E-Bikes in Maine Parks and Public Lands

1 National Park · 1 National Forest · 2 State Parks

State law bars e-bikes from nonmotorized natural-surface trails unless the managing agency authorizes them, which applies to Bureau of Parks and Lands trails. Baxter State Park, run by its own authority, bans e-bikes; Acadia National Park allows Class 1 only on its carriage roads.

Places checked

4

All bike routes

0

Some trails or sections

1

Roads or paved paths only

0

Not confirmed

3

State parks rule

Where bicycles allowed; natural-surface trails only if authorized

Places

Where E-Bikes May Ride in Maine

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

Maine parks and public lands
Place	Type	E-bike access	Classes	Surface	Rides	Notes
Acadia National Park NPS	National Park	Varies by section	Class 3-Jan	Mixed	Carriage Roads, Park Loop Road, Schoodic Loop Road	Class 1 only on the carriage roads; the Island Explorer bike shuttle does not carry e-bikes.
White Mountain National Forest USFS	National Forest	Not confirmed	-	Mixed	Kancamagus Highway, Sawyer River Road, Bear Notch Road	Forest biking page sets no e-bike rule; national Forest Service policy limits e-bikes to motor vehicle roads and trails.
Androscoggin Riverlands State Park Maine BPL	State Park	Not confirmed	-	Mixed	Riverlands multi-use trails, Androscoggin River Trail	Includes ATV-open multi-use trails; no e-bike rule posted.
Bradbury Mountain State Park Maine BPL	State Park	Not confirmed	-	Singletrack	Bradbury mountain bike trails, Snowmobile Trail	Maine law bars e-bikes from natural-surface trails unless the agency authorizes them; no authorization found.

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: Maine law page
Last verified: Q4 2026