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Goal 2 Objectives
Add new OHV opportunities where appropriate and needed to replace loss of
existing opportunities and respond to changing and future demand.
2.2 By 2020, add new areas dedicated to OHV recreation.
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In December 2014, the Eastern Kern County,
Onyx Ranch SVRA (Onyx Ranch SVRA) was
acquired by the State of California and added
to the State Park System. The SVRA lands
are adjacent to Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) OHV Open Areas of Jawbone Canyon
and Dove Springs. The SVRA offers OHV
recreation, primitive camping, and other related
recreation opportunities. Major population
centers of Bakersfield and Los Angeles are approximately 75 miles to the west and
120 miles to the south, respectively.
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The Grants Program funded the Tahoe National Forest Gold Valley Connector Trail
project to construct 1.8 miles of a motorized single-track trail. The self-draining
sustainable design will connect the ridge above Deer Lake to the beginning of the
Gold Valley OHV trail.
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The Grants Program provided funding to BLM Ukiah Field Office to acquire
1,300 acres adjacent to Cow Mountain. Collectively the parcels are 1,391 acres and
are located on either side of Highway 175, just south of the South Cow Mountain
OHV Recreation Area. Acquisition of this property supports BLM’s long-term
management objectives to secure and improve public access and recreational
opportunities within the popular Cow Mountain Recreation Area. Currently OHV
users must cross private lands to connect to BLM trails and use access roads
into the area that are always used by private land owners surrounding the area.
Purchase of this parcel will solve this access issue, promote effective recreational
use, and will enhance the OHV area.
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City of Tehachapi – The Grants Program awarded funding for the development of a
13-acre OHV recreation area.
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California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission