Biking

Promised Land State Park is best for easy road riding: cyclists share 6.5 miles of paved park road that loops around Promised Land Lake, runs along Lower Lake Road and winds through the campgrounds. DCNR asks riders to stay off busy PA 390 and use Rhododendron Trail or Park Avenue instead. Mountain bikes are allowed on Rhododendron Trail and on designated trails in the surrounding Delaware State Forest, and e-bikes may go wherever bikes are allowed.

Road Riding

The paved park roads make a quiet loop around Promised Land Lake with views of the water, plus a spur along Lower Lake Road. You share them with cars, so ride single file, follow the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code and keep to posted speeds.

PA 390 runs through the park and carries through traffic. DCNR recommends using Rhododendron Trail or Park Avenue to get between the park office and the Day Use Area instead.

Mountain Biking

• Rhododendron Trail: 2.2 miles, Easiest, linking Pickerel Point Road and Burley Inlet Trail to the Day Use Area. It is the park's main trail open to bikes.
• Bear Wallow and Hemlock Hill trails: DCNR lists mountain biking among their permitted uses; both lead onto state forest land.
• Delaware State Forest: designated mountain bike trails beyond the park boundary. See Delaware State Forest.

Bikes are not allowed on hiking-only trails or on any trail marked closed to bikes. Check the symbols on the junction signs.

E-Bike and Helmet Rules

Traditional bikes and e-bikes are both allowed on park roads and on trails designated for biking. E-bike riders follow DCNR's separate e-bike guidance. State law puts every rider younger than 12 in an approved helmet, and DCNR encourages everyone to wear one.

Horseback Riding

Riders may use the park roads and designated trails, and Promised Land is a gateway to the equestrian trails of Delaware State Forest. Hemlock Hill Trail, which starts at the equestrian campground, is mainly used by riders heading onto forest trails. There are no horse rentals. The six Hemlock Hill sites in Lower Lake Campground each have a stall for up to four horses, with water for horses and a manure pit. See Camping.

Good For

• A family ride on paved roads around the lake.
• Riders bringing horses for the state forest trails.

Maybe Skip If

• You want technical singletrack: the park has little, so look to designated state forest trails.