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Belconnen Skatepark
Rebuilt in 2011 by the amazing folks at Convic (see the details here http://www.convic.com/projects/belconnen) this is truly one of Australia best skateparks. It all starts at the western end with the original 10ft keyhole bowl before descending quickly (via a big stair set) into an epic snakebowl of roiling, curving, taco-ing tranny’s that wrap up in a stunning 8ft bowl. You can get lost in these virtual waves before finally hitting the lip and the deep-end. Once you exit the bowl you are immediately greeted with a cracking 4ft mini with a couple of extension, sure it has some big coping, but its still rock solid and when its not filled with scooter kids you can have a lot of fun here.
On the lower level running alongside the snakebowl/mini is the eclectic street plaza. An inspired collection of stair sets, boxes, tacos, manual pads, ledges and various street bits – simply too much to try and detail here. Importantly tho it caters to skaters of all skill levels, weather you’re just learning you’re first ollie’s onto a manual pad or tray flipping a 7-stair, there is something here to keep you busy for hours. The surface is silky smooth and fast and all of the lips, edging and coping are in great condition given its only a couple of years old.
Apart from the awesomeness of the actual skatepark, one of the highlights of Belco is that its open and under full lights till 11:30pm every night – so you can really have a full day here. And you need it. The only downside is the scooters… lots of scooters everywhere, especially in the school holidays.
Heaps of food, parking and amenities around. There really is no excuse not to visit!
Woden Skatepark
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Donkey Skatepark Bali
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Motion Skatepark (Bali)
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Playgrounds Park Warners Bay
Playgrounds Park is an impressive warehouse filled to the brim with skateboarding awesomeness. The park is spread fairly tightly over a decent sized warehouse and it all starts with a cracking 2.5ft mini (with hump). This thing is just perfect for anyone starting with transition skateboarding, a silky smooth surface with coping that sits beautifully. In fact it’s such a perfect mini that anyone can have great session just banging around, you really have to check this thing out – it’s that much fun.
Leading on from the mini is an L shaped plywood street section. It features a smattering of stairs, rails, quarters, banks and a euro and although it’s tight, it works well and links up beautifully with the Mini Bowl.
The Mini Bowl is like the bigger, more beautiful version of the mini ramp. Its about 3ft deep but includes a nice little extension at the far end. The coping is a little bigger and you certainly notice it more, but thats a good thing. The transitions are tighter and once again the surface is perfect (it’s called Skatelite, it’s amazeballs).
Beside the bowl are a couple of big dipper styled roll-ins, one looks about 1oft and leads to a soft rubber landing and some bigger transitions. The other scales around 15ft and leads to an epic foam pit. These are heavily geared towards scooters and BMX’rs, but there’s plenty of airs and grabs you can be working on – so check them out.
But wait, there’s more! Beyond the epic roll-ins and mini’s there’s an extra special 6ft half-pipe. Hiding out the back, away from the scooters and juniors lies the final piece of the puzzle, a wonderfully crafted half-pipe and given the limitations of the space it provides enough to keep the hardcore skater dudes more than happy. While it lacks the Skatelite surface (its plywood) it’s otherwise perfect in every way, and even though it doesn’t quite hit vert – its killer.
Oh, there’s also some impressive trampoline’s, a bunch of lounges and even a hangout area for the mum’s and dad’s… and the promise of much more to come. Limited free parking and plenty of amenities/food nearby make tis one awesome day out!
Shayla Dame Skatepark
Formerly known as Round Rock Skatepark, this is an impressive spot that’s part of a well equipped community centre. The skatepark takes up quite a large area and features and sprawling street course and a large bowl.
The street course is an end-to-end setup starting with a series of 4-5ft banks and transitions that lead to a bunch of obstacles including stairs, rails, hubba’s and boxes. At the far end the street section rounds out with a few more banks and transitions as well as a little pyramid hip and and a 3-4ft transition. Scattered throughout there is a few interesting bits and pieces like a rough-as-guts 3ft trannie with chunky pool style edging. The layout is awesome and you can get solid lines from one and to the other and back, a lot of fun.
The bowl is a bit of a monster and has three areas. Firstly the smaller end gets to around 6ft and has various entries, transitions and extensions. The central section is just a couple of extensions one that’s a full circle thing and the other an over vert pool edged transition. Rounding it off is the larger pool end which is around 10ft and wondrously wide with a smooth transition. The simplicity of the big end makes it beautiful to skate.
A solid skatepark with a well thought out design and great for skaters of all skill levels. The only gripe would be the quality of the edging and coping thats a bit rough and chunky in parts…. but all part of the fun.
The park also features a great shaded area where you can watch all the action from (and take a break from the summer heat). The surrounding parkland is all very lovely and there’s a few other sporting facilities around (basketball, tennis). Plenty of free parking nearby. Check out the official site for more details.
Mabel Davis (Austin) Skatepark
Downtown Austin is home to one epic skatepark, 15,000 square feet of cement that is perfectly organized for some serious skateboarding fun.
As with most US Skateparks we’ve visited, Austin offers a great mix of both street and ramp. Starting at the south east end you’ll find a truly beautiful bowl that’s uniquely dynamic in both shape and design. It’s kind of two largish bowls that meet with a nice little hump/hip in the middle. It’s mostly around 6ft but extends to 7ft in places and also has a 10ft rounded extension that hits vert. As well as being awesome for carving out smooth, fast lines, there’s also some great sections that work perfectly as a mini. The coping and surface are in near perfect condition making this bowl a total joy to ride.
Exiting the bowl will lead you down to a large, open street area that is cleverly filled with all kinds of rampy, streety goodness. It starts with series of banks, transitions, rails and staircases (9 & 6) that lead down to an open flat area full of interesting boxes, pyramids, rails and other oddities. At the southern end is some larger quarters and a 40ft long 3-4ft mini that’s a lot of fun. Scattered around the perimeter there’s even more boxes, edging and kinky little 2ft transitions. Everywhere you turn there’s something to use and the diversity of shapes and sizes means this skatepark is awesome for all skill levels.
If you know anything about Austin you’ll know it gets very very hot here so make the most of the small shaded areas and big trees around the bowl end. There’s also a viewing area that’s partially shaded and other seating scattered throughout.
The locals here are awesome and the park is well used by skaters and BMX’rs of all ages who really respect their park. A really great vibe.
Plenty of free parking and the park also has good restrooms and bubblers. Apart from the August heat this skatepark is a real cracker, highly recommended.Check out some more historical detail here.
Vans Skatepark
Stunning indoor/outdoor skatepark that is part of the huge Vans store in downtown Orange County. This is basically a huge warehouse so filled with skateparkery that it’s ridiculous to try and give every detail. But here we go…
The skatepark is broken down into four main sections:
Street: just a monster! So full of fast, smooth awesomeness. Banks of all shapes, sizes and angles. Perfectly placed transitions scattered throughout and of course rails, hubba’s, boxes and stairs all over the place. The vast range of shapes and sizes means its great for skaters of all ages and skills, and the sections are cleverly grouped to suit. Theres even a cracking little 3ft mini hidden around the back. It’s all epic.
Mini: A beautifully transitioned 6ft wooden construction with a couple of extensions that just hit vert. Once again the surface is beautiful and fast and the coping is slightly chunky but sits nicely. At about 80ft wide this is close perfect for this kind of ramp, so much room to maneuver and play around. Oh and one of the extensions also has chunky pool style coping.
Bowl: Trusty old school style cement pool with two levels. The shallow end starts at 6ft with a quick transition. The and deep end sinks to around 10ft. The coping matches the pool style roots and the surface is blisteringly fast. A solid skate.
Outdoor street: a smaller cement street section sits just outside the warehouse if you want to bask in the glorious Californian sun. It’s a basic setup with a…
Apart from the obvious awesomeness of this place it’s worth noting just how well maintained it is. Every surface is slick and fast. The entire operation is first class and this is a must see skatepark.
There’s a range of vantage points from which to view all the action as well as heaps of vending and game machines. Restrooms and lockers so you can really settle in here for a full day. The adjoining vans store is huge and full of Skateboarding booty to check out. It’s all part of a much larger shopping mall so there’s tonnes of parking, food and amenities around.
Skatelab Skatepark
Skatelab is not just a skatepark, it’s a homage to all things skateboarding. From the second you walk through the door you are surrounded by hundreds maybe thousand of previously thrashed decks that fill every available space on the walls and ceiling. Each deck representing a small piece of some skater’s journey… and also the broader story if skateboarding itself. Very inspiring and that’s just the hallway! keep walking and you arrive at an epic warehouse filled to the brim with awesomeness.
The park itself is broken up into 3 main areas; The small room, The big room and outdoor minis. The small room features a smattering of 3-5ft transitions and banks around the perimeter (including an epic vert wall ride) that all circle around a central flat that is littered with movable rails and boxes. At the far end there’s also a pyramid funbox that has a bunch of rails and ledges to slide and grind. This area has more of a street feel to it and the slick surfaces (painted blue) are fast and well maintained.
The main (big) room is immediately recognisable as its been featured in movies, commercials and even has it’s own TechDeck set! but its not for the feint at heart. A series of larger banks, roll-ins and transitions all perfectly positioned and lightning fast make up the main arena. The far end is home to a cracking pool-style bowl with beautiful transitions that start at 5ft in the shallow and hit 7-8ft in the deep. Rounding it all off is a monster wall ride that slingshots back down into the main arena and links it all up beautifully. Again the surfaces are impeccable and all the lips and coping are well looked after.
Head outside and you’ll find a couple of wooden mini’s. The day we were there only the small one was open, it’s about 2-half feet tall and its perfect for younger skaters just learning the basics of transition skateboarding. The surface and coping were a tad worn but that only added to the experience. It reminded me of some of the backyard mini’s I skated back in the day. The large coping is very forgiving so it’s great for learning those early lip tricks and rock-to-fakie’s
But wait, there’s more! Upstairs you’ll also find the Skateboarding Hall of Fame which has a mind blowing collection of skateboarding artefacts that capture the history of Skateboarding. Everything from early home made decks, toys and shoes through to trophies and used pro-decks from some of the greatest.
Apart from being a mecca for skateboarding there is also a pro-shop here that has all the supplies you’d need if something went wrong and the staff here are wonderfully helpful and happy to share a story or two about the Skatelab journey. There’s plenty of free parking, free Wi-fi and a well positioned lounge area for relaxing that all add up to make this one of the best skateparks we’ve been to. A must see!
Lake Cunningham Regional Skatepark
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Thornleigh Skatepark
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Parramatta Skatepark
This skatepark is essentially two skateparks joined together. The older section is a couple of pre-fab 4-5 foot roll-in banks on one side, a section of 4.5 foot quarters with two small hips on the other side and a weird small hump in the middle. The new section is a gnarly kidney shaped bowl that goes from a 6 foot shallow end to a solid 8 foot vert deep end. Joining the two is a rad staircase (8 stairs) with a handrail, grind box and euro-gap roll-in that lead to an open area that has a couple of basic grind boxes.
The pre-fab park is very basic and limits what you can do here. It’s another one of those parks that has two facing banks of quarters and a flat section that is too long to maintain speed and too short do anything else with… perfect for scooters I guess. Which would explain why there a so many of them here.
The bowl is great for hardcore skaters but be warned it’s heavily used by the local BMX’rs. Also take a broom as it usually has some leaves and debris in the deep end. The cement is very smooth and fast, and the coping is medium sized and sits nicely.
Probably the most fun for the average skater is the staircase/grind-box part that joins the two main sections. For the hardcore there’s an awesome handrail and grind-box that runs the full 8 stairs. For the younger skaters there’s a nice little euro-gap to roll-in that leads into the smaller grind-boxes on the flat. At the very least you can practice some simple grinds on the smaller grind-boxes.
It’s located at the edge of Robin Thomas Reserve, a green leafy park with plenty of shade and seating around the main skate area. No specific carpark but some street parking is available nearby and a shopping centre carpark is nearby. A quick walk in most directions would get you food as it’s not far from the main shopping area of Parramatta. We couldn’t find any toilets directly in the park.
Swansea Skatepark
Swansea Skatepark has to be seen to be believed, its a seriously epic skatepark and one of the best we’ve had the pleasure of skating so far. Part of its beauty is that was designed and built by Convic who continue to create stunning and thoughtful skateparks all over the country.
In detail, Swansea Skatepark was only finished in early 2011 and features a long list of banks, quarters and transitions ranging from 3ft – 5ft that create the outer rim of the park. The banks are littered with hips, euro-gaps and fast sliding ledges There’s also a 6-stair staircase with hubba ledges a pier 7 ledge. But wait that’s not all, to round out the North end of the park there’s also an epic 5ft bowl with stunning transitions and stomping coping. Just awesome!
The surface is slick and smooth and all the coping and steel edging fast. There’s a lot of BMX’rs and scooters there but equally as many skaters and at times it can get pretty chaotic… but you just have to deal with that.
Plenty of free parking around, amenities nearby and some impressive fish and chips down the road. When you’re done here, not too far away is another Convic special at Wallsend. Yes!
Waterloo Plaza
Waterloo is probably the best overall spot in Sydney, its a perfect combination of inner-city, new and old, rad setup, awesome locals and just a great vibe. Everytime! There’s nothing amazing here, a scattering of ledges, rails, banks, manual pads, stairs and blocks – but it just flows and the surface is smooth and fast.
The location (also known as Fernside) has a long skateboarding history and used to be home to a classic old steel half-pipe. A cut down version of that still remains beside the main plaza section and is still a lot of fun (its very similar to the Writing an essay Glebe Mini).
There’s a bunch of nearby parking (not free) and plenty of food/cafe’s and other amenities.
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