Community starts at the park!
As an antidote to work and inactivity, recreation is leisure, exercise, sports, and fun during free time and is an indispensable part of human health and wellbeing. Access to recreation is an essential part of sustainable communities. Our parks build community, provide space for physical activity, benefit the local economy, and foster environmental conservation. Planning for recreation has unmatched benefits for overall community sustainability.
Recreation planning for Santa Barbara County
The County’s Community Services Department, Parks Division (County Parks) is in the process of creating the Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan (Recreation Master Plan) to enhance the quality of life and leisure experience for Santa Barbara County residents. The Recreation Master Plan will foster new parks, trails, and recreational facilities in unincorporated communities throughout Santa Barbara County in strategic coordination with other public recreation providers in the county such as the cities and special districts. Recreation projects will be planned to address recreation needs throughout Santa Barbara County, including parks, sports fields and courts, trails, campgrounds, aquatic and community centers, bike paths, equestrian facilities, and more in your community!
To create opportunities for as many people as possible to participate in the recreation planning process, County Parks fostered over two years of creative, adaptive, and diverse outreach techniques directly in communities throughout the county. With this community input, the draft Recreation Master Plan is currently under preparation. The draft plan will be ready for review in Fall 2024.
To create opportunities for as many people as possible to participate in the recreation planning process, County Parks fostered over two years of creative, adaptive, and diverse outreach techniques directly in communities throughout the county. With this community input, the draft Recreation Master Plan is currently under preparation. The draft plan will be ready for review in Fall 2024.
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