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Miller County Park Trails

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The Miller County Park Trails project involves the rehabilitation and formalization of approximately 2.5 miles of informal trails within a 410-acre county park located in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, California, near Boulder Creek. The park, comprising three contiguous parcels under a conservation easement held by Save the Redwoods League, features mature redwood forest and riparian habitat adjacent to Kings Creek. The project aims to improve public access, visitor safety, and environmental sustainability by abandoning and restoring about one mile of degraded, unsustainable trail segments while constructing 1.8 miles of new, properly designed trail segments to maintain connectivity. Work includes minor grading, tread and drainage improvements, erosion control measures, revegetation, and the installation of wayfinding signs, maps, and interpretive displays. All activities are constrained to existing facilities with no expansion of use and strictly prohibit the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic redwood trees. The project is exempt from formal environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15304, as it constitutes minor alterations to existing public facilities and land with negligible environmental impact, and must fully comply with the existing Miller Property Conservation Easement. The project is administered by the County of Santa Cruz Parks Department, with point of contact information provided for the Parks Planner and Principal Planner for Environmental Planning. No formal solicitation or contract number, pricing, or payment details are included in the documentation, indicating this is a project notification and environmental exemption filing rather than a competitive procurement. The place of performance is clearly defined as the park’s location at 16798 Kings Creek Road, covering the three specified assessor’s parcel numbers. There is no identified period of performance, contract type, invoicing method, or contracting officer details, and no federal acquisition regulation clauses apply, as the initiative is state and locally governed under CEQA and local land management policies. Inspection and acceptance occur on-site and are based on adherence to CEQA exemptions, conservation easement terms, and functional outcomes such as sustainable trail alignment, effective erosion control, and successful habitat restoration. No contract modifications, option periods, key personnel requirements, or organizational conflict of interest provisions are addressed, as the scope is limited to a straightforward, environmentally compliant trail improvement initiative with no anticipated expansion beyond the described scope.

General Info

Rehabilitate 2.5 miles of trails in Miller County Park, restore degraded segments, install sustainable features, comply with conservation easement.

Agency

California → Santa Cruz County

NAICS

237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering ConstructionView NAICS

Place of Performance

Kings Creek Rd, CA, 95006

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(1)

Notice of Exemption for Miller County Park Trails Project 2026

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Timeline

PostedJul 14

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → Santa Cruz County

Contacts2 people available

OfficeN/A

Organization / Agency

California → Santa Cruz County

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Mike PruittParks Planner

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Britta Denise HardestyPrincipal Planner Environmental Planning

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Miller County Park is located at 16798 Kings Creek Road near the community of Boulder Creek in unincorporated Santa Cruz County. The park consists of approximately 410 acres across three contiguous parcels (APNs 085-152-05, 085-153-03, and 085-092-08) owned by the County of Santa Cruz and subject to a conservation easement held by Save the Redwoods League. The existing landscape consists of mature redwood forest and riparian habitat adjacent to Kings Creek. The property also includes approximately 2.5 miles of informal trails and an established parking area. The park is currently underutilized, and the existing trail system is in poor condition and in need of maintenance and rehabilitation. The purpose of the project is to improve public access, visitor safety, trail sustainability, and resource protection by formalizing and renovating the existing trail network. The project includes rehabilitation and formalization of the approximately 2.5-mile trail network. Improvements include abandonment and restoration of approximately 1 mile of degraded and unsustainable trail segments. Approximately 1.8 miles of new trail segments will be constructed to replace and bypass the abandoned trail sections while maintaining connectivity within the trail network and improving trail sustainability. The project also includes installation of wayfinding signs, maps, and interpretive displays. Trail improvements may include minor grading (approximately 200 cubic yards), tread improvements, drainage improvements, erosion control measures, revegetation, and related site improvements necessary to support trail construction and restoration activities. The project constitutes minor alterations to existing public facilities involving negligible expansion of use and is therefore exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). The project also includes minor alterations to land associated with trail rehabilitation, trail reroutes, restoration activities, drainage improvements, erosion control measures, and revegetation. The project does not involve removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees and is therefore exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land). All project activities will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Miller Property Conservation Easement. No healthy, mature redwood trees will be removed as part of the project. The project is limited to trail rehabilitation, trail reroutes, restoration of abandoned trail segments, signage, and associated trail improvements. Future Park improvements not described herein are not included as part of this project. These improvements will enhance trail sustainability, reduce erosion, sedimentation, water quality, and other resource impacts associated with degraded and unsustainable trail segments, and improve public access within an existing county park.