PELLISSIER VILLAGE, Calif. – Los Angeles County Chair Pro Tem and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis today marked the groundbreaking of the Pellissier Village Trailhead, a long-awaited project that will provide a formal equestrian entrance to the San Gabriel River and expand access to the County’s growing network of multi-use trails.

The trailhead is located on the eastern bank of the San Gabriel River near San Jose Creek and the Rio Hondo River, offering access to the Schabarum-Skyline Trail, Blackwell Arena, and the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area Equestrian Center. The site features exercise pens with stabilized soil and drainage, domestic water service, a bench area, pedestrian path, horse tie, watering trough, and a paved driveway apron for utility vehicle access. Interpretive signage will highlight the history of Pellissier Village and the county’s extensive trail network.

“The Pellissier Village community has waited many years for this trailhead, and today we celebrate this milestone together,” said Chair Pro Tem Solis. “Pellissier Village is a proud, tight-knit community with a deep equestrian tradition. Horses are not just a pastime here; they are part of daily life, family history, and cultural identity. This trailhead will serve as a safe, welcoming, and functional access point for equestrians, walkers, and cyclists alike.”

“The Pellissier Village Trailhead Project will formalize what has long been a well-used community access point, providing improved and safer connections to the San Gabriel River Trail, the Schabarum-Skyline Trail and the County’s extensive Regional Multi-Use Trail Network,” said Michelle O’Connor, Section Head, Trails Planning at the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation. “Residents of Pellissier Village and other communities will soon enjoy better connectivity to a vast recreational corridor including the San Gabriel River Trail – the County’s longest trail spanning more than 35 miles.

The project is part of the Emerald Necklace Vision Plan, which connects several San Gabriel Valley cities—including El Monte, Baldwin Park, and Whittier—as well as unincorporated communities like Pellissier Village through a network of parks and greenways along the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel Rivers. This vision now extends all the way to the ocean.

Chair Pro Tem Solis has invested more than $680,000 in funding through discretionary Proposition A funds and community grants. Additional funding came from the California Conservation Corps through the Nature-Based Solutions Grant Program.

Construction of the trailhead is expected to be completed by October 2026.