Bidwell Park (Chico)
Chico (Northern Sacramento Valley) · near Chico · Gold Country & Central Valley
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- One of the largest municipal parks in the US · 3,600+ acres, extensive trails
- Elevation
- Volcanic-rock canyon terrain · Rolling to steep, with technical rock sections
- Best season
- Fall–spring (very hot in summer)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain
- Signature trails
- Upper Park singletrack · The B Trail / Yahi Trail
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- Chico municipal park e-bike rules apply — check posted signage.
- Intl tip
- Chico is a laid-back university town (home of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., worth a tour and tasting). Bidwell Park's swimming holes — Bear Hole, Salmon Hole — are the perfect post-ride reward on a hot day. An underrated, affordable Northern California base.
The guide
Bidwell Park in Chico is one of the largest municipal parks in the United States — 3,600+ acres of volcanic-rock canyon along B…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Bidwell Park (Chico) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.78, -121.77