May 2026 Newsletter

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 we'd love to see our members out in force supporting a day of great riding and community impact.

What We've Been Doing

Check out this recent podcast thank you The Path Bike Shop, pretty good recap of what Orange County Mountain Bike Association and our community are doing for you!

Orange County Mountain Bike Association  We are your sanctioned representation for our beloved sport in this most awesome place we call home.  That means, first and foremost we advocate to protect and expand your trail access.  We also organize, support and deliver trail work that "gives back" to our outdoor spaces.  And we provide community events to unite our MTB family because that is our strength, Together we Ride!  To learn more read on.  The Trails-Advocacy, The Dirt-Trail Work, and Upcoming Events..well you get it!

The Trails

• The next asphalt pump track in Buena Park is contracted for construction later this year & the 3rd and largest has a goal to be competed in 2026 as well

• The San Clemente Pump Track just had Vorld added and with the help of Shimano and the City of San Clemente it will receive a full refresh this summer 

• Great guys at So Cal Trail Alliance, Warriors of Santa Ana and our FSS Corona MTB are presenting a dozen or so Cleveland trail authorizations to the USFS - this will formalize and lock in some favorites like the Luge

• The Gateway Preserve in Irvine continues to progress with discussons occuring around the MTB volunteer community assisting with trail constuction.

• OC Parks says the Craig Park Bike Facility will be in construction phase between April and December of 2027, they are currently in design phase

• The ARC modular pump track is in Mission Viejo, it goes from there to Fullerton and then to Laguna Beach

The Dirt

• Our Trail Work Director, as a CA State Park Trail Assistance Volunteer, has led multiple volunteer days in Crystal Cove State Park

• We had some fun helping our friends at OC MTB Races to prep for their recent (and first) event at Saddleback Wilderness 

• We continue to support our friends at Laguna Canyon Foundation, most recently participating with Laguna Canyon Riders on Car Wreck in Aliso Woods Canyon

• We maintain our presence in the OC Parks Trails Subcommittee as well as the LCF Trails Committee

  

  
  

  Upcoming Events

• May 30 - OC MTB Races and OCMTBA presents the Fremont Ride or Run a casual explore of one of our favorite back country open spaces

  June 6 - National Trail Days with Laguna Canyon Foundation, sign up for trail work in Aliso Woods Canyon or join the ride out of TLD Laguna then we all connect for tacos in honor of CA MTB Month

  June 13 - Visit us at Sports Basement's Cyclefest in the AM and Laguna Canyon Foundation Ales and Trails event at Troy Lee Designs that evening

  August 14 -16 - You saw it above, the OCMTBA Trail Festival at O'Neill sign up soon!  This is the first year, spots are limited, make sure you sign up now.

  September 26 - Show, panel and CAMTB Opportunity Drawing at Rivian's South Coast Theater with the ticket being pulled by none other than our local legend Cam Zink

  
  

  October 3 - Join us and Ride RX to honor IMBA Take a Kid Mountain Bike Riding at O'Neill Park, be a part of sharing the passion with the next generation

  October 24- sign up for the biggest MTB party of the year, the Good Dirt Ride 2026!  Proceeds will benefing Africa cycling and your own local trails!