Biking on County Regional Bikeways
- Bicycles, Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes permitted.
- All bikes yield to pedestrians.
- Speed limit of 10 MPH.
- Obey all traffic laws.
- Helmets are required for riders under 18 years old.
- All bikes must stay on designated trails or bikeways at all times.
No person shall operate or drive any electric or combustible motorized skateboard, scooter, dirt bike, mini bike, mini motor bike, mini motorcycle, go-kart, go-ped, mo-ped, all-terrain-vehicle, quad runner, dune buggy or any similar electric or combustible motorized wheeled conveyances, with the exception of Class 1 and Class 2 electric bicycles, on regional, paved bikeways as defined by the California Vehicle Code and OCCO Sec. 2-5-29 (g) and 2-5-29 (n).
County of Orange Bikeways
Class 1 and 2 e-bikes are permitted on more than 75 miles of OC Parks' paved bikeways including:
- Aliso Creek Bikeway (section north of Awma Road) in Lake Forest, Laguna Hills and Aliso Viejo.
- Bayview Bikeway at Upper Newport Bay in Newport Beach.
- Coyote Creek Bikeway in Buena Park, La Mirada, La Habra and Los Alamitos.
- Hicks Canyon Bikeway in Irvine.
- Peters Canyon Bikeway in Orange and Irvine.
- Santa Ana River Trail Bikeway.
- Salt Creek Trail Bikeway in Dana Point.
- San Diego Creek Bikeway in Irvine and Newport Beach.
- San Juan Creek Bikeway in Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano.
Due to safety concerns, all classes of e-bikes continue to be prohibited on unpaved trails within regional and wilderness parks where there is reduced long-distance visibility and/or width to accommodate trail users who need to veer out of the path of another user traveling at a high rate of speed.
