The crew behind the park

A leased cinder pit and a few hand-cut lines in 2009. Sixty rated miles, a rental fleet, and a rescue rig on call ever since.

Our story

Built by wheelers who got tired of trailering

Cinder Cone opened in 2009 when a handful of local wheelers leased the old cinder pit and started cutting trail instead of driving three hours to ride. Seventeen seasons later it's a full park: sixty rated miles, a staging yard with shade and air, a rental fleet, and a recovery rig on call. Every line is signed and graded, from a green loop a stock crossover can handle to rock gardens that'll test a built rig. Air down, sign the waiver, and go.

The crew

Who runs the gate

Three people you will actually meet.

Rico Alvarez

Park Manager & Founder

One of the five wheelers who leased the cinder pit in 2009, after twelve years running a tire shop in town. Still walks every new line before it gets a rating.

Shay Brenner

Trail Boss

Grades and maintains all sixty miles and leads the guided runs. Re-rates the clay sections after every big storm, usually the same afternoon.

Kade Christiansen

Rentals & Recovery

Keeps the side-by-sides running, fits every rider with a helmet, and drives the recovery rig. A diesel mechanic for eight years before he came out here.

The park in numbers

Seventeen seasons of trail building

Miles of rated trail

2,400

Acres of leased desert

9mi

North of town on the highway

7am

Gate opens in fall

How we operate

How the park is run

Wilderness First RespondersTwo on shift every open day
Insured rental fleetEvery machine and every rider
Briefing before every rentalControls, trail map, radio check

Come ride

Air down and go

Buy a day pass ahead and scan it at the gate, or book a side-by-side for the morning. Helmets, flags, and the trail map come with it.

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