Advisory Committee Member applications are now being accepted for this Committee. We encourage all prospective applicants to review the information about this committee, as well as download and read the committee's past year's minutes and agendas. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis. For more information contact: Doris Pulsifer at (602) 542-7127 or dpulsifer(at)azstateparks.gov
Download ASCOT Committee Member Application (
63 KB PDF)
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:
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.
| Agenda | Minutes |
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| Agenda 01/24/09 ( 84 KB PDF) |
Minutes 01/24/09 ( 137 KB PDF) |
| Agenda 05/15/09 † ( 65 KB PDF) |
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| Agenda 05/15/09 ( 111 KB PDF) |
† = Joint Meeting with OHVAG
Archive of previous years' agendas and minutes 
Advisory Committee Coordinator: Ruth Shulman (602) 542-7822
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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