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Parks staff promote Trailabration 2025: self‑guided trail passport, scavenger hunts and prizes through Sept. 20
Summary
Parks staff outlined Trailabration 2025, a self‑guided trail exploration running from late June through Sept. 20 with 12 locations across Roseville, an interactive map, interpretive signs and prizes; registration has 95 registrations so far.
Eric Dexter, Parks and Natural Resources Superintendent, presented Trailabration 2025, a self‑guided, citywide trail program that runs through Sept. 20 and encourages residents to visit 12 participating locations across Roseville.
Dexter said the program highlights roughly 50 miles of trail system access points and includes an interactive map on the city website, interpretive signs with unique logos at each location, a passport system participants fill out to record visits, and three scavenger hunts for families. “There’s 12 different logos as you go to each location, and so you just write down what the location is you found those,” Dexter said.
Participants can pick up and complete a passport at home by printing it; staff said the signs include QR codes that link to registration and the interactive map. Dexter reported about 95 registrations since the program began and said prizes range from spinners and water bottles to binoculars and a limited number (50) of Trailabration shirts distributed in two waves during the season. Completed passports may be dropped off at Vernon Street Town Square or Royal Park at the program closeout on Sept. 20 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.; participants who complete any number of locations are eligible for prizes.
Commissioners asked about accessibility and outreach. Dexter said 11 of the 12 featured locations are accessible, with one natural trail that has limited accessibility, and staff added interpretive signs to help visitors learn about local habitats and wildlife. A commissioner suggested distributing printed passports via libraries or pairing Trailabration with the library’s summer reading program; staff agreed to explore adding pick‑up locations or signage with a QR code at libraries.
Staff said all in‑sign QR codes currently take people to the registration and map; commissioners suggested adding social‑media check‑ins or digital check‑ins in the future to increase engagement and allow alternate prize mechanisms. There was no public comment on the item and no action was required from the commission.
Trailabration promotes trail use, literacy and stewardship and is a partnership among Parks, Public Works and Roseville Public Libraries; staff encouraged families and individual residents to register and use the city website to find trail locations and program details.
