E-Bikes in New Mexico Parks and Public Lands

1 National Park · 1 Regional Park · 1 other place

SB 69 lets state agencies and local governments regulate e-bikes on natural-surface trails closed to motor vehicles, and those trails stay closed to e-bikes until the managing agency opens them. New Mexico State Parks, a division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, sets access park by park.

Places checked

3

All bike routes

1

Some trails or sections

1

Roads or paved paths only

1

Not confirmed

0

State parks rule

Varies by park

Places

Where E-Bikes May Ride in New Mexico

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

New Mexico parks and public lands
Place	Type	E-bike access	Classes	Surface	Rides	Notes
White Sands National Park NPS	National Park	Roads only	Class 3-Jan	Mixed	Dunes Drive	Bikes limited to park roads and parking areas; no riding on the dunes.
Elena Gallegos Open Space City of Albuquerque	Regional Park	All bike routes	Class 3-Jan	Singletrack	Foothills Trail 365, Pino Trail lower loop	Albuquerque allows all three classes on Open Space trails unless signed otherwise; 20 mph trail limit.
Valles Caldera National Preserve NPS	Other	Varies by section	Class 3-Jan	Gravel	Valle Grande backcountry roads, Backcountry Road VC02	E-bikes allowed on public roads plus the routes on the park E-Bike Access Routes map.

Not yet checked

Places Without a Confirmed E-Bike Rule

Carlsbad Caverns 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: New Mexico law page
Last verified: Q4 2026