Editorial . Curated . 28 venues

Best motocross tracks in America.

Updated August 2026

The best motocross tracks in America are the 28 venues on this list: every stop on the 2026 Pro Motocross Championship, from Glen Helen and RedBud to Unadilla and Washougal, plus the amateur meccas and regional icons like Loretta Lynn's Ranch, Mammoth Mountain, and Freestone that every rider should ride or see at least once. Each pick links to a full listing with gate fees, hours, soil, schedules, and rider check-ins.

Know a marquee venue we missed? Submit a track

Pro pedigree

Current or former national and championship venues, the tracks the fastest riders in the world race.

The dirt

Soil worth the drive: Southwick sand, Unadilla loam, Budds Creek clay. Dirt makes the track.

Rider experience

Real amenities, camping, spectating, and programs from pee-wee to pro.

Still rideable

Every active pick is open for racing or riding today. Closed legends live in the Historic section.

★ Pro nationals

The 11 Pro Motocross venues.

Every stop of the 2026 Pro Motocross Championship, in tour order. If you only ride one big track a year, pick from this list.

01 Fox Raceway (Pala) Pala, CA · The season opener The tour opens here every May on the Pala Band of Mission Indians' land, and unlike most national venues you can ride it five days a week: gates at 7:30, track hours 9 to 2, real national obstacles under your own wheels.

02 Prairie City SVRA / Hangtown Rancho Cordova, CA · The oldest national The Hangtown Classic is the longest-running stop on the tour, hard-pack California dirt inside a state riding area with public OHV access the rest of the year.

03 Thunder Valley Motocross Park Morrison, CO · Racing at altitude A mile above sea level with Denver skyline views, Thunder Valley starves engines and lungs alike, and its decomposed-granite soil grooves up into ruts you can lean a bike into.

04 High Point Raceway Mount Morris, PA · The Country Club of Motocross Racer Productions' home track has hosted the High Point National since 1977 on flowing Pennsylvania hillsides, and its off-weekends fill with GNCC racing and Day in the Dirt Out East.

05 Southwick Motocross (The Wick 338) Southwick, MA · The sand national Deep New England sand that swallows lap times and builds fitness like nowhere else east of the beach. J Day GPs and open practice keep it busy between nationals.

06 RedBud MX Buchanan, MI · Home of LaRocco's Leap The loudest crowd in motocross and the most famous single jump in the sport. The Fourth of July national at RedBud is American motocross at maximum volume.

07 Spring Creek Motocross Park Millville, MN · Mount Martin's river valley The Martin family's Minnesota river-valley track blends sand and loam beneath Mount Martin, one of the steepest climbs the pros race all season.

08 Washougal MX Park Washougal, WA · Shadows and ski jumps Ski-slope hills under Pacific Northwest firs, where sun-and-shadow stripes across polished hard-pack make Washougal the trickiest read on the calendar and the prettiest place in American motocross.

09 Unadilla MX New Berlin, NY · The capital of American motocross USGP soil since 1969 and the deepest international resume of any American track. The famous New York loam builds huge sweeping lines, and amateurs can ride the pro track itself during National weekend.

10 Budds Creek Motocross Park Mechanicsville, MD · The natural amphitheater A Maryland valley where hillside spectating covers nearly the whole track. Tacky loam over clay, ski-jump downhills, and the 2007 Motocross des Nations on its resume.

11 Ironman Raceway Crawfordsville, IN · The modern favorite The newest track on the tour became an instant classic: Indiana farmland elevation, a fall national date, and the enormous Ironman GNCC that takes over Crawfordsville every October.

Superlatives

Best by category.

Best sand track Southwick The Wick 338 The only pure-sand stop on the national tour. Best elevation Washougal MX Park Ski-slope hills under Pacific Northwest firs. Amateur mecca Loretta Lynn's Ranch The amateur national championship every racer dreams of. Best night racing Freestone County Raceway Stadium-grade lights on the amateur track in Texas. Best training facility ClubMX Chesterfield Where supercross podiums are built in the off-season. Most historic Unadilla MX USGP soil since 1969, the capital of American motocross.

By region

Where the marquee tracks live.

Most riders end up driving to the closest big track once or twice a year. Here are the named venues by region. Anchor tracks that anchor a road trip.

West 7 venues

Midwest 5 venues

South 11 venues

Northeast 5 venues

Supercross layouts

Best tracks with supercross sections.

Venues with permanent supercross-style obstacles or replica sections. Most run pro practice days for amateur riders between events. Full list on /supercross-tracks.

Event venue

Daytona Supercross (Daytona International Speedway)

Daytona Beach · FL

★ 4.5 (2)

MX SX Pro National

Longest continuously running Supercross race in America (since 1971). Held at Daytona International Speedway every March during Bike Week. S...

Open

Fox Raceway (Pala)

Pala · CA

★ 4.0 (2)

MX SX Pit Bike

Fox Raceway (Pala) in Pala, CA is the epicenter of SoCal motocross and Round 1 of AMA Pro Motocross. Four tracks: national, vet, supercross,...

Open

Monster Mountain MX Park

Tallassee · AL

6 upcoming events

MX SX Pit Bike

Mark Barnett-designed park with 80+ feet of elevation change and the Stairway to Heaven jump. Vintage GP track, 5.5 miles of GNCC trails, pi...

Frequently Asked

Best motocross tracks questions.

What is the best motocross track in America? +

There is no single answer, and this list exists because the best track depends on what you ride. For pro-caliber terrain anyone can ride, Fox Raceway and Glen Helen lead the West. For race-day atmosphere, RedBud's national is unmatched. For sand, Southwick. For history, Unadilla. All 28 tracks here earn the title in their own category.

What tracks do the pros race? +

The 2026 Pro Motocross Championship runs 11 rounds: Fox Raceway, Hangtown, Thunder Valley, High Point, Southwick, RedBud, Spring Creek, Washougal, Unadilla, Budds Creek, and Ironman. Every one is on this list with schedules and spectator details.

Can amateurs ride the pro national tracks? +

Many of them, yes. Fox Raceway runs public riding five days a week, Unadilla opens the pro track for limited practice during National weekend, and tracks like Budds Creek and Ironman run amateur races all season. Each listing shows the schedule.

What is the most famous motocross track? +

RedBud in Buchanan, Michigan is probably the most famous American track, home of LaRocco's Leap and the Fourth of July national. Internationally, Unadilla's USGP history gives it the deepest global resume of any U.S. venue.

What makes a motocross track one of the best? +

Riders judge tracks by a mix of variables: track length, soil quality, lap layout (jumps, berms, rhythm sections), maintenance, gate fees, hours, and amenities like camping and pit areas. There is no single "best". Different tracks win for different riders.

Is there a best track for beginners or kids? +

Most major motocross facilities run a smaller pit bike or youth track alongside the main MX layout, with jumps and berms sized for 50cc to 125cc bikes. MX Parks keeps a dedicated pit bike tracks directory of facilities with youth-scale layouts. Big pro venues are usually too technical for first-time riders.

How was this list put together? +

MX Parks curates the list from pro-national history, rider feedback, dirt quality, and facilities, and every active pick is open to ride or race today. The full directory covers 750 U.S. tracks; each state page carries the complete local list.

Find local dirt

Your closest track.
Not the famous one.

Lists are useful. Driving four hours to a track that's "rated" but doesn't suit you is not. Hit the directory and sort by distance. Most riders' best track is the closest one they ride twice a month.

Browse all tracks