Strawberry Hill Bike Park, the island’s first-ever dedicated bike park, will break ground in April. About $110,000 must be raised to complete bike park (estimated cost $416,000) for a fall 2025 opening, with fundraising by the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation.
“This is it – we are at the ‘Send to the End’ campaign final push to open our first-ever bike park this year,” said Mary Meier, Executive Director the Parks & Trails Foundation. “The tremendous response to our ‘Dig Deep’ campaign so far puts the finish line in sight.”
The Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District this week awarded the Bike Park construction contract to Oceanside Construction of Bellingham. Subcontractor Shire Built will build the park at the northwest corner of Strawberry Hill Park, with groundbreaking set for April 20.
“Shire Built is well known in the local mountain biking community, and brings an excellent portfolio of bike parks in the area,” said Lydia Roush, Park Services Division Director for Bainbridge Metro Parks. “This is just who we want building this park for our community, professionally and at great value.”
Strawberry Hill Bike Park will bring 1.5 miles of winding, wooded bike trails, with progressively challenging downhill runs, berms, jumps and fly-overs for riders of all ages and abilities. Young riders and those just coming to the sport can learn at a special skill-building area.
The Bike Park was designed by Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, a leading bike park designer, with start-to-finish input from the Bainbridge Island mountain biking community.
“I’m ecstatic that Shire Built will be sculpting the new trails,” said David Maron, a member of the Strawberry Hill Bike Park committee. “As a rider of their Bellingham-area trails, I feel giddy for what will become of the hillside at Strawberry Hill Bike Park. We’re going to have world-class trails right here on our island. Brilliant!”
