Rattlesnake Trail Water Diversion Project

Getting the trails ready for El Nino!

B4- Water pooling up behind and sneaking right past this former "water bar"

After- Pool party over

Mid December Post Storm Cleanup

Some of the damage on the trails from recent storms, 

other areas of repair include: Jesusita and Tunnel Trails

Rattlesnake Cyn deadfall

after

Connector water channeling

after

Winter Storm Prep, Rattlesnake Canyon - Preventing Erosion On The Trail

Properly functioning water bars aka water drainage features, 

keep trails dry and prevents major erosion problems later on

Contact the Multiuse Trails Coalition to find out how you can help!

Santa Barbara, City of Clouds -1/25/13

Cold Spring Creek And Rattlesnake Creek Roaring Rapids- 3/20/11

The creek crossing at Cold Spring TH was about 50' wide and running fast

Rattlesnake running fast and furious
This is normally the trail crossing at Rattlesnake Cyn Trail

Water under the bridge

Preventing Damage To The Front Country Trails Post Rain

All the Front Country Trails are extremely saturated right now and very fragile! Please consider waiting for the trails to dry out before using your favorite route. All water crossing are running extremely high and extremely fast, use caution when crossing creeks esp. in the burn area. Rocks are loose and can slide onto the trails at any time, one large slide on Cathedral Pk this afternoon. Information about trail conditions and the following photos were gathered to share info with the USFS.

Jesusita Trail(Tunnel Side)- Water crossing running too high to allow passage to Inpiration Pt or 7 Falls or Cathedral Pk

Tunnel Trail- Very muddy the entire length and slippery, several areas with rockslides.

Tunnel Trail has seen better days

Jesusita Trail creek crossing was flowing too high and fast to cross

Link To The Rest Of The Photos

CAUTION- Construction On Lower "Paved" Tunnel Trail

Use Tunnel Road trail heads with caution over the next few days. Construction crews will be using heavy equipment to clear the debris netting on the lower paved fire road as the blurry photos below indicate.

1-21-10 Trail Head Photos

Rattlesnake Canyon 1st Creek Crossing

Same photo as yesterday, the water is just a little higher, faster, and dirtier

Trail entrance is now a creek
All dry creek are now flowing max speed onto the trail and into the creek

Didn't even know there was a waterfall here

Cold Spring road crossing

Rainy Days Trail Head Photos

Rattlesnake Roaring Rapids

First Creek Crossing At The Trail Head

Cold Spring Trail Head

Water Level Came Up To The Trail Sign And Left Debris And A Foot Of Mud On The Road