DenverSkatepark.com

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 Denver skatepark is open from 5:00 am until 11:00 pm daily.  It's located at 2205 19th Street, between Platte Street and Little Raven, Denver, CO.  To get there, once in downtown, take 20th or 15th towards Lo Do, and turn on Little Raven.  Note, "Lipan Street" no longer exists, despite what the maps say.

Tour the skatepark with the links below.

 
The Bowls  Street Terrain  Other Colorado Parks/Spots  Local Skate Resources
 
 

History:

I moved my pictures of people playing skateboards to my Flickr account
Here are some recent shots:


November 21, 2009 - James killing it after cleanup


September 13, 2009 - The Roxborough Skatepark in Littleton might just be my favorite, and the most popular, skatepark in Colorado state right now.

August 14, 2009 - The Snowmass skatepark is a lot of fun.  There's another bowl (a big one) not pictured in the video below.  Features Tedder Stone coping in the two bowls.



August 13, 2009 - Edwards has an additional bowl with a capsule.

July 6, 2009 - Fort Collins's Spring Canyon park - pool, cool concrete stuff.  Take a look.

June 22, 2009 - Bennett is fun.





November 29, 2007 - The CCPS website has a new look.

March 20, 2007 - Grindwell in Castle Rock closed.

August 12, 2006 - The Colorado Coalition for Public Skateparks ("CCPS") is a Colorado non-profit corporation working to get better and more skateparks for Colorado skaters.  Make a donation, please, via paypal to donate@coloradoskateparks.org.

August 12, 2006 - You know that iron bridge near the Denver skatepark that goes over the Platte River?  The thing is historic.  Apparently the Nineteenth Street Bridge was originally built in 1888, and is the oldest surviving wrought iron bridge in Colorado.

March 3, 2006 - The Fallen Warehouse gets busted.  -ion has since put together a comprehensive documentary of this place.  I was fortunate enough to skate (I use that term loosely here) there twice (12/16/2005 and 1/21/2006).

January 18, 2006 - The Colorado Coalition for Public Skateparks ("CCPS") has it's own website now.  Check it out for the latest in Colorado public skateparks.

November 25, 2005 - John at Fake Skateboards opened Grindwell indoor skatepark in Castle Rock in 2005.  It cosed its doors in March of 2007. 

October 21, 2005 - Keith Wilson sent me an old aerial photo of the Concrete Curl in Aurora.

October 15, 2005 - Fairplay / South Park skatepark had its grand opening.

September 23, 2005 - Since I started this site in 2001, I've resisted the temptation to post any sort of "links" page.  Against my better judgment, I've now posted a "resources" page.

September 14, 2005 - Another private indoor skatepark in the Denver area bites the dust.  The ESPN X-Games Skatepark at the Colorado Mills mall in Lakewood went dark this week.

September 2, 2005 - Edwards skatepark had its grand opening.

July 9, 2005 - Last week I took a road trip, and got to skate a few places along the way.  Laramie, Wyoming, was fun.  Edora was overrun with bikes.  I bruised my shins up at the Fossil Creek skate plaza in Ft. Collins, CO.  And I found an empty modular skatepark in Saratoga, Wyoming. 

June 17, 2005 - Denver is going to put up some modular skate stuff at the Johnson Rec. Center near Elyria Park (4809 Race Street).  Thanks, but modular?

November 20, 2004 - The Trails Recreation Center, with skatepark, opened this day in Centennial. 

October 28, 2004 - Westword publishes a story about Colorado skatepark construction and design.  You can search Westword's site for the article.  I've linked to it in the past, but Westword keeps changing the URL for the article.

October 18, 2003 - Ft. Collins's Fossil Creek plaza-style skatepark opened. 

On August 19, 2003 - The Chocolate team's Hot Chocolate Tour hit Denver.  Check out the Hot Chocolate video for footy. 

July 11, 2003 - The Denver Snake Run opened with a small dedication on July 11, 2003.  Phase II also includes some new rails, ledges, and angle irons on existing edges. 

June 22, 2003 - Vans in Westminster is now closed.  Along with Bladium, this is be the second Denver-area private skatepark to close in recent years. 

May 8, 2003 - The flat for the Snake Run was poured. 

March 17, 2003 - I receivd a copy of the site plan for Phase II, courtesy of The Architerra Group

November 14, 2002 - The ESPN X-Games Skatepark at the Colorado Mills mall in Lakewood opened. 

July 18, 2002 - Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour visited Denver Skatepark.  See some nice pictures submitted by Kevin Holmes. 


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