The Coastal Conservancy acts with others to preserve, protect and restore the resources of the California Coast. Our vision is of a beautiful, restored and accessible coastline.

The California Coastal Trail (CCT) is one of the great trails of our nation. Once completed, it will extend 1,200 miles from Oregon to Mexico. While informal trails along our coast have been used for centuries, the CCT's more recent history began in 1972 when Californians passed Proposition 20 recommending that a trails system be established along or near the coast. In 1999, the CCT was designated at the state and federal level as Millenium Legacy Trail, and in 2001 state legislation called for its completion. Today, roughly half of the CCT is complete.

Completing the Coastal Trail Report
A progress report on California's proposed 1,200 mile coastal trail.
(Please be patient while downloading this large 11 MB pdf file. If you have trouble downloading it and would like a hard copy of the report, contact Tim Duff: tduff@scc.ca.gov)

Coastal Trail Maps for the Report::

1. Del Norte and Humboldt Counties
2. Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin Counties
3. San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
4. San Luis Obispo and W. Santa Barbara Counties
5. E. Santa Barbara, Ventura and W. Los Angeles Counties
6. E. Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties

California Coastal Trail Emblem and Signage Applications
A guidebook for using the coastal trail emblem

• Click here to open the Coastal Trail emblem in jpeg format
• Click here to open the Coastal Trail emblem in pdf format

Coastwalk's Coastal Trail Information
Coastwalk is a nonprofit organization. This website includes articles on the coastal environmental movement and what still is needed to complete a coastal trail. The site includes trail maps prepared by Coastwalk. Please note that these maps do not represent a coastal trail alignment formally designated by the State of California.