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NPS Units That Allow Mountain Biking on Some Dirt Trails

These National Park Service units allow bicycles on some dirt trails. Not all are highly publicized and, as always, make sure to check with park officials before riding.

To find more information on each NPS unit, visit www.nps.gov/parks.html

For a list of NPS units that allow mountain bikes on some dirt roads and paths, please see NPS Dirt Roads.

This draft list was last updated on May 9, 2006. If you have additions or changes to this list, please contact .

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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