El Prado Group Campground • Mount Laguna
Three days of incredible riding, camping under the pines, live music, great food, and the best mountain bike community in Southern California.
Join hundreds of riders for an unforgettable weekend celebrating the trails, friendships, and community that make mountain biking in San Diego so special.
Spend your days exploring the legendary trails of Mount Laguna on guided rides or at your own pace. Demo the latest bikes, sharpen your skills with optional coaching clinics, browse the Vendor Village, and relax around camp with fellow riders from across Southern California.
When the riding winds down, the fun keeps rolling with a Friday night outdoor movie, Saturday live music and party, campfire hangs, delicious food, and plenty of opportunities to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.
New for 2026: We've lowered ticket prices, added flexible food options with on-site food trucks, added more Noble Canyon shuttle vans, and introduced live screen printing for official Trail Fest shirts – making Trail Fest more accessible and more fun than ever.
Most importantly, every registration directly supports SDMBA's mission to build, maintain, and advocate for trails throughout San Diego County.
Every attendee must purchase a Festival Pass.
Your registration includes:
Food trucks will be available throughout the weekend for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and beverages, or you're welcome to bring and prepare your own meals at camp.
No walk-up registration will be available.
Trail Fest tickets are released in three pricing tiers. Once a tier sells out, pricing automatically moves to the next level, so register early to lock in the best rate.
| Ticket Type | Launch Tier (First 75 Tickets) | Early Bird (Tickets 76–150) | Regular (151+ Tickets) |
| Adult Members | $130 | $145 | $155 |
| Adult Non-Members | $160 | $170 | $180 |
| Kids 6 - 17 | $35 | $35 | $35 |
| Kids 5 & Under | FREE | FREE | FREE |
All paid registrations include Saturday BBQ dinner catered by Julian Beer Co.
Not a member yet? Join SDMBA before registering to receive discounted member pricing while supporting better trails throughout San Diego County.
Customize your Trail Fest weekend with optional add-ons:
Vehicle Parking Pass ($50 per vehicle, required for parking inside El Prado Campground)
MTB Skills Clinics with certified coaches
Noble Canyon Shuttles provided by TREK
Reserved Meadow Loop & Shady Loop Campsites (limited availability)
Official 2026 Trail Fest T-Shirt
New this year: Our official Trail Fest shirts will be screen printed live at the event! Reserve your 100% cotton heavyweight long sleeve tee during registration, then choose from several exclusive Trail Fest print designs when you arrive. Pre-ordering your shirt helps us bring the right inventory and ensures you won't miss out.
Festival Passes include group camping at El Prado Group Campground for Friday and Saturday nights.
Camping is first-come, first-served within designated group camping areas. Tents, rooftop tents, vans, and small campers are welcome. Due to limited space, RVs and trailers cannot be accommodated in El Prado.
Prefer a little more privacy? A limited number of reserved campsites in Meadow Loop and Shady Loop are still available through a separate registration for an additional fee.
Upgrade your campsite here:
Shady/Meadow Loop Camping
Please bring your camping equipment and any meals you'd like outside of Saturday's included barbecue dinner. Food trucks will be on site all festival long for purchasing meals at any time.
Parking inside El Prado is very limited.
Every vehicle entering camp must purchase a $50 parking pass, and we strongly encourage everyone to carpool.
Prefer to ride into camp? Several nearby trailheads offer convenient remote parking with easy bike access to the venue. Arrival instructions and parking maps will be emailed before the event.
Please register carefully, as Festival Passes are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Trail Fest is SDMBA's largest annual fundraising event, and registration revenue is committed well in advance to permits, infrastructure, vendors, programming, and event operations.
Should SDMBA or the U.S. Forest Service cancel the event due to wildfire, forest closure, government action, or other unforeseen circumstances, SDMBA will communicate next steps to all registered participants.
All activities take place rain or shine.
Trail Fest is more than just an incredible weekend in the mountains.
Every ticket purchased helps fund SDMBA's work maintaining existing trails, building new riding opportunities, organizing volunteer trail work, educating riders, and advocating for mountain bike access throughout San Diego County.
When you spend a weekend at San Diego's Bike Party in the Woods, you're helping create better trails for everyone.
See our Trail Fest FAQ for additional event details.
