E-Bikes in Texas Parks and Public Lands

1 National Park · 1 National Seashore · 1 National Historical Park · 3 State Parks · 1 Regional Park

Texas Parks and Wildlife treats e-bikes as motor vehicles in state parks: paved roads and parking areas only, no trails. Bills to open trails failed in 2023 (HB 715) and 2025 (SB 1865, HB 4089); a 2022 rule proposal was withdrawn.

Places checked

7

All bike routes

1

Some trails or sections

0

Roads or paved paths only

4

Not confirmed

2

State parks rule

Roads only

Places

Where E-Bikes May Ride in Texas

Classes are the US e-bike classes the land manager allows. Each name links to the park or forest's own page.

Texas parks and public lands
Place	Type	E-bike access	Classes	Surface	Rides	Notes
Big Bend National Park NPS	National Park	Roads only	Class 3-Jan	Mixed	Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Old Maverick Road, Old Ore Road	Bikes and e-bikes allowed on all paved and dirt park roads; no trails.
Padre Island National Seashore NPS	National Seashore	Not confirmed	-	Mixed	Park Road 22, South Beach	Compendium lists a bicycle section but its e-bike text could not be read.
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park NPS	National Historical Park	All bike routes	Class 3-Jan	Paved	Mission Reach Hike and Bike Trail, Mission Trail to Mission Espada	E-bikes must be walked inside the four mission compounds and on the San Juan Nature Trail.
Big Bend Ranch State Park Texas Parks and Wildlife	State Park	Roads only	Class 3-Jan	Gravel	Main Park Road to Sauceda, Sauceda backcountry roads	E-bikes allowed on park roads only; all classes barred from park trails.
Caprock Canyons State Park Texas Parks and Wildlife	State Park	Roads only	Class 3-Jan	Paved	Park road to Lake Theo	The park trails and the Caprock Canyons Trailway are closed to e-bikes.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park Texas Parks and Wildlife	State Park	Roads only	Class 3-Jan	Paved	Park Road 5 canyon descent	Popular mountain bike trails are closed to all e-bike classes.
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park Austin Parks and Recreation	Regional Park	Not confirmed	-	Singletrack	Walnut Creek singletrack, Northern Walnut Creek Trail	Natural-surface trails, which Texas law lets the city close to e-bikes.

Not yet checked

Places Without a Confirmed E-Bike Rule

Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park)

Record

Sources

Places: Park, forest and agency pages, linked from each name
E-bike rules: Agency e-bike policy pages and regulations for each place
State parks rule: Texas law page
Last verified: Q4 2026