E-bike friendly riding in the national parks
National parks where e-bikes can ride the main routes. E-bike rules vary by park and by class, so each guide spells out what's allowed.
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5/5
New River Gorge
West Virginia
Stacked singletrack loops and old mining trails above a deep river gorge.
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5/5
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Above the treeline on Trail Ridge Road, and up Old Fall River Road before the cars.
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5/5
Zion
Utah
Ride Zion Canyon with no private cars: the shuttle-season Scenic Drive and the Pa'rus Trail.
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4/5
Capitol Reef
Utah
Reef Ride car-free days on the Scenic Drive, and a 58-mile loop through Cathedral Valley.
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Lassen Volcanic
California
Spring's Hike & Bike the Highway: a volcanic park road before the cars arrive.
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4/5
Saguaro
Arizona
A paved loop through a saguaro forest, and some of the only national park singletrack in the West.
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4/5
Yellowstone
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
Spring's car-free window: 49 miles from West Yellowstone to Mammoth with only bison for traffic.
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3/5
Everglades
Florida
Pedal a flat, car-free loop through sawgrass with alligators beside the pavement.
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3/5
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee, North Carolina
Pedal the Cades Cove loop on car-free Wednesdays, May through September.
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Chiricahua
Arizona
America's newest national park: an 8-mile paved climb through a forest of rock spires.
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2/5
Mesa Verde
Colorado
A steep climb to cliff dwellings, and a bike loop on Wetherill Mesa if you drive up.
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