Family riding in the national parks

Parks with flat, car-free riding that works for families and new riders.

5/5

Acadia

Maine

Rockefeller's car-free carriage roads: stone bridges, quiet ponds, no traffic.
- Gravel
- Road
- E-bike friendly
- Family
5/5

Cuyahoga Valley

Ohio

Ride the canal towpath one way and take the train back.
5/5

Glacier

Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road before the cars: spring's hiker-biker window.
5/5

Grand Teton

Wyoming

A separated pathway from Jackson to Jenny Lake, right under the Teton peaks.
- Paved path
- Road
- Gravel
- Family
- E-bike friendly
5/5

Yosemite

California

Twelve miles of flat, paved paths beneath El Capitan and Half Dome.
5/5

Zion

Utah

Ride Zion Canyon with no private cars: the shuttle-season Scenic Drive and the Pa'rus Trail.
4/5

Bryce Canyon

Utah

Eighteen paved, car-free miles from Red Canyon's hoodoos to Inspiration Point.
4/5

Capitol Reef

Utah

Reef Ride car-free days on the Scenic Drive, and a 58-mile loop through Cathedral Valley.
- Road
- Gravel
- Mountain bike
- Bikepacking
- E-bike friendly
- Family
4/5

Grand Canyon

Arizona

Ride the South Rim on Hermit Road, closed to private cars most of the year.
4/5

Mammoth Cave

Kentucky

Singletrack in the forest above the world's longest cave system.
- Mountain bike
- Gravel
- Road
- Family
- E-bike friendly
3/5

Everglades

Florida

Pedal a flat, car-free loop through sawgrass with alligators beside the pavement.
3/5

Great Smoky Mountains

Tennessee, North Carolina

Pedal the Cades Cove loop on car-free Wednesdays, May through September.
- Road
- Gravel
- E-bike friendly
- Family
3/5

Indiana Dunes

Indiana

Flat trails behind Lake Michigan's dunes.
- Gravel
- Paved path
- Family
- Road
3/5

Olympic

Washington

Ten paved, car-free miles along Lake Crescent, through two restored rail tunnels.
- Paved path
- Road
- Family
3/5

White Sands

New Mexico

Eight miles into a sea of white gypsum, half of it on packed sand.
- Road
- Gravel
- Family
- Fat bike
2/5

Gateway Arch

Missouri

Start a city ride at the Arch and follow the Mississippi.

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