Desert Sunset BMX

I have driven past this place plenty of times on my way home from work, but never gave it much thought. My son, who is 9, has a buddy who is into most things "race" related. When this buddy started talking about racing his bike at this track, my son started bugging me to go. I finally caved and took him out there on a Friday. What a surprise!If you've never been BMX'ing before, don't worry. Everyone at Desert Sun BMX will be more than happy to help you learn. More than that, they offer a free first session to anyone who wants to ride the track for the first time AND they have plenty of BMX bikes that you can borrow to get going (first come first serve). When I took my son the first time, they even let him borrow a helmet! You'll see kids and adults of ALL ages riding this track. Should you decide to register with the ABA, Desert Sunset will help there as well. Getting registered allows your child (or you) to compete in local ranking with races on Friday and Sunday nights. They have a practice night on Thursdays. Needless to say, my son is now hooked and so am I.There is another BMX course out there called Manzanita, but it is too far of a drive for us East siders.Desert Sunset is run by the Chandler family and has been recently updated to include a larger and longer track. There is a concession stand with a pretty decent food menu, plenty of bleacher seating to see the track and a play area for the little brothers or sisters not ready to ride. It's $5 for practice (on practice nights and race nights) and $10 to race. The track is available for birthday parties and they even have a BBQ grill area you can use.Overall, this is a great and safe place to take your kids who like to ride and run off some steam. I would have loved to have a place like this to ride my bike when I was a kid!

Great place for ankle biters and all the other under 10 crowd. Great snowcones, too! Lots of dirt to play in and a great well maintained surface. The operators are there to help and lend equipment to get you started. Everybody is a winner.