Advisory Committee Member applications are now being accepted for this Committee.
Arizona State Parks Board appoints the 15-member, volunteer Arizona State Committee on Trails (ASCOT). ASCOT advises the State Parks Board and staff on the planning, development, funding, maintenance, and promotion of nonmotorized trails in Arizona. ASCOT members represent a variety of non-motorized trails interests and geographical regions within Arizona. Each individual is appointed to a three-year term. ASCOT meets approximately four times per year; twice during the week and twice on the weekend at locations around the state. Subcommittees of ASCOT meet more frequently throughout the year to accomplish goals. Members are expected to be active in the various Subcommittees and commit time between quarterly meetings to help accomplish the goals of ASCOT.
ASCOT members derive from a representative mix of governmental agencies, trails user groups and citizens-at-large. At present, the committee is seeking to fill five (5) positions that will be vacant by March 21, 2012.
Download ASCOT Committee Member Application PDF (
56 KB PDF) or Word Doc (
31 KB DOC)
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:
Members of ASCOT have put together a list of their Top Trail Picks complete with trail information and descriptions.
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.
Download statement of locations where all notices of meetings will be posted ( 57 KB PDF)
| Agenda | Minutes |
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| Agenda 01/29/11 ( 273 KB PDF) |
Minutes 01/29/11 ( 108 KB PDF) |
| Agenda 05/20/11 † ( 2.8 MB PDF) |
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| Agenda 10/12/11 ( 2.8 MB PDF) |
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| Agenda 11/04/11 ( 70 KB PDF) |
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| Agenda 11/18/11 ( 80 KB PDF) |
† = Joint Meeting with OHVAG
Archive of previous years' agendas and minutes 
Lisa Marie Gerdl, Take-A-Hike (hiking group)
Reba Grandrud, Old Spanish Trail Association
Tom Fitzgerald, Central Arizona Project
Nick Lund, TRACKS Pinetop Lakeside
Anna Pfender, Arizona Trail Association
Linda Slay, Arizona State Horseman’s Council
Kent Taylor, Citizen-at-Large
Bruce Weidenhamer, Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona
Matt Kalina, Citizen at Large
Loren Worthington, Citizen at Large
Ryan Domsalla, Apache Sitgreaves NF
Bill Gibson, BLM State Office
Daniel Gronseth, City of Phoenix
Phyllis Ralley, Citizen at Large
Advisory Committee Coordinator: Robert Baldwin
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.
ASCOT monitors trails in the State Trails System to ensure their quality is maintained.
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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