Brookings will soon be home to a brand new Pump Park, built by PumpTrax USA of Columbus, Ohio. The three dirt tracks for bicycles are part of the Dakota Nature Park in the south part of town. It's not a dirt cheap form of recreation but this $20,000 dirt track facility will be a welcomed addition to the Brookings bike trail. Brookings Parks and Recreation Director Pete Colson says it's taking 100 truck loads of dirt to get the job done.
"It's a park similar to our skate park or even a sledding hill. People
If you've never ridden a BMX bike and you're asked to pose with one I'm sure it feels pretty odd. "Do I go like this? Like that? Oops I almost tripped over." Yes the seats are hard and no there's no comfort when you want to go for a cruise. You just stand there as we take the photo. Okay? 18+ for this one. It's not bad.