Annual Renewal Reminder
Discounted thru Monday, January 17!
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Greetings!
The new "Friends of Tamarancho" membership passes have been available since December 1, 2021! The graphic designs shown below for ANNUAL (Wagon Wheel Trail 25th anniversary!) and GOLD (Alchemist Trail connecting the IRON Springs kiosk with GOLDman trail) passes, can be ordered at a discount price if you purchase for yourself (individual) or family (2 adults & 2 children) by Monday, January 17, 2022!
With the effects of the CoViD-19 pandemic lessening outdoors, we are now allowing mountain-bikers to travel around the loop in both directions. However, please keep in mind proper physical distancing while riding or when stopped to let others pass, and remember that suggested travel is still in a clockwise direction to improve traffic flow along the trails. Check out our newly-updated trails map!
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WHEN IT RAINS, LET IT DRAIN!
Record-setting rainfall in November & December produced extended damp and muddy conditions on our trail network, showing the need for extraordinary trail maintenance efforts. Thanks to the entire community of riders for your patience while the trails were closed and we let the ground surface recover from excessive erosion! As a concerned member of the mountain-biking community, we would appreciate you reading this e-newsletter to find out how you can be a good recreation steward, and to find out how you can be more involved and have more fun out on the trails of Tamarancho!
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Friends of Tamarancho Annual Membership
New-Year Discounts on all 2022-2023 Trail Passes!
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The new 2022 ANNUAL Pass is valid for unlimited riding until December 31, 2022. The regular trail membership is $50 for the Individual Pass, and $75 for a Family Pass (2 adults 18 or older living in the same household, and up to 2 youth 16 or 17 years old).
The New-Year membership discount pricing effective December 1, 2021 through January 17, 2022 is $45 for the Individual Pass and $70 for the Family Pass. Don't hesitate, buy yours today at the link below!
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The 2022-23 GOLD Pass is valid for multiple years until December 31, 2023. The regular cost for a GOLD Pass is $95 per Individual or $125 for the Family plan (2 adults 18 or older living in the same household, and up to 2 youth 16 or 17 years old).
The New-Year membership discount pricing effective December 1, 2021 through January 17, 2022 is $90 for the Individual Pass and $120 for the Family Pass. Don't hesitate, buy yours today at the link below!
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To purchase a membership online with a credit card, visit the Tamarancho Mtn-Biking webpage with links for the various passes. If you don't want to purchase through the website, or if you want to pay by check, print out an application form: FoT Application and mail it to the Marin Council office.
Notes about the 2022 and 2022-23 passes:
For your FoT membership purchase, the appropriate plastic card pass displayed above will be sent to you by US Mail with our new helmet/waterbottle sticker shown here; please allow up to 30 days to receive your official pass. In the meantime, print your receipt or store a digital copy on your cellphone, and you can start riding the trails the same day!
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One-Day Trail Passes cost $5, and are available online; click here to purchase a 2022 Tamarancho Trails day-specific pass. When you buy one, print out the pass receipt on your own printer or save a digital copy on your cellphone, and carry it with you for verification when you ride at Tamarancho. Also, One-Day Passes are available for purchase at the following locations: Split Rock, Sunshine Bikes, and the Marin Museum of Bicycling (all in Fairfax), Caesar's Cyclery (San Anselmo), and Mike’s Bikes (San Rafael).
All Friends of Tamarancho Trail Passes are considered a donation and therefore tax deductible. If you have any questions, email the Friends of Tamarancho!
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Volunteer Trail Days in January 2022 |
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Trail work season is here, that time of year when winter rains soften the ground, making track maintenance work easier. It's also a good time to give back, step up in your riding community and tune up the much-loved and heavily-used singletrack loop. Join friendly Marin mountain-bike volunteers led by Access4Bikes to improve the trails for better riding! Each Saturday date listed below contains a link to sign-up for the trail day. All information is included, so please show up if you sign up!
Find Tamarancho Trail Work Information Here!
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As trail users, it is our responsibility to be stewards of the lands we impact. This past winter of 2021, A4B volunteers logged over 1000 hrs of trail work maintaining and improving some of our favorite rides. Local videographer J. P. Rose was there working side by side with volunteers while simultaneously capturing and documenting the effort! |
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With your help over the last two trail work seasons in partnership with Access4Bikes, volunteers restored significant portions of the classic Tamarancho loop including mitigating downslope erosion and rebuilding several switchbacks on B-17, tread work on Endor, building a boardwalk over meadow area on Serpentine as well as addressing drainage and pulling invasive Scotch and French broom throughout the loop.
This winter we will tackle both routine maintenance as well as some notable projects like a new bridge over slide damage on Broken Dam trail. Tools, instruction, and lunch will be provided. Please bring water, gloves, good footwear, and a snack. See you out there!
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Public Bathroom Access @ Camp Tamarancho |
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For your convenience, remember that there are only two locations on the Tamarancho Trail Loop where riders are allowed near the regular camp facilities to access the vault toilets and hand-wash stations on the Scout property. In addition to the water station by the front gate, these are shown on the updated map. Please help us maintain these bathrooms and keep them clean for all users!
The northern access is located at the J-7 intersection on Broken Dam Trail leading uphill from the forest onto the fire road through a chain gate 100 yrds to the Ghilotti Family Camping area.
The southern access is located at the J-2 intersection of Goldman and Serpentine Trails (shown in photo) leading north a quarter-mile along the fire road to the Twin Cities Campground.
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Tamarancho Trail Pass Patrol Volunteers |
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All mountain-bike riders at Tamarancho must have a current One-Day pass, or an ANNUAL or GOLD pass. Some riders have day pass stickers from a bike store, some have the plastic membership passes attached to their bikes or packs, and others have pass receipt saved on their cell phone.
Overall compliance has been fairly good, but still there are a number of riders who are "poaching" on the private property owned by the Marin Council, BSA. This is a youth recreation facility, so technically it is considered to be similar to school grounds regarding youth protection from strangers and unknown adults trespassing without a Friends of Tamarancho pass.
Expect to see volunteer Tamarancho Pass Patrol members in orange vests checking passes on the trails. These volunteers will also be available to give directions, answer questions, and handout information about the membership program. Support bike-legal singletrack in Marin. Make sure you and the friends you are riding with all have a pass!
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www.boyscouts-marin.org | Kiosk on Iron Springs Road, Fairfax, CA 94935 |
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