About Us

Mission Statement

To facilitate a connected multi-use trail system from the San Gabriel mountains to the sea by serving as primarily an educational clearinghouse; providing coordination, outreach, policy recommendations, and advocacy; and proposing or developing specific implementation projects, as needed.

Revised DRAFT Golden Principles

1. Unite existing trails to achieve a continuous multi-use trail system, focusing on creating recreation and open space opportunities in communities lacking them.


2. Reduce reliance on automobile use by creating more opportunities for walking, biking, and horseback riding that connect to public transit.


3. Support the work of and increase collaboration between organizations and agencies with similar goals to the Golden Necklace Project without duplicating efforts.


4. Through education and advocacy efforts, encourage respect from environmental, cultural, and spiritual perspectives for the rivers, trailway, and Nature in general.


5. Ensure trails are safe for users and provide adequate flood control protection for surrounding neighborhoods.


6. Improve the watersheds through restoration and conservation efforts and programs.


7. Foster sustainability by balancing natural, social, and economic systems.