What we do
- Educate and advocate on issues affecting people who bike
- Provide advisories on riding skills and safety
- Inform about California bike laws and Monterey County ordinances
- Share tips for biking Monterey County and elsewhere
- And much more!
Inspiration. Education. Empowerment.
Get ready for a good ride.
A living guide to biking Monterey County, where diverse, welcoming communities share earth’s beauty, from the Monterey Bay coastal trail to the Salinas Valley. Info relevant for biking in other regions is also included.
Routes, resources, and reasons to ride.
All the basics, and more, for riding well.
Start with the practical stuff, keep going for the views, then discover a unique sense of community that makes two wheels feel like the natural way to move about.
Ride with confidence.
Practical guidance on riding skills, bike laws, and safety.Take it easy.
From everyday errands to biking to school or work, the Tips Guide provides details that make getting around by bicycle easier and more fun!Find the everyday joy.
Whatever your style, we celebrate bikes as a way to belong, and to feel more joyfully alive in the world.A better way to know Monterey County.
Traveling by bike fosters really getting to know local cultures and landscapes. And more people out biking inspires new infrastructure projects, so our communities keep getting better for everyone using active transportation!More people biking makes more room for everyone.
We share the knowledge, advocacy, and optimism that help biking belong in everyday life.
Why we do it
Because more people biking:
- Cuts carbon emissions and other ecological impacts of transportation
- Reduces traffic congestion
- Improves public health
- Strengthens communities
- Boosts economies
- And cultivates joy!
Have a richer experience.
Ride out. Look around.
Bicycling Monterey is a public service helping more people experience the natural world, and local communities, up close.
Be closer to nature
Paved roads amidst beautiful landscapes abound, in addition to many locations having legal mountain bike trails.
Arrive by bike.
Traveling by bike makes it easier to stop for people and places along the way.
Bike touring?
Experienced cyclists find the Big Sur coast a highlight of the Pacific Coast Bike Route.Words from the community.
Why support bicycling? More people biking benefits individuals, communities, and the planet!
“You’re definitely the role model to follow, for anyone hoping to influence pedestrian/car/bike fairness and diplomacy and habit evolution in a community!”
“Thanks for sharing your well written bike law and safety guide.”
“Bike Monterey is a fabulous resource for biking in Monterey County!”
“You are a great asset for the bicycling community, and that is an understatement!”
Keep California’s Central Coast moving.
This work has grown through volunteer time, personal giving, and the devotion of people who believe a better bike culture is worth making.
Support Bicycling Monterey