collaboration allowed staff to see existing and proposed connections between residents and our regional parks and trails, and to see if there were differences in access for regionally-identified disadvantaged communities.
Measuring success: performance targets for the regional trail network
How trails support the region's goals
Six goals steer the regional parks and trails network: economic vitality, environmental justice, health, safety, recreation, and all ages and abilities networks. But how will we know if we are achieving those goals with trail connections?
In June, the SACOG board provided feedback on the regional trail network performance targets. The performance targets build on the local plan analysis from 2020, outreach results from the 2021 public survey, and partner input and board guidance throughout the plan.
Project schedule
October 2019 - June 2022
Learn where we are in the process of connecting the region with trails (view process map).
Online map of trails and parks available
SACOG staff worked with cities, counties, and planning partners to consolidate where our parks, open space, Caltrans Class I multiuse trails, and informal trails are in the region relative to our regionally identified disadvantaged communities from the 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. This allows us to see existing and proposed connections between residents and our regional parks and trails that improve residents’ transportation options, health, and quality of life. Explore the online map here and send feedback/corrections to Victoria Cacciatore.