Over the last week we've been exploring the concept of "creating a stomping ground." Your stomping ground is the public land nearest to your home that you can turn to for quick, easy, and dependable outdoor activities with kids. Establishing a stomping ground is a strategy for managing time and prioritizing family outdoor recreation.
As I mentioned before, our stomping ground is the American River Parkway. There is nothing like a 25+ mile trail and park system for a base of operations, in our opinion. So, if you were looking, how would you find one of these gems?
A hat tip to Squidoo user Mulburry for creating a very cool Squidoo lens about the Rails to Trails conservancy:
"...A rail trail is simply an old railroad bed that is no longer used and has been converted into a path for people to use for recreational purposes. Actually some rail trails can provide functional transportation for one point to another in some instances. A rail trail is not used for vehicular traffic. Instead traffic on a rail trail consists of runners, walkers, inline skaters, and bicyclists....
Finding a rail trail is very easy. The Rails to Trails Conservancy has a website that allows you to simply input your destination and the type of trail you prefer to locate trails in the area...."
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