I went jumping at the Jordan River Parkway Motocross Track

So I was so revved up when I got this bike, I had to plan a trip to ride within the first few days. So I check the Yamaha WR450 over and loaded the trailer and off we went first thing Saturday morning to the Jordan River Parkway Motocross Track.

The Jordan River State Park in North Salt Lake City Utah is a multi purpose Motorcycle and ATV area. It has three motocross tracks, as well as a three mile grand prix course. The grand prix track as they describe it is like a woods trail, long narrow and rocky, dusty, and silty. The 3 mile loop winds around the northern area of the park. We had a good time riding this loop and had it all to our selves, which was nice.

The dirt is hard packed, rocky and also mixed with wood chips. They are trying to control the rocks and the dust. The three tracks vary in difficulty, size and layout. The beginner track is designed for little bikes and kids on small bikes. It was kinda fun to zip around on and zing over the bumps and small jumps. The medium level track would be lot of fun for a beginner and intermediate rider and ATVs. The problems we had were the sprinklers and the mud bogs. They we trying to water the track and keep the dust down but we creating an unsafe wet slimy bug bog on different parts of the track.. So the track was dust, then just right, then I fell on my head landing in a big slimy mud hole. this was very unfortunate because this put a big downer on our trip. I would have like to really ride this track and build up some speed and confidence on it, before hitting the "Advanced Track".

The advanced track is an attempt at making a full size Motocross Track. I have read a number of reviews and complaints about the track, but for a government track that only cost 10 bucks to ride all day, I thought it was ok. I am no track expert but I was challenged by it. It has a nice double to start out, a number of doubles where the launch ramp is smaller than the landing side so if you don't make it all the way over the top, you just land going up hill and over top then down the long landing ramp. The whoops are deep and tight, and really put my skills at holding on to the new WR450 to the test. The track also has a couple of nice table tops which I got pretty good at. The "Finish line" is a big tall double jump that you can really fly over. I got some good air on it but never really was able to fly with the young guys.

The place is open for daily riding, and if you want to buy a state park pass you can use it unlimited for 70 bucks a year.

http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/jordan-river/