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Information Item on
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)
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.
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
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
Information Item on
General Transportation and County
Road Operations Update
presented toDistrict 5 Eastern
Placer Virtual Town Hall Meeting
November 12, 2020
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
Placer County Resort
TriangleTransportation System Plan
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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Placer County Resort
TriangleTransportation System Plan
Key Focus Studies
• Adaptive Corridor Management
• Parking Management
• Transportation Demand Management
• Vehicle Miles Traveled
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