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MCP's Uncertain Future

View of Silicon Valley from MCP.

Like anything else that is government funded, MCP has found itself at the whim of a state budget process that is at best chaotic. Even though MCP is a county park, much of their funding comes from the State of California. At the beginning of this year MCP found out that their state funding is scheduled to be cut by nearly 80%. At a meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission on February 2 of this year more than 200 concerned citizens showed up to voice their strong support for MCP. Because of the strong support shown for the park, the Recreation Commission has indicated a commitment to supporting and improving MCP. Although the matter of funding is still not totally solved, several efforts are now underway to not only make up the difference in funds, but to increase the funding so that continued improvements, and possibly a future expansion of the park can be made.

A Friends of Metcalf Motorcycle Park has been created to increase the public visibility of the park and give people a place to share information and comment on their experiences at MCP. They have recently launched a website at http://www.fmmp.org/ that everyone reading this should visit to show support. The website was not fully functional at the time of this writing, but does have a functional Forum in which much good information about what is happening at

Santa Clara County Motorcycle Park

It's not often that you will find an off-road riding area that can be called "convenient". It usually seems that driving long distances to find a place to ride is just part of the package that comes with being an off-road enthusiast. But lo and behold, right on the doorstep of the land of "virtual" everything is a little slice of very real off-road heaven.    (MORE)

MCP and how to show your support is given. If you can find the time to visit the siteyou will find contact information for state representatives who can have an effect on state funding for MCP.

As a part of the improvements at MCP, the staff is thinking of hooking their weather station to the website along with a couple of webcams in the future so that folks interested in visiting the park can hop on the web before heading out to see how full the parking lot is and the condition of the trails. In addition, there are plans for a water truck and operator to help out with track and trail maintenance, which would greatly improve summer riding conditions at the park.

The park has also organized a Volunteer Work Day on the first Saturday of every month. With the interested public involved there can only be more support generated for MCP. In addition, having public involvement will mean that the facilities can be improved and new features implemented while MCP maintains their existing staffing levels.

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