Walton County, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Sec. 20-50 defines 'multimodal facilities' to include bike lanes, bicycle paths, multimodal lanes, multi-use paths, sidewalks, greenways, and trails throughout unincorporated Walton County. Subsection (3) sets the operating restrictions that apply to everyone using these facilities, including cyclists: no portion of a vehicle, bicycle, baby carriage, stroller, or other powered device may be left unattended on a multimodal facility, and no user may block, partially block, or hinder passage along it. A user who stops must move as far off the facility as safely possible. All users must yield to slower-moving pedestrians and conduct themselves in a reasonable and safe manner. The maximum travel speed on a multimodal facility is 15 mph, or the speed posted on the facility itself, whichever is lower.

The section exempts permitted driveways entirely, so a driveway crossing a bike lane or multi-use path is not itself a violation under subsection (4). Bicycles are authorized users of these facilities under subsection (2)(d), but only when 'operated in accordance with the provisions of F.S. § 316.2065,' the state's bicycle-operation statute; electric bicycles are likewise authorized only when operated under F.S. § 316.20655.

Enforcement is civil, not criminal: subsection (5) states that violations of Sec. 20-50 are non-criminal civil infractions enforced through the citation procedure of Sec. 20-30, the same process used for other parking and traffic infractions in the county. A cited user has 30 days to pay the scheduled fine to the clerk of court or to request a hearing before the Code Compliance Special Magistrate.