header of skatboard skaters at various parks
 
The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department has four world class skate parks where skaters of all levels can test their skills.
Check out our photo page to see color shots of the parks.
(We're always looking for good action shots at our skate parks. E-mail jpg or gif images to susan.baker@phoenix.gov)
 
Desert West Skateboard Plaza
Hermoso Park Skate Plaza
   
Skate parks may close due to wetness or rain.
During wet weather, call the skate park before heading out for closure information!


Paradise Valley Skate Park
**

17402 N. 40th St.
(602) 495-3777

Summer 2009:
May 28 - Aug 15, 2009
Monday - Saturday from 8:00am-11:00am & 4:00pm-8:30pm

Winter 2009-2010:
Aug 17, 2009 - May 28, 2010
Monday - Friday from 2:30pm - 7:00pm
Saturday 10:am - 5:00pm

Spring Break 2010:
March 29 - April 2, 2010
Monday - Friday from 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday from 10:00am - 5:00pm

Skate Park will be closed on all City of Phoenix observed holidays. Hours subject to change.

**A recreation ID will be required for entrance to the park. ID's will be issued from the Paradise Valley Community Center during their regular business hours. Anyone under the age of 18 will be required to complete a waiver with parental/guardian signature prior to getting their ID card.

Any questions, please contact our division office at 262-6696.

Phoenix’s P.V. Skate Park features kinked snakebowls, a kidney bowl, spine bowls, a banked alley, street plaza, flatbars, grinding ledges and blocks, pump bumps, sloped ramps, radial banks and an elongated funbox.

It’s open to in-line skates and skateboards. Please read the rules and regulations for using the park.


youth skater grinding at Paradise Valley Skate Park
Paradise Valley Skate Park


Junior roller blader at
Paradise Valley Skate Park

Desert West Skateboard Plaza
(*Skateboards only*)

6602 W. Encanto Blvd.
(602) 495-3700
Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Desert West Skateboard Plaza, the only skateboard-only park in Phoenix, features a 25,000 square feet concrete skatepark with curbs, steps with steel ledges, bumps, hips, a fun box and three bowls. The park also has a barbecue grill, water fountains, shade structures and a Gatorade machine.

It's open only to skateboards.
Please read the rules and regulations for using the park.

skater on the lip of the bowl t Desert West Skate Park
Desert West Skate Park


Pecos Skate Park

17010 S. 48th St
(48th Street and Pecos Parkway - enter from 48th St. via Chandler Boulevard)
(602) 262-6111
Hours: 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
(Closes for rain
or due to wetness)

The Pecos Park Skate Park has a combination of advanced and beginner features including a street plaza, flatbars, grinding ledges and blocks, pump bumps, sloped ramps, and bowls that offers something for skaters of all skill levels.

It’s open to in-line skates and skateboards. Please read the rules and regulations for using the park.

Pecos Skate Park
Pecos Skate Park

Hermoso Park Skate Plaza
2030 E. Southern Ave.
(602) 262-6836
(602) 262-6111 (South District)
Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The features in this lighted, neighborhood facility are made of steel and are all above ground. The plaza features two ramps, a pyramid with grind boxes, grind benches, a grind rail and a fun box.
Open to in-line skates and skateboards.

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Paradise Valley Skate Park
Paradise Valley Skate Park

Last Modified on 08/17/2009 09:17:06