Head north of town on Westside Road, past the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club and the Glacier House Resort and you’ll come across the Revy Riders Dirtbike Club race track and trail system.
From late April to mid-December, depending on when the snow thaws or flies, you’ll probably hear the bikes before you see the track as they race down the trails. It’s an area with a view of nearly every major mountain that surrounds Revelstoke, offering prime terrain to test dirt biking skills.
The dirt bike track was originally built in the late 1970s with a group of locals mapping it out on land leased to the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club. It remained an unofficial place to recreate during the summer months until November 2008 when the Revy Riders Dirtbike Club officially formed.
Since then, the non-profit has partnered with Recreation Sites and Trails BC to build out and maintain the race track and over 75 kilometres of trails, creating a thriving dirt biking course in Western Canada.
You could be forgiven for not knowing how large Revelstoke’s growing dirt bike and motocross scene is; Oshi Hampson, Revy Riders Dirtbike Club vice chair said the sport seems to have only recently stepped out of the shadows cast by snowmobiling and mountain biking.
“Those are obviously great sports, but most people just don’t know that we have a really great dirt bike club as well,” she said.
Revy Riders Dirtbike Club’s era of growth
Part of the interest in Revelstoke’s dirt bike scene comes from the mountain biking culture, Hampson added, with riders crossing over into the sport for a new challenge.
“We are seeing a lot of mountain bikers come to the dirt bike world with that background of bikes, and they are loving it. You can ride up the hill and down the hill and have a lot of fun doing it,” she said.
The sport has a tight-knit community, Hampson said, something that helped her at the start. Meeting up with locals who had been riding their whole lives, Hampson was quickly lent a bike and gear so she could try things out. It was an easy sell for her after that first run.
“I really fell in love with the sport, and just the challenge of the sport in general,” she said.
Soon after Hampson joined the Revelstoke Dirtbike Club board and found more ways to support the local dirt bike community.
“This year we really do have a solid team, and I’m really excited to see how everybody’s minds and ideas can come together, and how we can create more for the club and more for the community,” she said.
Revelstoke’s dirt bike scene seems to be bucking a growing trend across the province and east into Alberta. While tracks like Popkum Motor Park outside downtown Vancouver and Wild Rose Motocross Association’s Calgary location are closing shop, Revy Riders’ track instead seems to be growing in popularity.
Although many other clubs focus on either a race track or trail system, Revelstoke’s dual offering pulls riders from across Canada to the region, Hampson said.
“We’re kind of that middle way point for [Alberta and B.C.], and so that’s why we are getting the biggest turnout for our races,” she said.
To accommodate the interest, the club is hosting larger races and events including the third round of the Future West Moto Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. The noise was loud and energy was high on the first race day as roughly 600 riders of all ages competed on the updated track with many riders and supporters camped out in the area surrounding the trails.
“We want to make sure that we are doing everything that we can to promote these events and keep them because we want the sport and the community to have a place to continue to grow,” Hampson said.
Sharing the passion and building the resources
With Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s bike park not opening until June, dirt biking seems to be filling a shoulder season slump for locals and visitors alike. Races and trail riding are a little more forgiving during spring and fall weather compared to other outdoor activities people come to Revelstoke for, Hampson said.
Taking advantage of that growing popularity, Revy Riders is focused on spreading the attention out to other businesses in town.
“You bring visitors in for one thing, and then they come and experience the whole town. You send them to your local shops downtown, send them to your local cafe or your restaurant for lunch, and send them to your parts store down the road,” she said.
Tapping into that increased visitorship and interest in dirt biking is part of the drive behind local rental and parts shop Full Speed Rentals’ newest offering: a free terrain park open to the public during regular business hours.
“We felt having so much land here that we should do something for the community,” Jake Stanfield, Full Speed Rentals general manager and Revy Riders trail director said.
Featuring logs to traverse, boulders to climb and other core obstacles, the park introduces new riders to the terrain they’ll come across on trails and gives all riders a chance to fine-tune skills before hitting new routes.
“I just want the community to grow and learn their skills,” Stanfield said. The shop has already offered courses to help riders try out new techniques on the terrain park before heading out to Full Speed’s free trail network.
“People were looking at features in the morning, saying ‘I’m never going to hit that.’ Then nine out of 10 guys hit every single feature. To just see the progression I think is huge,” Stanfield said.
The terrain park will be updated regularly to help riders prepare for upcoming races and keep skills fresh. In a sport with steep and speedy climbs and descents, riders need to be prepared for all conditions.
“It all helps ride the craziness that they built out here,” Gary Shultz , local rider said. He’s hit the terrain park every week since it opened in spring 2026 and he stressed how important learning bike control is before heading out.
“It’s just a great showing for Revelstoke to have such an advocate for the sport putting together something like this completely on their own dime,” Shultz said.
For the latest Revy Riders Dirtbike Club race and event news and to sign up for a membership, head to revyriders.ca.
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