Welcome to the Linn Area Mountain Bike Association – LAMBA web site.

In the fall of 2006, LAMBA was incorporated as a 501 (c) non-profit organization. LAMBA will work to build a membership that will cooperate with governments of Cedar Rapids and Linn County to build and maintain mountain biking trails on public property.

2010 Membership Drive and Meeting

Join Lamba February 21, 5 to 8 PM at the Chrome Horse Saloon (Rider Room) for our annual membership drive and members meeting. Membership is free but contributions are needed to keep up with the expenses of trail building, repairs and insurance. Pizza and beverages. Gift certificate drawings for current members who bring a new member. 102 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA. Last years was terrific - see you there. Members meeting 4 - 5 PM. Details 319 362 1052.

LAMBA swag!

Visit the LAMBA store and buy some great items to show your support of the club!

Invasive Plant Roundup Beverly Park November 7.

Join us Saturday morning for a sweep to go after garlic mustard and oriental bittersweet. RSVP to tom.santacroce.iii@gmail.com if you would like breakfast at 8:30am. Bring gloves and brush cutting tools.

Beverly Park Trash Clean Up Saturday November 14.

On Saturday November 14 at 1 PM we'll be meeting at the old foundation area for a major trash clearing project. This can be accessed from the old farm road or King Dr as well as just hiking through the park.

Please park by the roads!

The ground in the main parking area off of 37th Ave stays very soft this time of year and gets really torn up when people park there. If you are using the park, please park along 37th or King Dr and let the parking area recover.

Rain, Snow and Beverly's Trails. Please -Leave no trace.

Although Beverly Park is blessed with terrific drainage and no formal method of closing the trails, we ask all riders to use their judgement and not ride on slick trails too soon after rains or after the snow melts. This is especially true of the open meadow south of the farm lane (Refuge Road). This hilly meadow (which overlooks Hwy 30) has a different soil and needs to dry much more before riding. So if your wheels are packing up and you are leaving tracks, stay off the trails and give them a few more hours to dry before riding. Remember - if the parking lot is slick, the trails probably are too. Thanks.

Get your children outdoors.

Getting and keeping trails for mountain biking takes a lot more than just riding and building trails. It is going to take another generation of people who enjoy our open spaces and like to ride their bikes there. Get your kids a bike that fits, teach them to ride and take them to a trail in the woods so they can see how fun it is. Better yet, take them with other kids their age. Help create the next citizens who will fight to preserve our wild places and keep them open for mountain biking.

Membership Drive - Join Now

Whether it's building more trails in new places, buying gas for power tools or influencing policy, LAMBA needs members and dues to be successful.

Things like insurance and renting port-o-johns are expensive, so do your part as a contributing member and help us get things done.

Join LAMBA and show your support of mountain biking in Cedar Rapids.

Attention: Possible new venue!

LAMBA has begun talks with Linn County Conservation about the prospects for single track in Squaw Creek Park. On going maintenance issues will take committed local riders who are willing and able to help take care of things, so you need to join LAMBA and indicate an interest in supporting such a project. Be ready to form a working committee that LAMBA can support in moving ahead with this exciting possibility. Let the Linn County Conservation Board that you support this project and keep an eye on the forum for on-going information.

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Map to Beverly Park

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Mission:
LAMBA is dedicated to promoting sustainable trail access for mountain/all-terrain bicyclists, and to maintaining the trails on which mountain bikers ride.  LAMBA supports the conservation of open spaces and is committed to educating mountain bicyclists to ride sensitively and responsibly in order to protect the natural environment and the experience of other trail users.  Toward these ends, LAMBA will work for:

Activities and Programs. 
LAMBA will provide its members, friends, and the general public with opportunities to steward, care for, and recreate on Iowa’s open spaces.  We offer trail maintenance work days,  educational programs and family activities designed to promote the responsible use of public trails by mountain bikers.

Environmental Protection.
LAMBA will provide leadership in the protection and preservation of the environment by advocating the development of informed public policy and by encouraging the establishment and management of protected land and water areas within LAMBA’s geographical area.

Organization. 
LAMBA will provide an organization of volunteers and professionals who will manage LAMBA programs, encourage public respect for the environment and mountain biking, offer LAMBA‘s expertise to others, and support individual contributions in realizing LAMBA’s goals.

Government Relations:
The city continues to work on a new policy for working with groups like us. Contact the Cedar Rapids City Council and express your support for local mountain biking and access to public land. Let people know that you, and mountain bikers in general, are willing to work for their sport. Updates will be posted as we learn more. This project was partially supported by a Hotel-Motel Tax Fund Grant from the City of Cedar Rapids.