Welcome to the 2025 Santa Barbara Trail Work Series.

We are excited to partner with the Los Padres Forest Association and the Santa Barbara Trail League to present the 2025 Trail Work Series in Santa Barbara. This brings our local community of runners together to learn about and care for the living landscapes we run with. Through repetitive, hands-on service events with an educational component, we can share ecological values and create strong connections that inspire runners to care for the people and places they love.

This 2025 Santa Barbara Trail Work Series will include 4 independent trail work events, each with its own short and unique educational component. Each event will be approved, permitted, and insured by Los Padres Forest Association, and managed by Runners for Public Lands Staff and volunteers. Participants are not required to attend all events but can earn prizes and receive giveaways from our brand coalition members including nomadix, Athletic Brewing, and GU for attending multiple events.

Registration opens in February 2025. Please note that the days and times of all events are subject to change based on the discretion of the USFS, current conditions and weather. 

Calendar of Events:

 

  • Sunday, March 9th, 9am – 1:30pm
    Romero Canyon Trailhead 34°27’10.5″N 119°35’26.4″W
    Trail maintenance project includes: Trimming Brush and moderate tread work on trail.
  • Sunday, April 27, 9am – 1:30pm
    Baron Ranch Trails
    Trail maintenance project includes: Trimming Brush and moderate tread work on trail.
  • Sunday, May 19th, 9am – 1:30pm
    Santa Barbara Front Country Trails
    Trail maintenance project includes: Trimming Brush and moderate tread work on trail.
  • Wednesday, June 11, 5pm – 9pm
    Lizard’s Mouth
    Full Moon Graffiti Removal

Registration & General Information:

 

  • To register for any of the events, visit this page here.
  • This Trail Work Series is hosted in partnership with Los Padres Forest Association.
  • This 2025 Santa Barbara Trail Work Series will include 4 independent trail work events, each with its own short and unique educational component.
Register for a Santa Barbara Trail Work event

“Trail work is a great way to put your own stamp on the grounds that we run. I absolutely love running a section of trail that I have helped maintain. It brings a new life to the trails that I  run repeatedly.”
—Participant, Vetura Trail Work Series, 2024