The Coyote Creek bikeway is a
Class 1 bike path in
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,663,345 residents estimated in 2023. Its population is greater than that of 40 individua ...
that runs adjacent to the
Coyote Creek flood control
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channel for approximately 9.5 miles. The bike path is controlled by
Caltrans
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an Executive (government), executive department of the U.S. state of California. The department is part of the Government of California#State agencies, cabinet-level California State Tran ...
. The path begins in
Santa Fe Springs
Santa Fe Springs (''Santa Fe'', Spanish for "Holy Faith") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The population was 19,219 at the 2020 census, up from 16,22 ...
on the North fork of the Coyote Creek and extends south into
Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...
where it joins the
San Gabriel River bicycle path
The San Gabriel River Trail (also known as SGRT) is a bike path along the San Gabriel River through El Dorado Regional Park and onto street bike trails near the Alamitos Bay Marina in Los Angeles County, California. The South end is Seal Be ...
at the trail bridge just South of Willow Street/Katella Avenue.
Coyote Creek separates
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,663,345 residents estimated in 2023. Its population is greater than that of 40 individua ...
and
Orange County. A curious feature of the bikeway is that many of the east–west streets that intersect the flood control channel change names as they cross over.
The bikeway is generally devoid of scenery. The northern section of the bikeway passes through industrial neighborhoods consisting of warehouses and light manufacturing. The middle section, from
State Route 91 to Ball Road/Wardlow, cuts through residential neighborhoods. There is convenient access to the
Don Knabe Community Regional Park, just north of La Palma Avenue/Del Amo Boulevard. The bikeway crosses from the West to the East side of the channel at Centralia Road.
The Southern section of the bikeway passes adjacent a collection of zones: light industrial, apartments, schools, etc. In that area there is a simple bike maintenance station, including a tire pump, at a small walking park that is parallel to the bike path and just north of the
605 Freeway.
Maintenance
The flood control channel is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
Crossing at I-5 reopened with an improved trail in early June, 2015.
Future plans
The OCTA Commuter Strategic Bikeways Plan (CSBP) calls for extension of the Coyote Creek Bikeway from Walker Street in
La Palma
La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Pa ...
to Imperial Highway and Beach Boulevard in
La Habra
La Habra – archaic spelling of – is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County, California, United States. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,239.
History
Origin of name
The name referred to the "Pass Through ...
. Currently the cities of La Habra and
La Mirada
La Mirada is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities, on the border with Orange County. The population was 48,008 at the 2020 census. The La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and ...
have opened the northern section of this bikeway from Rosecrans Avenue to
Imperial Highway
The Imperial Highway is a west-east thoroughfare in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial in the U.S. state of California. The main portion of the existing route begins at Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles near t ...
.
Just north of
Rosecrans Avenue
Rosecrans Avenue is a major west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, USA. It has a total length of . The street is named after U.S. Union General William S. Rosecrans, who purchased of Rancho Sausal Redondo ...
a bridge has been installed, allowing direct access from
Behringer Park in La Mirada.
References
*McRea, Heather; "Our Town: La Habra Bike Plans"; Orange County Register, 9 June 2005.
*Sprague, Mike; "Bike riders behind dual-city trail for two miles along Coyote Creek"; Whittier Daily News; 6 June 2005.
External links
Coyote Creek Bike Path labikepaths.com
RailsToTrails.us
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Bike paths in Los Angeles
Santa Fe Springs, California
La Mirada, California
La Habra, California
Long Beach, California