E-Bikes in Virginia Parks and Public Lands

1 National Park · 1 National Seashore · 2 National Parkways · 1 National Forest · 4 State Parks

Virginia State Parks (Department of Conservation and Recreation) allows Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes on paths and trails designated for bicycles; its policy does not list Class 3.

Places checked

9

All bike routes

4

Some trails or sections

1

Roads or paved paths only

4

Not confirmed

0

State parks rule

Class 1-2 on bicycle trails

Places

Where E-Bikes May Ride in Virginia

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

Virginia parks and public lands
Place	Type	E-bike access	Classes	Surface	Rides	Notes
Shenandoah National Park NPS	National Park	Roads and paved paths only	Class 3-Jan	Paved	Skyline Drive, Rapidan Fire Road	Trails closed to bikes; about 1 mile of Rapidan Fire Road is the only unpaved exception.
Assateague Island National Seashore NPS	National Seashore	Roads and paved paths only	-	Paved	Bayberry Drive bike path, Bayside Drive	Bikes barred on boardwalks, trails, and beaches.
Blue Ridge Parkway NPS	National Parkway	Roads only	-	Paved	Blue Ridge Parkway motor road	No trails are open to bikes or e-bikes.
George Washington Memorial Parkway NPS	National Parkway	Varies by section	Class 3-Jan	Paved	Mount Vernon Trail	Barred on the parkway roadway, Great Falls Park trails, and Theodore Roosevelt Island.
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests USFS	National Forest	Roads only	-	Mixed	Potts Mountain Jeep Trail, South Pedlar ATV Trail System, Peters Mill Run/Taskers Gap OHV System	Also allowed on motorized trail systems; barred on non-motorized trails open to bicycles.
First Landing State Park Virginia DCR	State Park	All bike routes	Class 2-Jan	Gravel	Cape Henry Trail
High Bridge Trail State Park Virginia DCR	State Park	All bike routes	Class 2-Jan	Gravel	High Bridge Trail, High Bridge crossing
New River Trail State Park Virginia DCR	State Park	All bike routes	Class 2-Jan	Gravel	New River Trail, Foster Falls to Shot Tower, Fries Junction to Galax
Pocahontas State Park Virginia DCR	State Park	All bike routes	Class 2-Jan	Singletrack	Pocahontas mountain bike trails, Pocahontas multi-use fire roads

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: Virginia law page
Last verified: Q4 2026