PUMP TRACK

With the increase in cars on the roads and lack of safe areas to ride bikes in my community it has come to our attention that the youth in our area need a safe place to exercise and gain skills and confidence on their bikes. We’ve identified two locations for the possible track, discovery meadows and lower city park on the corner of W. Second street and star mill road. This track will help build a foundation for the future of our riding community for years to come.

BLM TRAIL SYSTEM

Yamhill County is a gateway community for the Portland metro area, we are an hour from some great surfing on the coast, a few hours from some amazing outdoor opportunities on Mount Hood, the Cascade mountain range, and home to some of the best wine and wineries in the country. What we need more of is a legal places to ride our bikes on trails and with our kids close by.

Yamhill county is home to a robust community of mountain bikers, but because there are no developed trail systems close, riders are forced to drive and hour plus to trail systems in other communities; that can now change. Lands managed by BLM Northwest Oregon District there are two areas with over 67,000 acres of land within an hour drive of McMinnville that could be be slated for development of an extensive, beginning-to-expert level mountain bike trail system

2020 RAFFLE

Willamette Valley cyclists recently raised over $7,000 during our 2020 raffle to support a local pump track in Mcminnville.

Thank you to everyone who donated to our raffle and a big thanks to our sponsors!!

HELMET GIVEAWAY

We at WVC believe that no child should ride their bike, skateboard, or scooter without a helmet. WVC received a generous donation and we were able to secure a number of helmets to give away kids in the community who don’t have one. All that we ask is the child be 18 years old or younger and need a helmet. We’re asking people to use the honor system here, if you can afford a helmet please buy on, otherwise hit us up and we will help your child get a helmet.

Ron Baker

Ron Baker is a local resident who was born and raised here in McMinnville. He’s an avid cyclists and loves to ride any discipline on two wheels. He newest passion is riding with his two young daughters; due to in the increase in local traffic and lack of safe places for kids to ride their bikes in the area Ron helped form WVC with the help of the existing nonprofit Partners for Parks.

Casey Rich

Casey Rich is the man who has kept Partners for Parks running all these years. He too is a a born and raised McMinnvillian. Casey loves all things outdoors and loves spending time with his family rock hounding on the Willamette river, crabbing on the coast, or backpacking in remote wilderness areas.

Zach Geary

Zach Geary is a newly elected City Councilman for the city of McMinnville! Zach is also born and raised here in McMinnville and has a love for the area and seeing it prosper. When Zach isn’t at council meetings or busy building homes he loves spending time with his young son and wife. Zach is currently the president of PFP and is one of the co-founders of the Walnut City Music Festival.