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Want to find tasty morel mushrooms in the forest? Click the box above for tips and tricks to fill your basket.
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Find a great trail experience near you - whether you want to hike, bike, snowmobile or ride an ORV. From long, paved linear trails to rugged forest terrain, Michigan offers trail opportunities for all abilities and interests.
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We administer grants that enable our local partners to promote the lifestyles we all enjoy by providing recreational opportunities, enhancing wildlife habitat and ensuring public safety. Visit the grants home page by clicking on the button above, or view a specific area of interest below:
Recreational Safety and Hunter Education
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DNR educators across the state provide fun, educational activities, programs and workshops year-round for adults, families and kids. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
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An electric bicycle (or e-bike) is a bicycle that has a small rechargeable electric motor that can give a boost to the pedaling rider or can take over pedaling completely. To qualify as an e- bike in Michigan, the bike must meet the following requirements:
Whether you can ride an e-bicycle on a trail depends on several factors, including the e-bike's class, the type of trail and whether the authority that manages or oversees the trail allows the use. To learn more, read the full legislation or review the provided summary.
E-bikes are separated into three classes based on several attributes of the e-bike. A permanent label must be affixed to the E-bike that accurately identifies the E-bike’s class type. After purchase, if the E-bike is altered in such a way as to change its class type, a new label meeting the statutory criteria in MCL 257.662a(2) must be affixed that accurately identifies the e-bike’s new class type.
An e-bike equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and disengages or ceases to function when the bike reaches a speed of 20 miles per hour.
An e-bike equipped with a motor that propels the bike, whether the rider is pedaling or not, to a speed of no more than 20 miles per hour, and disengages or ceases to function when the brakes are applied or throttle is released.
An e-bike equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and disengages or ceases to function when the bike reaches a speed of 28 miles per hour.
| Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum age to operate | None | None | 14 |
| Rider required to wear helmet | No | No | Yes if ages 14-18 |
| Rider must pedal for motor to engage | Yes | No | Yes |
| Maximum speed for motor assist | 20 | 20 | 28 |
| Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allowed on roads and bike lanes | Yes | No | No |
| Allowed on linear paved trails | Yes, but can be regulated | No | No |
| Allowed on nonmotorized, natural surface trails (such as mountain bike trails) | No, but can be authorized | No, but can be authorized | No |
| Allowed on motorized, natural surface trails (such as ORV trails) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
You can ride all three classes of e-bikes on all roads where a non-electric bicycle can be ridden. Additionally, you may operate an e-bike on any part of a highway that is open to a bicycle, including, but not limited to, a lane designated for the exclusive use of bicycles on the shoulder.
You may operate a class 1 e-bike on a rail trail (or linear trail) that has an asphalt or crushed limestone (or similar) surface unless otherwise prohibited. A local authority or agency of the state who has jurisdiction may regulate or prohibit the operation of class 1 e-bikes on that trail.
Examples of linear trails where you can ride a class 1 e-bike include:
You may NOT operate a class 2 or class 3 e-bike on a linear trail or a rail trail unless authorized by the local authority or agency of the state having jurisdiction over the trail.
Natural surface trails are trails designated as nonmotorized. Many hiking and mountain biking trails fall into this category. No e-bikes are permitted on these trails unless the authority having jurisdiction over the trail has authorized this use.
You can ride all three classes of e-bike on any roads where a non-electric bicycle can be ridden. An individual may operate an e-bike on any part of a highway that is open to a bicycle, including, but not limited to, a lane designated for the exclusive use of bicycles on the shoulder.
