8 of the Most Interesting Skate Parks in the World

Our list of some of the biggest, oldest and most unique skate parks in the...

Blair Alley
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skateboarding.com
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January 25, 2025

1. North Houston Skate Park

Address: 12351 Kuykendahl Rd, Houston, TX 77090

At over 75,000 square feet, this one is astounding. We visited it last year with the Natural Koncept team and couldn't believe its size. Take a lap around the monster, and you'll see every kind of skate park feature imaginable, from small, Pier 7-type manual pads to full pipes. If you're in the Houston zone, check this one out. Houston skate park footage starts in the YouTube below at the 9-minute mark.

2. Linda Vista Skate Park, San Diego, California

Address: 6893 Osler St, San Diego, CA 92111

San Diego's own overgrown skate park boasts nearly 35,000 square feet of rippable terrain. It was so massive that they built a spectator bridge over its center. The LV park has everything from small hips and Euro gaps to a pump track that runs around the main part of the park to, you guessed it, a deep bowl with a full pipe. Check out a young Lazer Crawford below!

3. Rhodes Skate Park, Boise, Idaho

Address: 1555 W Front St, Boise, ID 83702

This one is massive and got a big push in 2016 when Element moved operations up to this new refugee-from-California-and-Oregon city. Go surf the river and hit up Prestige skate shop. Originally designed in 1992, it was redesigned by the Grindline crew in 2015 from wooden/metal ramps and a few flatbars and boxes into the impressive beast it is today. 40,000 square feet of skateable space makes this park a number one contender for largest skate park in the Northwest (rivaling only Lincoln City).

4. Lot 11, Miami, Florida

Address: 301-349 NW 2nd St, Miami, FL 33128

Miami itself is a big winter refuge for skateboarders all over the US. Lot 11 is a huge, covered skate park with a bunch of features replicating famous MIA skate spots: the Challenger bank, synagogue rails, etc. Stop by Andrew skate shop for a new deck, grab a cuban sandwich, then go shoot some stick at Mac's.

5. Paine's Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Address: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive And Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Philly's sometime answer to the demise of its famed LOVE Park, City Hall, and now Muni. Paine’s Park is a mixed-use public space designed with skateboarding in mind, set along the banks of the Schuylkill River adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is the biggest skate park in the city and includes multiple Love Park benches and even a permanent Love Park tile.

6. Lahore, Pakistan

Address: H82J+XM3 Bhag e Jinnah, Lawrence Road, Jinnah Town, Lahore, Punjab 54000, Pakistan

Shout out to Nestor Judkins and his Salad Days of Skateboarding program, who traveled to Pakistan multiple times to build the country's first skate park. Check out the uplifting documentary video below:

7. Prado, Marseille, France

Address: 197 avenue Pierre Mendès, 13008 Marseille, France

The ultimate blueprint for how perfectly laid out a bowl park can be. Not to mention, this slice of concrete heaven sits on the beach in the south of France. Rumor has it the locals kept a keen eye on the building crew and had them re-do several parts of the park until it was perfect.

Surprisingly, no one has just taken this design and replicated it elsewhere in the world. Vans did it temporarily for one of their summer contests in Huntington Beach, but otherwise, it hasn't been done. You can not build a better bowl park—the lines and flow are too fun. This is a bucket list skate park, for sure.

8. Lake Havasu, Arizona

Address: Rotary Community Park, 1400 Smoketree Ave N., Lake Havasu City, AZ

This last one might sound random, but visited it for an am contest several years back. You can chill in Lake Havasu, rent a boat, see the London Bridge, and skate this massive Street League-certified skate park with an oververt cradle shaped like a military helmet. Thanks for your service.

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