Incline Village has been riding an unfinished bike park since October 2017. The Holman Family Bike Park on Incline Way has been part of the town for nine summers. The design behind it called for two pump tracks and a full set of jump lines from beginner to expert, and for most of those years the park ran with only part of that design built.
That changed this year. IVGID's August 31, 2026 update said the new pump track completes the original master-plan scope, and that Phase II paved both pump tracks. The district declared the park open that day and held a ribbon-cutting on September 25. Riders have had the full park, as it was designed, for only about six weeks, and the weather is about to start shortening that window.
From fundraiser to finish line
The park started as a volunteer effort and was finished through a public-private arrangement. The timeline comes from IVGID's own project history.
- Early 2014. A group called Incline Bike Project forms with the Incline Tahoe Foundation to raise money for a community bike park.
- Fall 2015. Preliminary design and permitting evaluation begin on the site.
- May 2016. The IVGID Board approves a capital budget that includes $50,000 for construction and $20,000 for permitting and design.
- Fall 2016. The conceptual design is finished and presented. Dirtsculpt's plan calls for small and large pump tracks and three jump lines, from beginner to expert. PR Design handles the site layout and stormwater plans.
- February 24, 2017. A maintenance agreement is adopted.
- October 2017. Phase I opens. IVGID credits a major donation from the Holman family with making it possible.
- December 2025. The IVGID Board approves Phase II.
- August 31, 2026. The park reopens, and IVGID calls the master plan complete.
That puts twelve years between the first fundraiser and the finished design. About nine of those years fall between the opening and the completion. The park locals know from 2017 to 2025 was a working first phase of a bigger plan.
What the second pump track adds
IVGID's park page now uses a two-part name, the "Holman Family Bike Park & Rive Family Pump Track." It lists two pump tracks, beginner and intermediate flow lines, and jumps, and says all ages and skill levels are welcome.
The Rive Family Pump Track is the advanced one. It sits alongside the original beginner pump track, so the park finally has the small-and-large pairing in Dirtsculpt's plan. A pump track is ridden by pumping your body through rollers and berms rather than pedaling, so a second, harder track gives riders who have outgrown the first one somewhere to keep going on the same site. Phase II also paved both tracks.
The other half of Phase II brought back the flow-track jump lines. IVGID's April 2026 kickoff article says more donor money and Board support grew Phase II to reinstate the jump lines from Phase I. That article doesn't say why those lines needed reinstating. IVGID's project history describes Phase I as having an advanced jump track, while this year's updates talk about flow-track jump lines. The district hasn't said whether those terms describe the same lines.
Incline Together's September 26 recap of the ribbon-cutting summed up the new layout as a pump track, beginner and intermediate flow lines, jumps, and the new advanced pump track, all free to use.
Who paid for it
Phase II was paid for the same way Phase I was, with private donors first and the district contributing too.
The Tahoe Daily Tribune's December 8, 2025 agenda preview reported that IVGID staff recommended giving the Phase II construction contract to American Ramp Company for $297,000. The recommendation allowed change orders of about 10%, capped at $29,700, and the money was to come from private donor funds and IVGID capital funds. The $297,000 was the recommended contract price. No published figure gives the final all-in cost.
IVGID's summer 2026 magazine calls Phase II donation-funded. The Board agenda is the more precise source, and it lists donor money alongside district capital. The Rive family's name is now on the advanced track, but none of the sources reviewed give the size of their gift.
IVGID's April article also names the local people behind the work. It credits Elko James and the Village Ski Loft family with helping on fundraising, planning, building, and maintenance. Incline Together's recap thanked everyone who put in time, money, and energy, and called the park an example of what community partnerships can produce.
The rules that matter in October
The park's rules haven't changed with the new features. IVGID's park page sets them out.
- Cost. Free.
- Hours. Daylight only. On an October afternoon, that window shrinks a little each week.
- Helmets. Required.
- Dogs. Leashed.
- Bikes. Regular bikes and pedal-assist e-bikes only. Throttle e-bikes, e-motos, e-scooters, other throttled electric vehicles, and RC cars aren't allowed.
- Weather. Riders should stay off wet ground and obey rain, snow, and maintenance closures.
- Parking and restrooms. Both are at the Incline Village Recreation Center, 980 Incline Way.
The bike rule is the one most likely to catch out a family with mixed bikes. A pedal-assist e-bike is allowed, and a throttle model isn't, even though the two can look much the same parked at the trailhead.
The weather rule matters more as the season moves on. The park page doesn't separate the newly paved pump tracks from the dirt flow lines and jumps when it talks about wet-ground closures. The safer reading is that the posted closure applies to the whole park, whatever surface you plan to ride.
Expect a few short closures this fall that have nothing to do with weather. IVGID's August 31 update warned of occasional closures later in the season for landscaping. The park page points riders to the Incline Parks & Recreation Facebook page for current updates.
Where the riding season goes from here
IVGID's park page doesn't give a fixed date for closing the park for winter. Snow and wet ground will decide the end of the season, not the calendar. That makes the next few weeks the main chance this year to ride the finished park, which reopened on August 31. The flow lines and jumps reopened at the same time as the new pump track.
Riders who want more than the park can join IVGID's guided adult mountain and e-bike rides. The October 14 ride is on the Incline Flume and leaves from the Recreation Center parking lot, the same lot that serves the bike park.
After that, the town's attention shifts uphill. Diamond Peak plans to open for skiing and snowboarding on Thursday, December 3, 2026, conditions permitting. Between the last dry afternoon at the bike park and the first chair at Diamond Peak, the Rive Family Pump Track will have had only a few weeks of riding in its first fall.
Community projects like this one, with private donors, district capital, and a plan years in the making, help shape what a neighborhood is like to live in. If you'd like to talk about how amenities like the bike park figure into owning a home in Incline Village, Heather Bacon is happy to walk through it with you. Schedule a free consultation.
