Truckee Bike Month

June is Bike Month! Join us for a month-long celebration of all things biking! The weather has warmed and it’s time to hop on your bike. Whether you are riding your bike to work, running errands around town, or riding just for fun, biking offers great health and environmental benefits by burning human calories instead of harmful CO2. If you’re a seasoned cyclist, avid mountain biker, or just getting started, Truckee Bike Month has activities everyone can enjoy. Participate in bike month events and activities, and get entered into a raffle to earn prizes from our amazing local sponsors! Check out the list of events and activities below.
Truckee Trails Foundation Volunteer Work Day – June 4, 2026
Truckee Trails Foundation is hosting a Pride Volunteer Day for Pride Week. Check out their socials for details!
Bike to School Day – Friday, June 5, 2026
Bike, Walk, and Roll to School and get rewarded with fun prizes! Volunteers helping with the event will reward participating students that morning with fun prizes and snacks as a thank you. It’s a great way to get active, ease school traffic, and kick off Tahoe Bike Month.
Volunteers needed to help hand out snacks and swag to the students who participate! Sign up to volunteer for individual school sites:
- Truckee High School
- Truckee Elementary
- Glenshire Elementary
- Alder Creek Middle School
- Sierra High School
Truckee Day Bike Path Cleanup – Saturday, June 6, 2026
Truckee’s 23rd annual town-wide litter cleanup is happening on Saturday, June 6, and this year, we’ve added a bike path cleanup! Bike on over to the new DewbeyúmuweɁ Park on West River Street to get your supplies (and Bike Month swag), then choose any location along the Legacy Trail to pick up trash. Sign up to participate here!
Helmet Decorating at the Library – Thursday, June 11, 2026
Bring your helmet to the the Truckee Library for their Summer Learning Program Kick-Off Party where the Truckee Roundhouse will be hosting bike-helmet decorating! The event will also have face painting, live music, and popsicles. The party is happening Thursday June 11th from 3 pm to 5 pm.
Bike Kitchen Maintenance Clinic – Thursday, June 11, 2026
Bring your bike for a bike kitchen pop-up event! Get help with basic repairs, and learn some repair skills along the way. Mechanics from the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition will help with simple repairs, including flat tires, crooked wheels, brakes and shifting that is out of whack, stuck or squeaky chains, seat and height adjustments, etc. Tools and parts provided. Plus, help fix up donation bikes while learning tune and repair skills. Mechanics will be on site at the Truckee Library from 3:00 – 5:00pm.
Bike Everywhere Day – Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Join us for a fun day of biking all around Truckee as we pledge to pedal everywhere together! Whether you’re headed to work, the grocery store, or just around town, make the trip on your bike! Enjoy the exercise and fresh air on two wheels instead of four. Take the pledge and we’ll see you out on the streets and trails.
While you’re biking around town, stop by our refuel stations for water refills, air, and a swag! All levels welcome!
- Bike Truckee Refuel Station near the Regional Park from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (10015 Palisades Dr Suite A4)
- Eagle Plaza Refuel Station Downtown Truckee at the corner of Donner Pass Road and Spring Street from 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Bingo Challenge
Participate in bike activities all month long and enter the bingo challenge! Download the bingo card below, or pick one up from the Keep Truckee Green booth at Truckee Day, and complete 5 activities in a row to get a bingo prize! A completed row earns you a prize plus entry into the raffle drawing! A full blackout earns a special prize and an additional raffle entry.
Bring your winning BINGO card to the Keep Truckee Green booth at Truckee Thursday on June 25th OR snap a photo of your completed BINGO card and send to Mobility@TownOfTruckee.gov to claim your prize by June 30th, 2026
Share your photos using #TruckeeBikeBingo on Facebook or Instagram.
Tahoe Bike Month
Together with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition has been celebrating Tahoe Bike Month for the past 21 years. Gather your friends, family, and coworkers for a month-long celebration of biking in Tahoe. Ride your bike to work or school, around town, or just for fun, tracking your rides over the course of the month. Connect with Strava to track your rides and earn points throughout Bike Month. Then create or join a team to earn points together.
Bike Valet
Don’t forget to utilize the FREE Bike Valets available at events throughout Truckee this summer, including the Truckee Roundhouse Maker Show, Music in the Park, and Truckee Thursdays!
Sponsors
Thank you to these local businesses for donating bingo challenge and swag bag prizes!
