In April of 2025 we opened the first Orange County, CA pump track in San Clemente - we all know how awesome a success it has been. Leading up to, and since then, we've been continuing the march to build bike facilities in the county. Why is Orange County Mountain Bike Association focused on a pump track? Simply put, we all started our passion riding dirt lots, street jumps and the like. And let's be honest, it's tough to find that opportunity today. Bike facilities provide a

In September of 2024 we experienced the Airport Fire in our Santa Anas (Cleveland National Forest). Beyond the obvious tragedy of the 21 injuries and the 160 lost structures, 24000 acres were burned. To put that in context, over the span of four years (starting in 2023) we will have seen four new urban parks open for a total of about 3000 acres. This is a hard setback by any measure, but on the whole everyone has hung in there despite. Foremost, we want to say thank you to

We're here to make sure we keep the trails we ride, to add more as much as we can. Sometimes (or in Orange County a lot of the time) that can be a bit tricky. Take the "eBike" issue. Due to some real tragic events, there's finally some movement on the classification part. Electric motorcycles are being called eMotos like they should be, they are NOT us (bikes). Then there's the motorized vehicle part, yep - got a throttle it's probably gonna still gotta go that way - they

Join us for the Trail Festival! There is nothing better than riding with your MTB family....well except camping and riding with them! Join us for the inaugural Trail Festival, we're bringing back the Poker Ride for everyone, along with a lunch and commemorative t-shirt, and you'll have the option to camp with your family and friends too. Looking ahead, be sure to mark your calendar for the Good Dirt Ride on October 24. Registration is also open early for OCMTBA members and

Thank you to The Path Bike Shop for hosting Todd & I. We had a great time talking about all the awesome things that are community is up to. If you get a chance take a listen, we'd welcome your questions and input!

This past weekend we were able to participate in the Trabuco Ranger District/Cleveland National Forest (USFS-USDA) Volunteer Service Agreement training. This marks the latest in a long list of qualifications our team has pursued to work within the land manager parameters and to give back on the trails we all love. At present the OCMTBA leadership includes OC Parks Long Term Volunteers (LTV), these are members that are certified to perform and in some cases lead trail work in

I. MISSION & VISION Mission: OCMTBA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational association dedicated to creating, enhancing, and preserving great trail experiences for mountain bikers in Orange County. We foster a bicycle-friendly community through cycling awareness, safety advocacy, and the promotion of bicycling for fun, fitness, and transportation. OCMTBA seeks to preserve, protect, and promote mountain bike access and diverse riding opportunities on public and private lands i

It's that time again where we reflect back on what we all have done together in the last year. And you sure have accomplished a lot. Our role at Orange County Mountain Bike Associaton is to help organize the advocacy, trail work and events that make for the "awesome" that every one of you contributes. As such, I hope you will allow us to brag a bit about what this amazing mountain bike community has done in 2025 - and to say THANK YOU! David Browning, President How about mor

And we've got an amazing one...every year our MTB community comes together to share the spirit of the season, and we do it right here in Orange County! Our crew took part in just a few of the activities, and we wanted to share them with you. Weekend before last a bunch of us gathered at the Troy Lee Designs store in Laguna Beach. Lots of cool riders, some you might recognize more than others. Troy himself, who also custom lettered helmets for a lucky few (now that's a Chr

We're beyond stoked to be able to support the system around the infamous Troy Lee Trail with the addition of the fiscally supported Corona MTB committee, and November 25 marked our first official trail work day. The team, comprised of Corona MTB volunteers, their leader Dwight, OCMTBA trail boss Todd, several rangers and city officials. We grouped at the entrance to Skyline and loaded up in several trucks to head to Upper Block. Everyone was anxious to "dig in", immediatel

Good Dirt Ride 2025 is in the books, and it was fantastic. 524 of our bike family joined up to enjoy 10, 15, 25 or 50 mile routes,...

What we have been up to The Trails We maintain dialogue with OC Parks on the 9.7ac Craig Park Bike Park project build out as it moves...

Last night the Laguna Beach City Council met and the first item of regular business was the consideration of a pump track in Laguna...

Continuing in our celebration of California Mountain Bike Month , this past weekend we joined with our friends at OC MTB Races in...

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Want to know what we've been up to? Take a look at this chart and if you have any questions hit us up on the website or drop us at line...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE California Mountain Biking & Trail Stewardship Month Declared for June 2025 Sacramento, CA (June 10, 2024) –...

Yesterday was a big one for OCMTBA, the City of San Clemente and the bike community on whole as we cut the ribbon on the first pump track...

Last week at OC Parks Trails Subcommittee one of the agenda items was "CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT OF EXPLORING POSSIBLE ALLOWANCE OF CLASS...

Orange County Mountain Bike Association is YOU! And it's our goal to defend and to grow places for us to celebrate our two wheeled...