About

9th Street BMX - The National Trails of Texas

For the past 30 years, the South side of Duncan Park has been used as a BMX bicycle Jumping/Trail spot. It has been hand built by the local riders with very minimal involvement from the City of Austin and absolutely zero compensation. This is the official website of the 9th Street Locals.

9th Street; as it is called by the locals, is an ongoing community cooperative work project. A completely self organized and self directed movement. Non-profit and non-discriminatory. An internationally recognized BMX monument.

Who We Are

9th Street has helped shape Austin into the BMX mecca it is today. It has a very positive financial and economic impact on the local community. Created from free labor by good samaritans. 9th Street creates a unique, hand-built, BMX paradise for all ages to enjoy. Keeping Austin Weird.

The 9th Street Locals have moved thousands of tons of earth, shovel by shovel. 30 years ago the park was flat ground. Now it is dotted with hundreds of dirt mounds sculpted to perfect form. Countless hard working people call 9th Street home. It has been built with pride and back breaking manual labor.

9th Street is now an established nonprofit organization that receives funding through the Austin Parks Foundation (APF) Adopt-a-Park Sponsored Fund Account (SFA). All donations go directly to park maintenance. The nonprofit also works with the City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), Shoal Creek Conservancy, Original Austin Neighborhood Association (OANA), and the Austin Parks Foundation (APF) to the benefit of the park. In 2019, 9th Street BMX was APF’s ‘Golden Shovel Award’ recipient for all years of hard work to maintain BMX trails in the city.