California State Parks Recommends $3.45 Million in Grants to Support Safe and Sustainable Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
SACRAMENTO – California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division has recommended $3.45 million in grant awards aimed at enhancing safe, responsible and sustainable off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation across the state. The funding, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Recreation Trails Program (RTP), will support nine projects led by cities, federal agencies and nonprofit organizations in California.
The recommended projects prioritize OHV safety education, trail maintenance, habitat restoration and resource protection. Some of the highlighted grant recipients include:
- Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department – $1.65 million to maintain Metcalf Motorcycle County Park over three years.
- Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship – $164,405 to maintain approximately 48 miles of motorized trails in the Plumas National Forest.
- Tahoe National Forest – $103,270 to complete the remaining mile of the Big Boulder single-track trail re-route as part of the Downieville Trail Network.
- Bureau of Land Management’s Bishop Field Office – $193,800 to provide safety and educational resources for visitors using the area’s green sticker route system.
State Parks will forward the applications FHWA for final approval once the recommended agencies fulfill specific federal requirements.
Grant programs such as RTP help advance California’s Outdoors for All Initiative, by providing funds to local, state, federal and nonprofit organizations to develop motorized and non-motorized recreation trails (paved, non-paved and backcountry) and trail-related facilities projects as well as acquire trail corridors.
For detailed information on the program, please visit the OHMVR RTP page.
About State Parks’ OHMVR Division
The OHMVR Division supports the operation of nine state vehicular recreation areas and assists other public and private agencies in the development of environmentally responsible OHV recreation in California. Its mission is to provide safe, enjoyable and sustainable OHV recreation while protecting California’s natural and cultural resources. For more information about the division, including grant opportunities, please visit ohv.parks.ca.gov.
About Outdoors for All
Championed by Governor Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Outdoors for All is expanding parks and outdoor spaces in communities that need them most, supporting programs to connect people who lack access, fostering a sense of belonging for all Californians in the outdoors, and much more.
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