Rules for E-Bikes in the The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

NPS Rules

Section 4.30 - BICYCLES

Link to NPS Site - E-Bike Rules

36 CFR 4.30 Bicycles

Bicycles and electric bicycles are allowed on park roads and in parking areas that are open to motor vehicle use by the public; and on the following administrative roads and trails:

• Backbone Trail - Newton Motorway, Zuma Ridge Motorway, Backbone Trail - Trancas Canyon, Etz Meloy Motorway
• Cheeseboro/ Palo Comado Canyons - Albertson Motorway, Canyon View Trail, Cheeseboro Canyon Road, Cheeseboro Ridge Connector, Cheeseboro Ridge Connector 2, Doubletree Access Road, Palo Comado Canyon Road, Palo Comado Connector, Ranch Center Road
• Morrison Open Space - Canyon View Trail, Morrison Open Space Road
• Paramount Ranch - Western Town Entrance Road, Western Town Road, Racetrack Road
• Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa - Pinehill Rd, Powerline Access Road – RSV, Sycamore Canyon Rd
• Zuma/Trancas Canyons - Kanan Edison Road, Trancas Edison Road, Zuma Edison Road, Zuma Ridge Motorway

• Backbone Trail - Latigo Canyon, Newton Canyon, Zuma Canyon, Encinal to Mulholland, Mulholland to Etz Meloy, Etz Meloy Bypass, Triunfo Pass
• Cheeseboro/ Palo Comado Canyons - Cheeseboro Canyon Road Bypass, Cheeseboro Canyon Trail, China Flat Loop East, China Flat Loop West, China Flat Trail, Modelo Connector, Modelo Trail, Sheep Corral Trail, Simi Peak Trail, Smoketree Connector
• Morrison Open Space - Cheeseboro Ridge Connector, Morrison Ranch Trail - Loop Connector,
• Paramount Ranch - Medea Creek Trail, Medicine Woman Trail
• Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa - Los Robles Trail – connector, Powerline Access Road Connector – RSV, Ranch Overlook Connector, Ranch Overlook Trail, RSV Parking Lot - Pinehill Road Connector, Wendy Trail, Wendy Trail Equestrian Bypass
• Rocky Oaks – Rocky Oaks Loop Trail
• Zuma/Trancas Canyons - Backbone Trail Connector - Zuma Canyon, BBT - Clarke Ranch Rd Connector, Clarke Ranch Rd, Kanan Edison Road, Zuma Canyon Connector Trail

State Park Rules

State Park Rules for E-Bikes
E-bike use in park units:

• Except for public roadways, only class 1 e-bikes shall be allowed by Superintendent’s Order on controlled-access roads and trails.
• Except for public roadways, class 2 or 3 e-bikes are not allowed.
• Class 1 e-bikes may be designated for use only on trails and controlled-access roads that already allow traditional (non-electric) bicycles.

• Class 1, 2 and 3 e-bikes may be allowed by Superintendent’s Order for use on trails and controlled-access roads.

• Class 1 e-bikes may be temporarily allowed by Superintendent’s Order for use on trails and nonpublic, controlled-access roads for research and demonstration purposes.
• Except for public roadways, class 2 or 3 e-bikes are not allowed.

• Guadalasca Trail
• Overlook Fire Road
• Ranch Center Fire Road
• Ranch Center Road
• Sage Trail
• Sin Nombre Trail
• Sycamore Canyon Road/Fire Road
• Two Foxes Trail
• Wood Canyon Fire Road
• Wood Canyon Vista Trail

• New Millennium Trail
• Las Virgenes Trail
• Tapia Spur Trail
• Las Viregenes Trail
• Bark Park Trail
• Grassland Trail
• Backbone Trail: Corral Canyon Trailhead to Tapia Trailhead
• Bulldog Motorway
• Crags Road
• North Grasslands Trail
• Castro Peak Motorway

If you have further questions regarding e-bike use in the California State Park System, please email trails@parks.ca.gov. [i] Public roadways are those roads open to public street legal vehicles use. [ii] Nonpublic, controlled-access roads are roads not open to vehicle use by the public but are occasionally driven by authorized vehicles for administrative or emergency purposes, and are typically open for public trail use. Typically referred to as fire roads, these roads are often gated to prevent vehicle access by the public.