Platter Hill MX Park — Layout & Terrain

Acreage

40 ac

Tracks

Rides like

Fast hard-pack — tacky and quick when prepped, slick right after rain, blue-groove when bone dry; sheds water at a normal pace. Prime window: Apr, Sep, Oct.

Track Details

Elevationtrue - significant; 'most aggressive outdoor MX track in Kansas', big elevation changes

Jump typestabletops (45/60/95 footers), doubles, long supercross-style whoops, bermed/high-banked corners

WhoopsYes

Pee-wee trackYes

Track DNA — what the dirt is really like

Hard-pack

Hard-packLoamSand

▸Hard-pack: tacky and FAST when it’s prepped, slick as a parking lot right after rain, and it can polish into shiny “blue-groove” lines when bone dry.
▸Sheds water at a normal pace — usually good 2–3 days after rain.
▸High silt (54%) — this dirt turns to DUST when dry. Expect water trucks, hazy late motos, and pack extra air-filter prep.
▸Rolling ground — natural elevation worked into the layout, so the track flows instead of feeling like a flat field with jumps.
▸Wettest months: May, Jun, Oct — highest mud/cancellation risk. Prime window: Apr, Sep, Oct.

Sand

Silt

54%

Clay

38%

Series: MartinDrainage: Moderately well drainedRelief: rolling · ~30 m

What do these terms mean? ▾

Sand / Silt / Clay %:: What the topsoil is made of. More sand = looser and faster-draining. More clay = harder, slicker when wet. Silt is the fine dust-maker in between.
Loam:: A balanced sand/silt/clay mix — the tacky, rut-forming dirt riders love.
Blue-groove:: When dry hard-pack gets polished by tires into a shiny dark racing line — grippy for some tires, ice for others.
Drainage class:: USDA’s rating of how fast this ground sheds water — it predicts how soon after rain the track is rideable.
Soil series:: The official USDA name for this exact soil type (like a breed name for dirt).
Relief:: How much the ground rises and falls within the track’s ~1 km square — flat, rolling, or genuinely hilly.

Tires that work on this dirt

Dunlop · Front & Rear

Geomax MX53

Dunlop’s hard-pack tire — extra knobs for blue-groove grip.

Pirelli · Rear

Scorpion MX32 Mid-Hard

Mid-hard compound built for slick, packed surfaces.

Bridgestone · Rear

Battlecross X40

Hard-terrain rear with stiff, closely-spaced knobs.

Picked for this track's hard-pack surface.

Topsoil (0–15 cm) composition from USDA SSURGO soil survey. A guide to typical conditions — actual surface varies with prep, weather, and watering.

Riding Season

Mar – Nov

Best (warm + dry) Wettest (mud risk) Bar = monthly rain

Best months: Apr, Sep, OctDriest: Aug, SepMud risk: May, Jun, OctPeak heat: JulAnnual rain: 33.1"

Practical riding season Mar – Nov; best in Apr, Sep, Oct (warm + dry); wettest / mud risk May, Jun, Oct; peak heat Jul (~90°F).

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Based on 2019-2024climate normals (Open-Meteo / ERA5) at this location — a planning guide; check the track's Facebook for current conditions before you haul.