LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Tahoe Bike Month returns June 1 with a full month of cycle-centric events, community rides, and a friendly competition encouraging residents and visitors to get on two wheels throughout the Tahoe-Truckee region. Hosted by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, Tahoe Bike Month celebrates biking as a fun, healthy, and sustainable way to experience Lake Tahoe.
Throughout June, participants can log rides, join local events, and enter a friendly competition as individuals or teams for weekly prizes donated by local businesses. Riders can register at TahoeBikeMonth.org and connect their account to Strava to track rides and participate in the challenge. Each recorded ride counts as an entry to win prizes, including the grand prize: an e-bike donated by Outdoor Gear Lab.
“Tahoe Bike Month is a cornerstone event for the Tahoe Basin that is fun and helps everyone protect Lake Tahoe,” TRPA Transportation Planner Rory Lepore said. “Our longstanding collaboration with the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition and regional partners is a celebration of the arrival of summer that helps more people every year to opt for their bicycles instead of their cars.”
Tahoe Bike Month features events across the region, including bike path cleanups, hands-on bike repair and maintenance workshops, bike-to-school days, group rides, and community celebrations designed for riders of all ages and abilities.
This year, TRPA and partners are also seeking volunteers to help distribute prizes and encourage students who walk and bike to school during Bike, Walk, & Roll to School Week, May 26–29. The agency is supporting the Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s new bicycle registration program with in-classroom education and Bike to School Week events through a new pilot program based on the National Safe Routes to School curriculum covering helmet safety, signaling, bike handling skills, visibility, and the rules of the road.
In partnership with TRPA, the California Highway Patrol will also host Bike Rodeos at schools in May, where students can practice their new skills through obstacle courses, bike inspections, tire pumping stations, and supervised riding activities.
Event organizers encourage everyone, from daily commuters to first-time riders to participate through the month of June.
Some events include:
Bike Path Cleanups – Community efforts to remove litter from local bike paths, followed by prizes and festivities.
· Wednesday, June 3 – Bike Path Cleanup and Bike Month Kickoff, The Hangar, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
· Saturday, June 6 – Truckee Day Clean Up, Truckee, Calif.
Bike, Walk, & Roll to School Days – Students are encouraged to bike, walk, or roll to school, with opportunities to win bike safety prizes.
· May 26 – 29, and June 5 for participating schools
Bike to Work Day – Encouraging individuals and workplaces to bike to work and celebrate with their team. Businesses that share a group photo have a chance to be featured in event coverage and highlights.
· Wednesday, June 17 – Basin-wide
Tahoe Mountain Bike Festival – A weekend featuring group mountain bike rides, demo days, live music and booth fair.
· Saturday and Sunday, June 20 & 21 – Tahoe Paradise Park, Meyers, Calif.
“Tahoe Bike Month is a celebration of a more sustainable way to get around,” said Nick Speal, president of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition. “Each year we see more and more participation, bringing the community together to enjoy life on two wheels.”
Tahoe Bike Month supports sustainable recreation and transportation, a key focus area of the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program. Biking helps reduce vehicle miles traveled, improve air quality, reduce emissions, and ease traffic congestion—all of which support the long-term environmental health of the Tahoe Basin. Since 2009, Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program partners have improved or constructed more than 200 miles of pedestrian and bicycle trails throughout the Tahoe Basin.
For a complete schedule of events, registration details, and biking resources, visit TahoeBikeMonth.org.