If you want to ride an electric bike (e-bike) in Glacier National Park or Yellowstone National Park, now you can.
Both parks said in separate news releases on Thursday that e-bikes are now allowed everywhere that traditional bicycles are allowed in Yellowstone and Glacier.
Similar to traditional bicycles, e-bikes are not allowed in designated wilderness, in areas managed as wilderness, or on oversnow roads in the winter.
E-bikes are low-speed electric bicycles with power assistance. The operator of an e-bike may only use the motor to assist pedal propulsion. The motor may not be used to propel an e-bike without the rider also pedaling, except in locations open to public motor vehicle traffic. Motor bikes with a throttle are not e-bikes. All bicyclists must obey speed limits and any other state traffic laws.
The superintendent of each park retains the right to limit, restrict, or impose conditions of bicycle use and e-bike use in the future in order to ensure visitor safety and resource protection.
The news releases note that the same policy also applies to Grand Teton National Park, and e-bikes are also allowed on the pathways in the National Elk Refuge that connect to Grand Teton National Park.
