Piedras Blancas California Coastal Trail Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024090173
Lead Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Piedras Blancas California Coastal Trail Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Recreation
Document Description
The proposed Piedras Blancas California Coastal Trail Project (PBCT) consists of 4.2 miles of accessible trail including boardwalks, bridges, and compacted gravel surfaces. The width of trail will vary between 4 and 5 feet (5 feet wide on bridges and boardwalk structures and 4 feet wide on improved aggregate trail surfaces) and cover approximately 2.5 acres in area. The PBCT would be located west of Highway 1 and would extend north from the elephant seal boardwalk at Caltrans Vista Point 4 parking lot, to the Arroyo de la Cruz parking lot and trailhead. The project will include 9 boardwalks and vista points and 4 bridges along the trail. The PBCT will be an accessible multi-use trail for hikers and bicycles.
Contact Information
Name
Doug G. Barker
Agency Name
California Dept of Parks and Recreation
Job Title
District Environmental Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Cambria
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Highway 1 at Caltrans Vista Point #4 elephant seal parking lot
Zip
93452
Total Acres
649
Jobs
5
Parcel #
011-221-046
State Highways
Highway 1
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
Pacific Ocean, Arroyo de los Playanos, Arroyo del Corral, Arroyo del Oso, Arroyo de la Cruz.
Township
26S
Range
6E
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Hearst San Simeon State Park
Other Information
14 miles north of Cambria
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Recreational (Piedras Blancas California Coastal Trail)
Local Actions
Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Recreation, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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