Prior to its development, the site was an empty grass area next Centennial Park's baseball diamonds at the corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Centennial Park Road.

[citation needed] The BMX facility cost CA$4.41 million to build[1][3] and features a 350-metre (1,150 ft) track in a closed loop design consisting of four straightaways, three banked turns, and multiple jumps.

[4] The facility was originally supposed to be built at Ontario Place but was moved to Centennial Park for unknown reasons.

The move faced opposition from city councillor Doug Holyday who said "We want people to come with their families [to Centennial] and be able to sit down and have a picnic.

The facility is open from dawn to dusk daily, from May 1 to October 31, and is maintained by the City of Toronto.