Oakridge glows in the spring time. The new plant growth is a vibrant green, which is intoxicating to ride through. With the historically low snow year, all the trails are already open and riding well. Our full shuttle schedule begins this weekend.
Many of you ride Oakridge as a day trip. This year, consider camping or staying in a vacation rental a night or two to ride a more days and connect to place. Here are some ways to extend a trip this spring:
- Oakridge Trails Alliance hosts trail work parties every other Saturday and as an incentive to help OTA, we will comp all Saturday trail workers a free Sunday shuttle.
- Oakridge First Friday Art Walk is a thing! Come over on Friday for a late afternoon Dead Mountain shuttle, check out the Art Walk and stay to ride on Saturday. On May 1, 2026, the Art Walk coincides with the 73rd Annual Tree Planting Festival, which has a slew of family friendly community events — see more below.
- If you’re still in town on Sunday afternoon visit the Westfir Oakridge Community Farmers Market. Buy produce and baked goods, hear live music and experience a different side of this sweet place.
Continue reading to learn more about our new demo fleet, a Community Ride during the upcoming Tree Planting Festival and a call for food trucks at our Uptown Oakridge location.
New Demo Mountain Bikes in Oakridge
Cog Wild now has mountain bike rentals in Oakridge! Choose from Santa Cruz alloy Vala E-MTB, carbon Bullit E-MTB, or carbon full suspensions. Rent a bike to jump on the shuttles or ride all day from our location in Uptown Oakridge.
By the way, the reason that E-bikes are allowed on so many trails near Oakridge is because they are also open to motorcycles. Please expect motos on all e-bike legal trails like Alpine, Dead Mountain and Lawler. As with all trail users, please be polite and kind to moto riders on the trail.
Tree Planting Festival
In it’s 73rd year, the Oakridge-Westfir Tree Planting Festival is an inclusive and family-friendly event.
Cog Wild and Oakridge Trails Alliance are hosting the community bike ride on May 1. Come ride with us then stay for the tree themed First Friday Art Walk. The festival continues with free events ranging from a quilt show to live music to yoga class all anchored with a parade on Saturday morning. Oakridge Trails Alliance will host a trail work party after the parade.
Food Trucks Wanted
Cog Wild is looking for established food trucks to serve food to hungry mountain bikers at our location in Uptown Oakridge. Rent can be daily, weekly or monthly. Scan the QR code above for a visual of the space in action. Please share this with interested parties or find out more by emailing info@cogwild.com or call 541-385-7002.