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Arizona State Committee on Trails: ASCOT

Mission

ASCOT serves in an advisory capacity the Arizona State Parks Board. The overall mission of the State Trails Program is to promote, develop, and preserve non-motorized trail opportunities throughout the state for mountain bikers, hikers, equestrians, and water trail users. State Parks staff works with ASCOT to:

1. advance and promote non-motorized trail use,
   
2. provide technical trails assistance,
   
3. promote trail management and development,
   
4. provide trails-related information and educational opportunities.

2008 Meeting Dates

ASCOT meets quarterly around the state. Public participation is encouraged at these meetings. Two meetings are held on a Friday and two meetings are held on a Saturday.

• February 2, Bisbee
  
• May 2, Phoenix
  
• July 19, Alpine
  
• October 3, starts at 10 am at Oracle State Park

Download Agendas & Minutes

2008 ASCOT Agendas & Minutes

Agenda	Minutes
Agenda 02/02/08 ( 23 KB PDF)	Minutes 02/02/08 ( 125 KB PDF)
Agenda 05/02/08 ( 110 KB PDF)	Minutes 05/02/08 ( 172 KB PDF)
Agenda 07/19/08 ( 99 KB PDF)	Minutes 07/19/08 ( 173 KB PDF)
Agenda 10/03/08 ( 116 KB PDF)

Archive of previous years' agendas and minutes.

ASCOT Members

Don Applegate, BLM
Catherine Bradley, National Park Service
Maureen DeCindis, MAG
Anne Ellis, Arizona State University
Reba Wells Grandrud, Anza NHT, Old Spanish NHT, SW/OCTA
Mark Gullo, Flagstaff Biking Organization
Daye Halling, Citizen-at-Large
Jim Horton, Citizen-at-Large
Chris Hosking, City of Prescott
Vincent S. Murray, Arizona Historical Research
Sonia Overholser, IMBA
Douglas Potts, Tucson Audubon Society
Stephen Saway, Huachuca Hiking Club
Paul Schilke, US Forest Service
Charles Scully, Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona
Sonia Overholser, International Mountain Bike Association
Steve Saway, Huachuca Hiking Club
Charlie Scully, Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona
Linda Slay, Arizona State Horseman’s Association
Irene Smith, Citizen-at-Large
Kent Taylor, Citizen-at-Large
John Vuolo, Citizen-at-Large
Erik Wilson, City of Peoria
Bonnie Winslow, Citizen-at-Large

Advisory Committee Coordinator: Ruth Shulman (602) 542-7822

Conferences and Workshops

ASCOT sponsors statewide trail workshops to bring together the trails community and share relevant trail information. Some of our past workshops include:

1st State Trails Conference in 1990 - “Partnerships-On the Trail Together”
2nd Conference in 1992 - “Arizona Trails…Our Heritage…Our Future”
3rd Conference in 1995 - “Locking in the Legacy”
In 1998 Arizona hosted the National Trails Symposium in Tucson.
4th Conference in 2001 - “Trail Funding”
5th Conference in 2003 - “Managing Trails in Lean Times”
6th Conference in 2004 - “Trails for All People: ADA and Trails”
7th Conference in 2005 - “Volunteers: Helping Hands on the Land”
Conference in 2007 - “State Trails Conference”

ASCOT produced The Public Trail Access Manual: A Guide to the Protection of Arizona's Trails. Arizona was the first state to prepare a manual on saving public trail access and many other states have modeled their manuals after ours.

Arizona State Trail System

ASCOT monitors trails in the State Trails System to ensure their quality is maintained.

The Arizona State Trails Guide

The first State Trails System Guide included 102 trails and was called Diamond Jubilee. The 2nd edition, developed in 1989, was renamed Arizona State Trails Guide with the number of trails increasing to 263 trails. In 1995 the 3rd edition Trail Guide (our most popular) included 452 trails. The fourth edition was published in 2004 and can be purchased from the Arizona State Parks Gift Shop. This guide is in high demand and is the most comprehensive trail guide for Arizona and includes all non-motorized trail user groups!

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