Best Skate Parks in the United States

One of the extreme sports in the budding America of the 21st century, Skateboarding is the

sport of the decade. The roots of skateboarding began in California of the 1950s where the

young adults and even some adults used to surf on the streets as there were no

skateboarding parks available. Skateboarding as grown since the 1950s and that too at a

fast pace. Nowadays, the sport of skateboarding is being merged with the technology and it

is this technology that has brought forward great gear and awesome places to skate and

skateboard. Amazing and astounding skate parks have been built all over the world and we

are here trying to rank the top 10 skate parks of the Unites States of America.

#1: Burnside Skate Park

Located in the city of Portland, Burnside Skate Park has been featured in the skate

magazines, video games and is considered an archetypal skate park by the skateboarding

pros. This quintessential skate park was created in 1990 and has featured some of the

sweet wallrides, bowls, quarterpipes, hips and bumps. Burnside Skate Park has grown and

developed in the last 26 years.

#2: Skate Lab

Atlantic Beach in Florida houses this incredible and mind-blowing skate park. Offering a

huge collection of ramps, rails and jumps, Skate Lab is renowned to push the skateboarders

into a gratifying adrenaline adventure. The finest feature of the Skate Lab is that it has a

huge indoor and outdoor area so that the weather is never an obstacle for the

skateboarders.

#3: Denver Skate Park

Situated on the Platte River, north of Downtown Denver, this skate park has an amazing

view of the city and the famous Rocky mountains. Massive in it’s size and tremendous in its

rides, Denver Skate Park has something for every kind of skater. Whether you are a

beginner, intermediate or an expert skater, the extensive street course and the bowls of the

park are open from 5 in the morning to 11 at night (with lights when sun sets).

#4: Louisville Extreme Park

The 24-foot concrete pipe of Loiuseville Extreme Park makes it one of the biggest

skateboarding park in the United States. This park has most rad features: it is open 24

hours a day and 365 days of the year and secondly, it is free!!! Whether you are a night

skater or trying out all skate parks in US, this the park you just have to skate in.

#5: Lincoln City Skate Park

Recognized as the largest skate park in the city of Oregon, Lincoln City Skate Park keeps on

getting better and better. This skate park is an amalgamation of five mini parks and was so

beautifully designed by the designers at Dreamland. Every year skate park enters a new

phase or gets an upgrade with a new concrete design. Thrasher magazine has even

christened it as "The Gnarliest Skatepark in the World."

#6: FDR Skate Park

Analogous to the Burnside Skate Park, FDR Skate Park is created by a few skateboarders

who are hungry for some concrete in the state of Philadelphia. FDR Skate Park has been

recognized by the Thrasher and Skateboarder magazine as a skateboarding paradise. This

park also features obstacles like Dome and Bunker. FDR is also featured in the Tony Hawk’s

Proving Ground video game.

#7: Vans Skate Park

Offering indoor and outdoor skateboarding, Vans Skate Park in Orange County is the best

place to see the veteran skateboarding pros like Salba, Jeff Grosso and Christian Hosoi.

Making skate shoes for nearly a decade, Vans, in 1999 decided to make a premium skate

park in California. With the reformation of the famous Upland combi-bowl and an

enormous wooden street course, Vans skate park does not let down the skaters.

#8: Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park

With its plethora of bowls to choose from, Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park is one of

the unique(st) skate park of the country. The skate park offers 70 feet long and 22 feet wide

pipe, cradles, street course, thimbles, pools, a mega wall and bowls for skaters who love the

rush of adrenaline in their day.

#9: Skate Park of Tampa (S.P.O.T)

Having skating indoor and outdoor contests since its inauguration in 1990, S.P.O.T have

been featured in various videos. The constantly changing world has skateboarding has

made sure that S.P.O.T has beginner and pro courses for budding skaters. This skate park

also has an annual pro contests.

#10: Rob Dyrdek/ DC Shoes Foundation Skate Plaza

Situated in uptown Dayton, DC Shoes Foundation Skate Plaza is a major public skate plaza

designed by Rob Dyrdek. Ideal for street skaters, this was one of the first skate parks in the

USA and it is open from dawn to dusk, full year for free.