Community Residents Invited to Help Envision New County Park

Source: County of Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara County Community Services Department, Parks Division is hosting a series of community meetings for the Master Planning of San Marcos Park, a new County park consisting of three parcels totaling 10 acres along Via Gaitero north of Cathedral Oaks Road, adjacent to the 200-acre San Marcos Foothills Preserve near Hwy 154 and Foothill Road.

These parcels were dedicated to the County for public park purposes by the adjacent subdivision. The new park will serve as a gateway to the Preserve and provide passive park amenities that will be determined through the master planning process.

Second District Supervisor Janet Wolf remarked, “I am excited about this opportunity to invite the community to help with the planning for this unique passive park in the Second District at the base of the wonderful San Marcos Foothills Preserve. I encourage everyone interested to attend or submit your ideas.”

The goal of the master plan is to establish a vision for the park that better meets the community’s current and future recreational needs, increases safety and accessibility, and protects and enhances its environmental resources.

The public may participate in the meetings, and/or through a survey and ability to comment at the project website.