r/skateparks

Firstly, I must be very clear: I do parkour. I've never skated at all. This idea came because I saw skating videos, and I wondered why always big? Never minimalist? In parkour, all you need is a wall, a curb and a rail. So why this much? If anything here sounds silly, please know that I don't skate, and I am just curious as to whether this is a practical idea. I did do some research, however.

The target audience for this Skatepark is for everybody. From beginner to advanced. I tried my best to accommodate for both street and transition skating to the best of my ability.

-Mini-ramp, with 2' tall quarter-pipes

-10' flat bottom.

-2' tall volcano in the middle (acts as an area to pump/because it's a truncated 360-degree quarter-pipe, some tricks can happen).

-One side, perpendicular to the coping of the quarter-pipes, hubbas and a ledge the lead downwards into the mini-ramp, and the same with the other side, this time round handrails and round ​rail, also perpendicular to the coping.

-7' deck on either side, so that there's a runway for you to grind into the hubbas/ledges.

I'm no expert. I'm just curious, and tried to give a design that's accessible to all levels and accommodates for all styles. If you want, a 1' extension may be added for a bigger drop in.

What do you think?

I sent a letter to our parks director laying out the case for a new skatepark. He responded favorly and asked me to provide more info. I put basically everything I had in the first letter. Any suggestions on how to keep pushing this forward? Are there groups that help with this?