Off-Paved Trail Cycling Pilot Program Open in Woodlake and Cal Expo

The Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks opened the Off-Paved Trail Cycling Pilot Program in Woodlake and Cal Expo areas of the American River Parkway. Mountain bikers are allowed to ride six miles of unpaved maintenance and fire roads in these areas during a trial period from September 2017 to 2020. Mountain biking remains prohibited throughout the American River Parkway outside of the Woodlake and Cal Expo areas.

The purpose of the pilot is to determine whether Off-Paved Trail Cycling can be an appropriate permanent use in the American River Parkway. This pilot program was included in the American River Parkway Plan, and after the three year trial period and evaluation, this pilot program may be made a permanent use with an Area Plan Map Amendment approved by the Board of Supervisors.

Read more about the Program Brochure with Trail Map

Monitoring - Environmental Monitoring Plan

Final Program Approval - Staff Report, includes Operational Monitoring Plan and Program Evaluation Tool

Conditional Approval for the Pilot Program - Staff Report, includes Pilot Program Implementation Plan, American River Parkway Consistency Analysis and Trail Maps

Have you used the pilot trails? We would appreciate your feedback. Please take this quick survey.

Check out the pilot trail map. 

Woodlake and Cal Expo Trails

Trail Rules

Communicate your presence
Cyclists and hikers yield to equestrians
Stay on designated trails
Building features and trails is prohibited
No riding on wet trails
Obey all signs and barriers
Off-paved cycling is prohibited in the Parkway outside of the Woodlake and Cal Expo areas

Trail Surface

Skill level: Easy
Average grade: </=5%
Obstacles: infrequent and insubstantial

Looking for more of a challenge? Try Township 9 Bike Park, a six acre pump track, at North 7th Street between the Two Rivers Trail and Richards Blvd.

Trails will be closed during wet weather. To learn whether trails are open, visit the Park Status page.

For questions or comments, please contact the Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks at (916) 875-6961.