Xmas Motor Sports Park

Xmas Motor Sports Park is in Christmas, Michigan. Yes, that is the actual town name. Christmas, Michigan is a small Upper Peninsula community on the Lake Superior shore, and the motocross facility there is one of the only major motorsports properties in the entire U.P. The Christmas address alone makes Xmas Motor Sports Park memorable. The riding makes it worth the trip. The one-mile sandy loam track sits half a mile from Lake Superior. The Lake Superior proximity is not a marketing flourish. The world's largest freshwater lake by surface area is right there, and the cooling effect of the Big Lake moderates the riding climate in ways that interior tracks cannot match. The doorstep of the Hiawatha National Forest and short drive from Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore puts the property in the heart of one of America's most distinctive natural recreation regions. High-flying jumps, grueling whoops, and always-changing features define the riding experience. The layout uses the natural U.P. terrain rather than fighting it, and the sandy loam soil holds tacky lines through long sessions. Sand-and-loam mix produces the kind of surface variety that flat single-profile tracks cannot deliver. The U.P. motorcycle community is small. Most Michigan motocross riders never make the trip across the Mackinac Bridge to ride U.P. dirt, and the riders who do tend to come back. Xmas Motor Sports Park is the destination property for U.P. motocross. The Christmas location is in Alger County, in the central Upper Peninsula on M-28 near the Lake Superior shore. Marquette is about 45 minutes west, Munising is 10 minutes east, and the broader U.P. tourism corridor pulls visiting families through the broader recreational area. For Michigan riders willing to make the U.P. trip, Xmas Motor Sports Park is the destination. xmasmotorsportspark.com for the current schedule.