Bradley Bike Park – San Marcos
Bradley Bike Park is a 3.4-acre mountain bike and BMX park in San Marcos, California, that opened in June 2024.
The bike park is located in the southwest corner of Bradley Park and includes a pump track, perimeter trail, and jump lines for beginner, intermediate, and advanced skill levels.
Bradley Bike Park Details
- Season: Year-round
- Location: San Marcos, California
- Address: 1587 Linda Vista Dr., San Marcos, CA 92069
- Hours: 10 a.m. to Sunset (closed on Mondays)
- General GPS Coordinates: 33.136948, -117.201034
- Website: https://www.san-marcos.net/play/parks-recreation-facilities/bradley-bike-park
- Management: City of San Marcos
- Directions: Bradley Park is less than 3/4 of a mile from I-76 in San Marcos. From the east, get off at exit 11B and go south on Las Posas Road for about half a mile. Turn right on Linda Vista Drive, then left on South Pacific Street. The park will be on the right. From the west, get off I-76 at exit 11A and head south on South Rancho Santa Fe Road for 3/4 of a mile. Turn left on Linda Vista Drive, then right on South Pacific Street. The park will be on your right. Walk up the hill and around the perimeter to get to the bike park entrance.
Bradley Park Overview
Bradley Bike Park features three jump lines, ranging from beginner to advanced, and a pump track.
The beginner jump line and pump track are adjacent and include smaller features, such as table tops, rollers, and banked turns.
The advanced and intermediate sections of the park include several jump lines, with mellower jumps on the left and more advanced features on the right.
The bike park cost around $1.1 million, which was provided funding from the city’s General Fund, and additional support from the Friends of San Marcos Parks and Recreation, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ Neighborhood Reinvestment Grant, and the state Parks and Recreation Proposition 68 Per Capita Program.
The project, a collaboration between the San Diego Mountain Biking Association (SDMBA), Friends of San Marcos Parks and Recreation, and the city, has been in the works since 2018.
The San Marcos facility is a welcome addition to San Diego’s portfolio of bike parks. Other parks include Pacific Highlands Ranch Community Park, Greg Cox Park in Chula Vista and Sweetwater Bike Park in Bonita.
San Marcos BMXers and mountain bikers have been advocating for the city to build a jump park since the city removed a bike jump line at an open space area that local kids had built.
Susi Murphy, the executive director of SDMBA, told Coast News that Bradley Park is a great location for a bike park because it is centrally located and easy to access.
“We believe that bike parks are a great way for people of all ages, but kids particularly, to ride safely,” she said. “I think probably over the past decade, bike parks have been seen as a newer, novel amenity that cities can build at sites that aren’t amenable to other kinds of parks.”
