Skateparks in Virginia

Skateparks in Virginia includes dozens of examples of skateparks.[1]

Skateparks are expensive: as part of a larger project, Virginia Beach in 2017 was considering a 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) park costing $1 million, to be piggy-backed upon a much more expensive waste water management project.[2]

Virginia Beach, alone, already has three skateparks, "premier" ones according to the city.[3] Pro skateboarder Trevor Colden grew up in Virginia Beach. Regional news media reported professional skateboarder Collin Graham of Virginia Beach, a 22-yearold in July 2019, who performed in 2018 at "Mount Trashmore"[4] was to compete for his first time in the X-Games in 2019, in Minneapolis.[5] Mount Trashmore has been a center of high-level skating. It hosted a 1986 professional competition, a Vert skateboarding contest, outside of which Mike Vallely was noticed by pros and was given a start. The park was to get a "makeover" in 2018.[6]

Skateparks in the Richmond area have been Do-it-yourself affairs, some eventually benefiting from publicly funded construction.[7]

The City of Norfolk observed, in 2019, Go Skateboarding Day (an international event which started as an annual, national event in 2004).[8]

According to USA Today, one can skate "any season of the year at several indoor and outdoor parks across Virginia with a wide range of elements and levels of difficulty."[9]

These include:

Skatepark Image Dates Location City, State Notes
Wakefield Park Skatepark 38.817580°N 77.224438°W / 38.817580; -77.224438 (Wakefield Park Skatepark) Annandale
Ashland Skate Park 2004 opened Pufferbelly Park
37.757433°N 77.473196°W / 37.757433; -77.473196 (Ashland Skate Park)		 Ashland [10]
Bedford Skatepark Falling Creek Rd.
37.312910°N 79.503928°W / 37.312910; -79.503928 (Bedford Skatepark)		 Bedford
Blacksburg Skatepark 725 Patrick Henry Dr.
37.241902°N 80.410594°W / 37.241902; -80.410594 (Blacksburg Skate Park)		 Blacksburg
Concrete Surf LLC 106 South Main Street Bridgewater
Dulles South Skate Park 24950 Riding Center Dr.
38.921631°N 77.526287°W / 38.921631; -77.526287 (Dulles South Skate Park)		 Chantilly 5,600 square feet (520 m2)[11]
Charlottesville Skatepark 38.044745°N 78.477423°W / 38.044745; -78.477423 (Charlottesville Skatepark) Charlottesville
Chesapeake Skate Park 36.751885°N 76.230201°W / 36.751885; -76.230201 (Chesapeake Skate Park) Chesapeake
Christiansburg Skate Park 569 N. Franklin St.
37.137361°N 80.413312°W / 37.137361; -80.413312 (Christiansburg Skate Park)		 Christiansburg, Virginia
Skate Night 4601 West Ox Rd. Fairfax
Fort Belvoir Skate Park 38.694534°N 77.141497°W / 38.694534; -77.141497 (Fort Belvoir Skate Park) Fort Belvoir
Franklin Skatepark Franklin
Laurel Skatepark 37.644071°N 77.508550°W / 37.644071; -77.508550 (Laurel Skate Park) Glen Allen
GBS Skate Park 760 Main ST. Edgehill shoping center Gloucester
Woodland Skateboard Park 37.026560°N 76.324537°W / 37.026560; -76.324537 (Woodland Skateboard Park) Hampton
Herndon's Skatepark 38.978288°N 77.398188°W / 38.978288; -77.398188 (Herndon's Skatepark) Herndon, Virginia
Hopewell Skatepark 1022 Crestview Drive
37.300790°N 77.289604°W / 37.300790; -77.289604 (Hopewell Skatepark)		 Hopewell [12]
Cactonin Circle Skatepark 39.106884°N 77.559263°W / 39.106884; -77.559263 (Cactonin Circle Skatepark) Leesburg Newest skatepark in Virginia, as of 2017. Helmets required.[13]
Rotary Centennial Riverfront Skate Park 29 9th St.
37.417171°N 79.141032°W / 37.417171; -79.141032 (Rotary Centennial Riverfront Skate Park)		 Lynchburg
Northside Skate Park 8401 Tidewater Drive Norfolk [8]
Mike's Skate Park Little Creek East Shopping Center Norfolk Indoor climate-controlled park near the intersection of highways 60 and 170.[9]
Carter Jones Skate Park 2013 opened 2813 Bainbridge Street
37.516519°N 77.460169°W / 37.516519; -77.460169 (Carter Jones Skate Park)		 Richmond Open 24 hours year-round; aka Fonticello Skate Park
Texas Beach Skate Park 2018 opened 37.532143°N 77.468639°W / 37.532143; -77.468639 (Texas Beach Skate Park) Richmond DIY; open 24 hours
RVA South Side Skate Park Old Carnation St.
37.499012°N 77.511927°W / 37.499012; -77.511927 (RVA South Side Skate Park)		 Richmond
Rocky Mount Skatepark 37.014112°N 79.894679°W / 37.014112; -79.894679 (Rocky Mount Skatepark) Rocky Mount
Moyer Skatepark 37.281781°N 80.057292°W / 37.281781; -80.057292 (Moyer Skatepark) Salem
Snowshoe Mountain Resort 10 Snowshoe Rd. Snowshoe
Williams Farm Skate Park 5269 Learning Circle
36.864023°N 76.159463°W / 36.864023; -76.159463 (Williams Farm Skate Park)		 Virginia Beach 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2)[3]
Woodstock Skate Plaza 5709 Providence Road
36.812162°N 76.193230°W / 36.812162; -76.193230 (Woodstock Skate Plaza)		 Virginia Beach 10,400 square feet (970 m2) of concrete skateable area[3]
Mount Trashmore Skatepark 310 Edwin Dr.
36.830833°N 76.120424°W / 36.830833; -76.120424 (Mount Trashmore Skate Park)		 Virginia Beach 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2)[3]
Skate High Virginia Beach Indoor, 10,000 square feet (930 m2).[9]
Warrenton Skatepark 800 Waterloo Road
38.718844°N 77.819294°W / 38.718844; -77.819294 (Warrenton Skate Park)		 Warrenton
James City County Skate Park Longhill Rd.
37.296587°N 76.738043°W / 37.296587; -76.738043 (James City County Skate Park)		 Williamsburg
Scott D. Eagles Memorial Skatepark 38.641294°N 77.249846°W / 38.641294; -77.249846 (Scott D. Eagles Memorial Skatepark)
14300 Featherstone Rd.		 Woodbridge
Vans Skatepark Woodbridge 2700 Potomac Mills Circle Woodbridge 61,000 square feet (5,700 m2)[1] Torn down in 2008

There is Liberty Mountain Skate Park, indoors, is this within Liberty University.[14]

Also this.[15]

See also

References
  1. "Skateparks". Skateparks.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  2. Mechelle Hankerson (August 23, 2017). "Skateboarding atop a water tank? Virginia Beach is considering the idea". The Virginian-Pilot.
  3. "Skateparks". City of Virginia Beach.
  4. "Collin Graham skates Mount Trashmore". The Virginian-Pilot. February 7, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. Scott Cash (August 2, 2019). "Skateboarder from Virginia Beach gives 'X-Games' his best shot". 13 ABC NewsNow. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. Nick Boykin (January 14, 2018). "Mount Trashmore Skate Park in Virginia Beach getting a makeover". WTKR.
  7. Brad Kutner (May 5, 2015). "After Success in Southside, RVA Skateboarding Group Eyes Texas Beach for New Skate Park".
  8. Julia Varnier (June 18, 2019). "Norfolk to host event on national Go Skate Day". WTKR.
  9. Michelle Hornaday. "Skateparks in Virginia".
  10. "Ashland Skate Park @ Pufferbelly Park". Town of Ashland. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. "Skatepark". Town of Herndon.
  13. "Newest skatepark in Virginia", Josh Katz, youtube video
  15. "Virginia Skateparks - Concrete Disciples Skate Park Guide". Requires Flash player.
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