Welcome to CTUC.info!
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The County of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department are proud to introduce our brand new maps for your Southern California recreational needs. |
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The maps are $3/map. You can also find them at most of your favorite recreation stores, motorcycle shops, etc. To order by mail, send $3 (plus $1 each for postage) per map you want and a list with how many of each and your name and address to:
We will pack them up and mail them back to you. Thanks for your support and enjoy these great maps. |
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You can click the logo above or this link for Trailusers.org and more information.
Click here for information on joining CTUC as a member or giving a tax deductible donation.
CTUC Affiliate Stewards of the Sequoia
CTUC Affiliate Stewards of the Sierra National Forest
CTUC Affiliate Grapevine Adventure Association
Click here for other CTUC links of interest
Click here for the 2007 Board of Directors!
The following is a brief history of California Trail Users Coalition, also known as CTUC
by Ed Waldheim
An equestrian Richard Bosler and Dana Bell, a motorcyclist, formed this group. I got into the meeting in the 2nd round and we quickly incorporated this group on May 9, 1998. This organization is headquartered at 3550 Foothill Blvd. in Glendale, CA.
Angeles National Forest and Los Padres National Forest have worked with CTUC as we bring a Multiple-Use-Concept to the table. This group has been successful for getting almost $300,000 in grants from the Recreational Trails Plan, a grant from the Federal Government.
The anchor for CTUC is having entered into an agreement with Angeles National Forest to manage the North Fork Station. This was a $5 million station no longer in use that was going to be visited by the bulldozer until Forest Service Specialist Julie Molzahn talked to CTUC about adopting the station. Chairman Terry Kaiser, an equestrian from Sunland, jumped on the idea and the rest is history. With the help of CTUC’s Secretary / Treasurer Barry Wetherby, this has been and is an incredible project.
CTUC has a full time volunteer Todd Dora. (Yes, full time.) Todd has been living on site for over two years, and helping all multiple users who visit the station. Those most visiting station are the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hikers on their trek from Mexico to Canada. Todd welcomes everyone and we hope you will take the time to visit him, have a picnic on the new grounds, with tables for the handicapped persons, etc. It is a beautiful site and worth the visit. If you want to talk to Todd Dora and make reservations for any multiple use group, call him at 661-269-1870. He can schedule you or your group at the North Fork Station. There is a room for training, meetings, or just having a relaxing time in the forest.
CTUC’s accomplishments have been to secure 3 grants for picnic tables and handicap accessible tables and drinking fountains, restroom facilities, corral and secure motorcycle parks. We also have a grant waiting to be done on a Staging area at the Indian Canyon entrance off Soledad Canyon. This will be a multi-use staging area for equestrians and motorcyclists. We also have a grant to install restroom and picnic facilities in Los Padres National Forest.
The most recent accomplishment is that CTUC is hosting of the State Motorized Trails System (SMTS) website or www.smts.info.
State Motorized Trail System:
This is our Motorized version of the Pacific Crest Trail going from Mexico to Canada. During the formation of the OHV Program in 1972, legislation specifically stated that we would have the State Motorized Trail System.
The following is quoted from the California Department of Parks & Recreation Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division’s LAWS Related to the Off-Highway Vehicle Program, (Third Printing Thru 1999 Legislative Session):
5090.44. Criteria for Recreation Trails; California Statewide Motorized Trail
State vehicular recreation trails shall consist of corridors which are designated and maintained for recreational travel by off-highway motor vehicles, which are not generally maintained for recreational travel by off-highway motor vehicles, which are not generally suitable or maintained for normal travel by conventional two-wheel drive vehicles, and which are designated for off-highway motor vehicle travel by the owner of, or other person or public entity having control over, the property traversed by the trail. State vehicular recreation trails may include lands designated and maintained as trailheads. State vehicular recreation trails shall be selected and managed in accordance with this chapter. Trails designated pursuant to this section may be known as the California Statewide Motorized Trail.
This site www.smts.info is being developed with the help of Chris Waldheim, Jerry Counts and Jan McGarvie and all members of the Steering committee of the State Motorized Trail System. We also have secured web sites; www.csmts.info California State Motorized Trail System and www.bcdt.info Back Country Discovery Trail as reference to the main SMTS. This web sites will have maps, and locations to obtain information on the Californian Trail System.
Sneakers M.C. out of Bishop with help from Jerry Counts has already put some Eastern Sierra informaion on line - www.sneakersmc.com/trailmaps.htm
The initial thought was to incorporate this as a separate 501c.3 Corporation, but the Board of Directors of CTUC (California Trails User Coalition) decided to be the sponsor of this system. This trail program goes right in with the mission of CTUC.
A donation as a supporting member on this system can be made as tax deductible, check made out to CTUC with specific instructions for SMTS application.
CTUC meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 3550 Foothill Blvd. Glendale, CA. 91214. Terry Kaiser officiates the meetings and everyone is welcomed. You can check CTUC’s website at www.trailusers.org or our new site www.ctuc.info
The Grapevine Adventure Association joined CTUC in 2004 as an association dedicated to the areas surrounding Gorman, CA. Click here to see the latest brochure, G.A.A.
The Stewards of the Sequoia joined CTUC in 2004 as an association dedicated to the preserving forest health & public access in the Sequoia National Forest. They are the largest on the ground volunteer organization in Sequoia National Forest
The Stewards of the Sierra National Forest joined CTUC in 2007 as an association dedicated to the preserving forest health & public access in the Sierra National Forest.
Please make any donations to CTUC. These donations are all tax deductible. A supporting membership is also available.
