Burnt Ridge MX Park

Burnt Ridge MX Park in Onalaska, Washington is a well-maintained motocross track in southwest Washington's Lewis County. The prep reputation is the thing riders mention first. Dirt becomes the limiting factor for rider development when surface prep falls off, and Burnt Ridge's reputation says the operators understand that.

Burnt Ridge runs a single main track rather than spreading effort across multiple layouts. That focus tends to produce better prep quality than scattered multi-track setups can sustain, and it shows in how the track rides.

Regular practice days and race events run across the season, covering both casual track time and organized racing on the same property.

Track rental is available for private events through Nick Foister at (360) 508-0193. That opens the property to team training days, race teams, and club events that want the track to themselves without competing with general-rider traffic.

The location works for a wide stretch of western Washington. Sitting near the I-5 and US-12 corridor in Lewis County, the track is an easy reach from both Olympia to the north and Vancouver to the south. Riders in Onalaska, Chehalis, Centralia, Napavine, and Toledo treat it as the home track, and Portland riders cross the state line via I-5 for the closest dedicated Washington motocross on the south side.

Easy access from I-5, Olympia, and Centralia. burntridgemx.com for the schedule.

Burnt Ridge was established in 2003 by the FOISTER FAMILY and is still family owned. Alongside the main motocross layout the property runs a NATURAL GRASS TRACK, used for vintage race days, which is an unusual thing to find in the Pacific Northwest.

GATE TIMES are Thursday 3 to 9 PM, Friday 7:30 AM to 10 PM, and Saturday and Sunday 7 AM to 3 PM. Open practice is $40 a rider. On race weekends the gate is $20 per person for the weekend, with overnight parking $40 for the weekend or $20 a night.

RACE WEEKEND SHAPE. Sign ups run Friday 1 to 5 PM and Saturday 7 to 9 AM, and ONLINE SIGN UPS CLOSE at 3 PM the Thursday before the race. Saturday runs a riders meeting at 8:30, practice at 9, and the first gate drop at 10.

TWO RULES THAT WILL STOP YOU RACING IF YOU MISS THEM. There is a new AMA rule for 2026: CHEST AND BACK protection are both required, and full helmets are required. And you need BOTH an AMA membership and a club membership to race. Sign ups, renewals and day passes for both are available at the track, so it is fixable on the day, but budget for it.

The calendar is broader than motocross. Burnt Ridge hosts the Pacific Northwest Vintage Motocross series (PNWVMX), AHRMA vintage racing, Washington Vet MX, the Quadcross Northwest series and the Mayhem at the Mountain UTV series, so quads and side by sides do race here at those events even though open practice is a bike day.

TRACK RENTAL is available for private events: contact Nick Foister on (360) 508-0193.

GETTING THERE: take I-5 Exit 71, turn left (east) onto WA-508 and go 16.5 miles, turn right (south) onto Johnson Road for about 2 miles, and the entrance is on the right.