Banked turns, drops, skinnies, jumps, rock gardens, practice zones, slalom course, ... This place has so much to offer mountain bikers looking to have a great time and build their skills.

Highlights

  • A whole lot of fun and challenge built into a fairly small area, perhaps a bit bigger than a football field.
  • A variety of fun elements for a range of skill levels (though I wouldn’t recommend it for people that aren’t confident with biking basics).
  • West Coast is a blast with a nice steady descent with bank turns and jumps with options for all skill levels.
  • My boys and I were able to build our skills and confidence on the 3 different-sized drops in the “Foothills” area.
  • Some very impressive stone work in spots to address drainage and overuse issues.

Lowlights

  • There are some drainage and overuse issues that make this place slow to dry out after a rain. When we were there, it had been 3 days since the last rain and there were lots of muddy spots still.
  • The “Hub Access” trail (for getting to the top) is stunningly dull. It is a hard, fairly steep and tiring climb with nothing fun to offer. Just a direct route to the top. Climbing shouldn’t just be an arduous process. My boys and I generally got to the top by taking “Colossus” from the East side of the park which provided a much more fun and interesting way to the top.
  • The rock gardens here tend to consist of smallish, loose rocks, that aren’t nearly as much fun as what you’ll see on most trails in the area.
  • There’s a lot of climbing involved for fairly short downhills that don’t last very long.
  • East coast and the slalom tracks were quite rough and rutted when we were there which made them less fun than they could have been.

Getting There

Off 109 just a bit South of 44. Google will get you there easily.

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This is yet another awesome place that make me jealous of kids today. We didn’t have anything like this back when I was a kid. It’s got so many thrilling features you can do…

  • Two bikers heading up Colossus on the left, a section of East Coast on the right.
  • A biker heading up “Colossus”
  • Practicing on the shortest drop in the Foothills
  • Launching off the medium drop in the Foothills
  • A roller coaster skinny in the Foothills
  • A fun element in the “Foothills”
  • Hitting a jump in the “Drop Zone”
  • A long challenging “skinny” at North Shore
  • A long challenging “skinny” at North Shore
  • Big Jumps in “Wildcat Jumps” area
  • A long challenging “skinny” at North Shore
  • Heading down Rocky IV
  • A skinny along “Colossus”
  • Landing hills for a big jump on “East Coast”
  • Some nice stone work along “Colossus”
  • Boy rides down “East Coast”