CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Southwest Florida's new outdoor adventure park, Florida Tracks and Trails, is getting closer to opening day.
The park, near the intersection of Bermont Road and State Road 31 in Punta Gorda, is in the middle of constructing one of it's main draws, the motocross tracks.
Rachael Ketterman, the marketing and entertainment director for the park, took FOX 4 crews on a tour of the park 6 months ago just after breaking ground.
It's a far cry from the work going on there now. The 4 motocross tracks will have miles of dirt for every level of expertise.
"We're taking the rider from beginning phases of riding all the way up to the advanced or expert, pro status of riding," Ketterman said.
The tracks are being built by world renowned track expert Dream Traxx. The American Motorcycle Assocation sanctioned course sits on top of half-a-million cubic yards of dirt.
"They are the top builders, top designers and we gave them a blank landscape and they came out and designed something of epic proportion," Ketterman said.
When the park is complete it will have paintball, miles of trails, a swimming lake, camping and a 15,000 seat amphitheatre to bring in big entertainment.
But for now, it's all about the motocross.
"People are really going to get a glimpse of something that's really massive," said Ketterman.
The park is expected to open at the end of this year at a cost of $17 to $20 million. It's also expected to bring in more than 200 jobs to the area.