NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Dirt Trails and Dirt Roads
The National Park Service units listed on this page allow bicycling on some dirt trails and roads.
Not all of the riding options are highly publicized. Be sure to check with park officials before riding a trail or road if it is not clearly marked as allowing bike access.
To find more information on each NPS unit, visit www.nps.gov/parks.html
Photo: Riding the dirt roads in Big Bend National Park (TX).
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NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Dirt Trails
Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Bicycles are allowed on the 25-30 miles of trail in the Bear Island Unit and some trails elsewhere
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee
More than 30 miles of trail
Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas
The 18-mile Big Sandy horse and bike trail
Chaco Culture National Historic Park, New Mexico
The Wijiji, Casa Chiquita, Kin Klizhin trails total 27 miles
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia
Check out the Sope Creek unit and get your ride permit first
Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma
Twenty-two miles of trails
City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho
Two trails cover 5 miles
Everglades National Park, Florida
Three trails totaling more than 11 miles are open to bikes
Fort Dupont National Park, District of Columbia
About eight miles of singletrack open to bikes
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
The Marin Headlands has a few trails open to bikes
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Nearly four miles of the North Rim's Arizona Trail are singletrack
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
Head out on the 8-mile Rim-to-River Trail
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Cinder trails on the island
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Seven miles of trail on two routes
Mammoth Caves National Park, Kentucky
Approximately 17 miles of singletrack
New River National River, West Virginia
Two trails totaling approximately 15 miles
Olympic National Park, Washington
The 4-mile Spruce Railroad Trail is open to bikes
Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
Ride on trails around three old cinder cones
Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Many trails allow bikes
Redwoods National Park, California
Fifty-one miles of singletrack split between the national and state park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Multiple trails, ranging from beginner to expert
Saguaro National Park, Arizona
The Cactus Forest Trail is 2.5 miles
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California
Approximately 64 miles of singletrack
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Several longer routes totaling more than 50 miles are open to bikes
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A few lesser-known, beautiful trails are open to bicycles
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NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Dirt Roads
Acadia National Park, Maine
This park allows bikes on its backcountry carriage roads, dirt roads, and most administrative roads
Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
Go for a ride on old fire roads and other designated areas
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Bikes are allowed on all dirt roads
Big Bend National Park, Texas
More than 160 miles of backcountry dirt roads await
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
The epic 100-mile White Rim rugged jeep road
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Several long dirt road routes
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, D.C., West Virginia, Maryland
Take a multi-day ride on the 180-mile dirt and crushed rock canal towpath
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Idaho
Take in the riding on the Goodale's Cutoff dirt road
Death Valley National Park, California
Many miles of backcountry dirt roads
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania
Twelve miles of loops, mostly dirt complement the 5 miles of McDade Recreation Trail currently completed
Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado, Utah
More than 81 miles of dirt roads
El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
Bikes are allowed on doubletrack that is open to motors
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona, Utah
Several thirty-plus mile routes
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Miles of dirt roads on the south and north rims
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Three routes to choose from
Great Falls Park, Virginia
Some carriage roads are open to bikes
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
The Gatlinburg Trail, Oconaluftee Trail and lower Deep Creek Trail allow bikes
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
Check out the Pump Station Road, open to bikes, but not vehicles
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
It's not dirt here - you'll be riding on cinder
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Roads open to vehicles are open to mountain bikes
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Mountain bikes welcome on most dirt roads
Little River Canyon National Preserve, Arkansas
Ten backcountry routes in the Wildlife Management Area
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Bikes are allowed on designated roads, including dirt routes
Point Reyes National Seashore, California
Several dirt roads are open to mountain bikes
Prince William Forest Park, Virginia
Ten miles on a network of fire roads
Redwoods National Park, California
An 8-mile dirt road
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Multiple dirt roads, ranging from beginner to expert terrain
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
All dirt roads are open to bikes, except in Wilderness areas
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, California
Bikes are allowed on many dirt roads
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Some long dirt road routes
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Several dirt/gravel routes
