Fox Raceway (Pala)

Fox Raceway at Pala is the only AMA Pro Motocross National in San Diego County, and the 2026 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship kicks off here every May, the season opener. The facility opened in 2010 and immediately hosted the Pro Motocross Championship final two years in a row, ending a decades-long absence of professional motocross from the greater San Diego region (the last National in the area was at Carlsbad Raceway in 1986). Operated by the Pala Band of Mission Indians on tribal land off Highway 76, the property sits in the hills between Temecula and Escondido, an hour from downtown San Diego and 90 minutes from Orange County. Six tracks operate across the facility, scaled from peewee through factory-team supercross. The National Track is the pro layout used for the May event, natural-terrain hills with technical rhythm sections and a soil mix of hardpack and sand that drinks rain and stays grippy through SoCal summers. Adjacent to it sits the Vet Track, the Amateur Track, a Mini Bike track, a Pee-Wee track for the youngest riders, and a dedicated Supercross-style track that gets used by factory teams for off-season testing. The Jeff Emig 'Learn To Moto' center, the first of its kind in U.S. motocross, runs first-time-rider clinics with rental bikes and gear, ideal for parents introducing kids to the sport without the upfront equipment cost. The newly-built covered patio, fully-stocked retail store with on-site jersey printing, and demo-day calendar make Fox Raceway feel more like a moto resort than a typical practice park. Practice schedule is Monday and Tuesday 9am-2pm, then Friday through Sunday 9am-2pm; gates open at 8am. Closed Wednesday and Thursday for grooming and rest. Primitive camping is $35 per night (no hookups), first come, first served, no reservations. Concessions are limited compared to Glen Helen, but the retail store carries parts, tubes, gloves, and snacks for the basics. The drive in from the 15 is scenic and quiet, with the Pala Casino just down the road if you want a hot meal or a hotel after a long practice day. Race weekends pull factory teams, half a dozen TV trucks, and 30,000-plus fans from across the West Coast, this is the Daytona of the Pacific. Outside the National, Fox Raceway hosts a busy local race calendar including REM Saturday races and Old Timers / Vet Series rounds. The track gets full prep before every practice day and the watering crew keeps the surface tacky even during August heat. Whether you're a weekend rider looking for a destination motocross trip or a serious racer wanting to put down laps on the same dirt the pros do every May, Fox Raceway delivers the full national-caliber experience without the gatekeeping. Soil drains well, the layouts are honest, and the Pala Tribe-run operation runs cleanly from the gate to the pit area.