Community leaders gathered in front of Santa Ynez Valley Union High School (SYVUHS) for the groundbreaking of the Refugio Road Trails Restoration Project.
Horse community pushes back on change to multiuse designation but Santa Barbara County remains committed to expansion
A weathered picnic bench sits along the Live Oak Recreation Trail near Lake Cachuma. The previously equestrian-only trail has been opened to hikers and runners, to the consternation of the horse community. (Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo) By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
April 18, 2021
| 11:30 p.m.
The previously horses-only trail at Live Oak Camp near Lake Cachuma opened to hikers and walkers last week, much to the dismay of the equestrian community.
For the last 30 years, the Live Oak Camp trail was restricted to equestrians and was the sole equestrian-only trail in Santa Barbara County.