American River Bike Patrol’s motto is Safety-Service-Stewardship. We’re all about creating a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone who uses the trails we patrol.
The COVID year of 2020 profoundly affected businesses and disrupted numerous aspects of our daily lives. Luckily a new and much needed community service was being born, the American River Bike Patrol; an all-volunteer non-profit organization, a unit of the National Ski and Bike Patrol but receive no funding from them, began providing volunteer trail safety assistance to Sacramento County Parks and its rangers.
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READ OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Over 354 miles In 2020, the American River Bike Patrol, an all-volunteer non-profit organization, began providing trail safety assistance to Sacramento County Parks and its rangers along the American River Parkway. Our reputation for service has spread, and our volunteer patrollers now patrol The El Dorado Trail from Folsom to Camino, Roseville’s bike trails, Folsom Lake and Auburn State Recreation Areas, and Sacramento Trails. Our service area now covers over 354 miles of bike paths and multi-use trails.
Over 6,441 hours, 44,114 miles, 8,547 total trail assists (445 being strictly mechanical, 357 strictly medical) in 2025 Over the past five years, our organization has achieved remarkable feats, including state and national recognition. Among these accomplishments are life-saving interventions during patrols, such as saving two heart attack victims, treating a runner with a rare, life-threatening condition due to severe heat stroke, and reuniting a young child separated from family on the trail. Our first aid training model, requiring recertification every two years and CPR/BLS annually, enables us to confidently assist users.
Over 100 each year The Bike Patrol has a strong focus on youth safety. In partnership with UC Davis Health, we have fitted hundreds of local children with bike helmets to prevent brain injuries, the leading cause of death and disability among children. The patrol has been invited to many community and school events through the last 5 years.
Over 70 in 3 years For three years, the ARBP Bike Academy has partnered with over 70 diverse students from Cordova High School, teaching them core riding, mechanic, first aid, safety, leadership, and building confidence and independence on 10 Saturday mornings. On the 11th, they ride 32 miles from Beales Point to Discovery Park and receive a new Trek Bike for their attendance and commitment.
Needs
The American River Bike Patrol is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and receives funding through donations and grant writing, which then helps to cover administrative expenses (insurance, IT/software, Trail Information Cards) Stop the Bleed trainings, event needs, and fund patrollers’ essential supplies, including bandages, dressings, tire tubes, and CO2 cartridges.
We need your help to:
Big Day of Giving donations will help underwrite the aforementioned costs and others, related to improving safety along the American River Parkway.
The mission of the American River Bike Patrol (Patrol) is: to assist users of recreational trails with emergency medical and bike repair assistance, safety education, directions, and information about trails and trail etiquette; to serve as stewards of the trails and public lands it patrols; and to support public lands agencies and their respective law enforcement and EMS personnel with maintaining and improving public safety.
In fulfilling the Patrol’s mission, its members patrol trails, conduct safety educational programs including the American River Bike Academy, assist trail users with emergency first aid and bike repair, directions, trail information and trail etiquette, keep an eye on and report physical, landscape maintenance and safety issues for the trails they patrol, and generally do so with a concern for public safety.
American River Bike Patrol Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Policy
The American River bike patrol values the diversity of its members and all our valuable community partners. We recognize the power of harnessing collective similarities and differences that help educate our organization and our members to deliver on our missions of training and service in a sensitive and culturally competent manner. We will continue to demonstrate our dedication to DEI, valuing the diversity of thought, backgrounds, experiences, gender identities, sexual orientation, and cultures. This commitment allows us to work locally to deliver high-quality training and services to the diverse communities we serve.
Our DEI Mission:
The American River Bike Patrol will consistently deliver its training and services in a culturally competent manner, valuing diversity, equity and inclusion.
Our DEI Vision:
The American River Bike Patrol aspires to be an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating and maintaining a diverse, high-performing membership who reflect the communities we serve; by cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful volunteer environment that empowers all contributors; and by leveraging diverse partnerships – all of which helps to ensure culturally competent service delivery supported by effective community leadership and engagement. Our efforts will be strengthened through guidance provided by a collection of our own leadership who value our DEI goals as well as those of the National Ski and Bike Patrol organization.
One step in advancing our goal: In 2023, we initiated a Junior Patroller program which trained 17 at-risk teenagers in cycling, leadership, first-aid and community service, awarding each graduate a brand-new Trek bike and related equipment. We have continued to expand the program to additional at-risk teens.
Organization name
American River Bike Patrol
2020
Mission Category
Recreation & Sports
Operating Budget
$0-$50,000
Organization Need
Funding: Unrestricted
Demographics Served
General population
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Local Counties Served
El Dorado, Sacramento
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
PO Box 2773Sacramento, CA, US
El Dorado, CA, US
Placer, CA, US
Yolo, CA, US