McKinney Rubicon Recreation Trail Overview

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McKinney Rubicon

Recreation TrailOverview

presented toDistrict 5 Eastern

Placer Virtual Town Hall Meeting

November 12, 2020

Presentation Outline

•Rubicon Trail Setting and County Responsibilities

•Trail History and Use

•Placer County Maintained Roadway Operations

•McKinney Neighborhood Trail Proximity

•Winter Access to Trail

McKinney Rubicon Trail Overview

To protect the water quality of

adjacent surface waters and ensure

long-term public access to the

Rubicon Trail.

Placer County

Responsibilities

Background• Originally a Native American foot-path

• Later used by trappers, explorers, and others to

cross Sierra Nevada

• Today the route is a multi-use recreational trail

• Summer: Jeeps, 4WD vehicles, ATVs, mountain

bikes, dirt bikes, hikers, campers, fishermen

(motorized and non-motorized use)

• Winter: Snowmobiles, skiers, snowboarders, snow

shoers, 4WD vehicles, ATVs (motorized and non-

motorized use)

Conditions in 1990s

Volunteers used their own vehicles and trailers to

haul rock to the waterbar work sites.

Volunteers in action, unloading rock from a pickup

“by foot” to build up the approach to a waterbar.

County Road Crew hauling rock to spread a thick

layer over fill areas near Lily Lake to keep fill in place.

Volunteers seeding and staking down erosion control

blanket in drainage ditch.

Placer County Tahoe Road Crew

Summary of Trail

Maintenance• County involved in water quality projects on

McKinney-Rubicon Springs Road since 1985

• DPW completed drainage repairs with State

Parks funding during summer 2001, help from

FOTR, Hi-Lo’s, and other users, continues to

present day

• Anticipate continued maintenance support from

volunteers/users

• 2006, County formally recognized trail for

recreational use but did not accept as a formal

road easement

• 2020, County entered into multiagency MOU for

improving trail funding and operations

2006 Placer County Board

Action – Formal Trail Adoption

2020 Placer County Board Action

– Multiagency MOU Execution

Rubicon Trail Winter Usage

Placer County Snow Facts

•The elevation of Placer County roads range from near sea level to over 7,000 feet.

•The County maintains over 1,050 miles of roadways.

•About 200 miles of these roads fall within expected “normal” snowfall areas on both sides of the Sierra Crest.

•Snowfall amounts in these areas range from less than 100 inches to over 500 inches annually depending on location and elevation.

•Placer County has the highest average annual snowfall of any County in the lower 48 States.

•In California, Placer County consistently ranks in the top 5, for annual expenditures on snow removal – this includes all Cities and Counties.

Rubicon Trail Winter Usage

Snow at lower elevations = more to plow

5000 ft – 8000 ft

219 miles of road

3000 ft – 5000 ft

Add 91 miles of

road

2000 ft – 3000 ft

Add 112 miles of

road

0 ft – 2000 ft

635 miles of road

Cost of snow removal operations

• Annual costs:– 2018-2019 = $4,870,274

– 2017-2018 = $2,692,690

– 2016-2017 = $4,270,770

– 2015-2016 = $2,802,643

– 2014-2015 = $1,168,936

Snow Removal Operations

Placer County 2019-2020

What each Equipment Operator Deals with!Snow Removal Operations


Snow Removal Operations


Potential Snow

Staging/Parking Area

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General Transportation and County

Road Operations Update

presented toDistrict 5 Eastern

Placer Virtual Town Hall Meeting

November 12, 2020

Neighborhood Traffic Calming

Adaptive Traffic Management

Placer County Resort

TriangleTransportation System Plan

Plan Objectives

• Fewer Personal Vehicle Trips

• Improved User Experience

• Environmental Benefit

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Travel Options:

transit, walk, and

bike

Dependency on

autos



Regional Alignment

Regional Transportation Plan Goals:

• Environment

• Connectivity

• Safety

• Economic Vitality and Quality of Life

• Operations and Congestion Management

• System Preservation

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Key Focus Studies

• Adaptive Corridor Management

• Parking Management

• Transportation Demand Management

• Vehicle Miles Traveled

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Active Projects

Questions & Comments

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McKinney Rubicon Recreation Trail Overview