skatepark

Concrete bowl facility

A skatepark is a recreational area designed for skateboarding, typically featuring ramps, half-pipes, rails, and other structures for performing tricks.

Skateparks may also accommodate BMX bikes, inline skates, and scooters.

They range from small concrete plazas to elaborate facilities: The city built a new skatepark under the highway overpass.

tricks

ollie

Handsfree skateboard jump

  • kickflipLengthwise board rotation trick
  • grindCrush into particles
  • heelflipSkateboard trick, board spins laterally

manual · boneless · impossible · nosegrind · tailslide · boardslide · noseslide · backside · frontside · wallride

features

halfpipe

U-shaped ramp for tricks

  • quarterpipeSingle curved skating ramp
  • bowlConcave food container
  • vertUpright orientation, abbreviated

spine · kicker · hip · bank · funbox · pyramid · rails · ledges · stairs · gap

culture

streetwear

Skate and hip-hop clothing

thrasher · vans · crew · session · locals · sponsor · zine · DIY · punk · underground

urban

concrete

Solid building mixture

city · municipal · community · neighborhood · infrastructure · renovation · lighting · fencing · noise · zoning

Categories
Opposites
recreational facility type

skateparksenior center

Facility serving older adults

country club · playground · golf course · yacht club · equestrian center

urban terrain character

skateparkhostile architecture

Design deterring unwanted use

private property · gated community

landscape design philosophy

skateparkwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

nature preserve · forest · meadow · wetland · botanical garden

Family

skateparks

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G