Sisters has a hidden gem for those who like to test their skills on two wheels. Bike Park 242 is located just off the McKenzie Highway (242) adjacent to the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) Coffield Center, at the west end of the Sisters High School parking lot (1750 McKinney Butte Rd.).
Bike Park 242 features four hand-shaped, progressive dirt jump lines ranging from beginner to expert. There are also two pump tracks with one designed for smaller riders and the second shaped for more advanced riders, although both pump tracks may be ridden by all levels. A pump track is meant to be ridden for as many laps as possible without pedaling. The beginner-friendly technical skills section consists of ground-level skinnies, rock drop-offs, and smooth wooden rainbow-like features.
The park is open sunrise to sunset and is open April-October. SPRD offers a series of pump & jump clinics in the summertime (https://sistersrecreation.com/activity/bikeclinics/).
Bike Park 242 is maintained and managed by Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA) reps and volunteers and (SPRD). Kyle Jameson and Black Sage Dirt Works performed a major overhaul of dirt jumps and constructed new wooden drop-ins in the Spring of 2023.
Also adjacent to the Coffield Center is the Sisters Skate Park — designed and built with the impetus and assistance of the skateboarding community at Sister High School. The park is unsupervised and open sunrise to sunset. It offers skaters three main bowls and a number of street features.
The park has been in place for over a decade, and recently underwent renovations driven by the skaters who use the park.
The additions include a new entrance, half-pipe, and many other small features.
Daniel O’Neill, a math teacher at Sisters High School and a lifelong skateboarder, described the project as “a way of allowing kids to realize that they can be powerful contributors to their community.”
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