Old Ben MX

Old Ben MX is a grass-roots outdoor motocross practice track on Paw Paw Road outside De Soto in Jackson County, southern Illinois, turning dirt since 2023. The layout runs traditional jumps, corners, and whoop sections shaped to work for everyone from first-timers to expert riders, and the track has quickly become a regular stop for the region's dirt bike, mini bike, and youth racing crowd. Rider development is part of the identity: the property regularly hosts structured clinics with regional training outfits like Next Level MX and AAA MX Training, and the crew stays wired into the wider Illinois moto community, cross-promoting events like pit bike throwdowns with the B-52 Hangar MX indoor facility up north. Conditions swing with the southern Illinois weather, so the standing rule is to call or check their Facebook page before hauling.