Skateparks
Abbotsford
Directions: MacLure Rd. @ Clearbrook Rd. north, in Abbotsford. (#1 HWY. South, Clearbrook Rd. North exit, near Matsqui Rec. Center)
Description: Outdoor concrete, starting with a horseshoe shaped basin, then a snake run leading into a round bowl. The park is real shallow, but fun anyway. Better,than a 4X4 with a gun rack, watch your back for crazed rednecks.
Abbotsford - McMillan Youth Park
Directions: 34778 Old Yale Road at McMillan Rd. Abbotsford.
Description: Large plaza and street course featuring pyramids, hips, hubbas, rails, gaps, tables, ledges and lights - right next to the Kiwanis plaza.
Agassiz
Directions: 6800 Pioneer Avenue at the Agassiz Fair Grounds. Located near the Agassiz Fitness and Activity Centre.
Description: Stairs with rail, quarter pipe, banks, ledges and rails. Your basic street course type of set up. No shade or stores close by, bring drinkables.
Aldergrove
Directions: #1 HWY., 264th exit right Aldergrove past game farm to McDís, Just past McDís turn left @ high school or rec. center, right into high school parking lot, near basketball & tennis court.
Outdoor concrete & asphalt, couple of banks, a pyramid, steps, handrail, ledge, plus the triple clover bowl consisting of two 3 foot bowls & a 5 1/2 foot bowl joined in a clover formation, continuous metal coping - two thumbs up. Worth the trip if you like riding bowls.
Ambleside
Ambleside Park, West Van. (North over Lions Gate Bridge, Taylor Way exit, past Park Royal Mall, left at Ambleside beach, near beach). Public Transit: Bus from downtown Vancouver: take the 250 North from Georgia at the Bay, get off at Park Royal Mall.
Outdoor concrete & asphalt, couple of big banks & some planters, numerous ledges of varying heights & a metal wheelchair ramp. They spent way too much money on this park & it gets sandy cause it’s right on the beach. It’s good, but there’s not much to it.
Bonsor
Jubilee St. and Imperial St. in Burnaby. Next to Bonsor Rec. Centre, just off the skytrain line.
Actually more like three skateparks in one. Well stocked street plaza area with mannie pads, ledges, gaps, etc. Gnarly vert section with an 18 foot full pipe joining to and oververt escalator and bowl zone all with pool coping. The final section, is a flow set up with pump bumps, banks and endless fun.
Burnaby
Hastings St. @ Willingdon. Burnaby. (Hastings St. East, Left on Willingdon, near miniature railroad, up on the side of the hill).
Outdoor concrete & asphalt, 3-4 foot deep stretched capsule bowl with half cup with hips in the middle, metal coping all around. Street obstacles, banks, escalator ledge. See kids rule this spot and then take a ride on the miniature railroad. beware of grumpy old Italian guys packin’ Boccie balls.
Chilliwack
9145 Corbould Street. Located beside the Landing Leisure Center.
Open plaza layout with various banks, ledges, hubbas, rails, manny pads and a partial horseshoe shaped bowl. No shade, so bring some water and sunblock.
China Creek
Broadway Ave. @ Clark St. East Vancouver (2 blocks west of Broadway Skytrain Station). Public Transit: Take the 99 Bus down Broadway to Clark, or get off at the Broadway skytrain and skate 3 blocks west.
Outdoor concrete, really ugly graffiti, bathtub bowl 5 feet deep, mini keyhole bowl 6 feet deep, kinda chunky, falling apart, easy to get to, sessioned lots. Watch your shit don’t get stolen. Yearly Jaks contest 2nd Saturday in September.
Cloverdale
17800 block of 64 Avenue. Take Highway #1 East to #15 then go to 64th Ave. towards Cloverdale, park is right off main road.
Outdoor, concrete and asphalt tabletop, mini half pipe, steep bowl, pyramid, stairs & handrail, tons of ledges, hill with ledge on top and some pretty cool raised rails.
Courtenay / Comox
1551 Lerwick Road. Located adjacent to Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School.
Large 2 section park that includes an action packed street plaza which will keep you busy. The unique multi bowl design is of various depths and connects to the plaza for a multitude of transfer options. A contemporary park that offers a vast array of available lines.
Coquitlam
1299 Pine Tree Way in Town Centre Park, Coquitlam. Beside the Civic Centre by 40th Ave. & 208 th St.
6 foot bowl with 7 foot extension and spine, downrails, pyramid with flatbar, trannys, hubbas and a manual pad. Concrete and asphalt compact and interesting layout.
Courtenay
North of Nanaimo on Highway #19 …. On fifth St. at Louis Park in Courtenay B.C.
Weird park, kinda like Santa Rosa. Gnarly trannys, takes awhile to get use to them. It’s got a pyramid, spine and lots of rad hips.
Downtown Plaza
Under the Georgia St. Viaduct at Expo blvd. & Union St., Vancouver - just North of Science World in Shankton.
The closest a park comes to replicating a natural downtown skate environment. Ledges, brick bank, step ups, curved benches and more. Partially covered, stays dry in light rain, busy, central location - see pro and am kids kill this peace.
Duncan
163 Station ST. Call Area 51 (250-746-8869) for info. Duncan is located between Victoria and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, an hour drive from either city. Located on the Trans Canada Hwy, across from McD’s and beside Pizza Hut.
Concrete, bowl on one side, quarter pipe on the other and a pyramid in between. The usual (rail, handrail, funbox, etc.)
Gordon Head
B.C. Ferry to Victoria (Vancouver Island). 4100 Lambrick Way, Victoria, B.C. off Fetham Rd Located @ The Gordon Head Recreation Center.
This outdoor park has big fun boxes, a quarter pipe, a big pyramid, and ledges. This is the newest park in Victoria and locals say it kicks. For more details call 250-382-2123.
Griffin
351 W. Queens Rd. North Van. (2ND Narrows Bridge north to Westview exit. Right to Queens. Left on Queens).
Outdoor, concrete, spacious ditch area with mellow banks into a short snake run, finishing in 7 foot deep bowl. Round lips everywhere, plenty o’ lines to be had. Avoid drinking septic creek water.
Hastings
300 Block of Renfrew Street. Located at the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) in Vancouver… Take Hastings St. To Renfrew, North on Renfrew right between PNE buildings and public park.
Weird, hard to describe ‘pit’ (street) area, two mini horseshoe bowls leading into snake run / half pipe, leading into ten foot deep bowl with two feet of vert, continuos metal coping everywhere.
Hope
1005 6th Ave - the skatepark is behind the Rec Center….. take Trans Canada highway from vancouver heading east & exit that says ‚Äòwelcome to hope‚Äô.
Long shallow tub that snakes into a deep bowl, two pyramids on with a rail and bank surrounding the pyramids, various rails, two funboxes, outdoor, concrete.
Horseshoe Bay
6262 Marine Drive, Horseshoe Bay - next to the Gleneagles Community Centre.
Super fun multi combi bowl layout, continuous metal coping, small 4 foot square bowl with spine connects to larger section. Pump bumps, spines, transfers. depths vary from 4 to 8 feet.
Kelowna - Ben Lee
In Ben Lee Park, Leathead Rd, Kelowna BC
Concrete, outdoor, bathtub bowl leads into a deeper round bowl. 5 set w/handrail & hubba, double 5 set w/kinked handrail & hubba, 10 set w/handrail & hubba. Lots of boxes, park rail, 2nd kinked rail, curved ledges.
Kelowna - City Park
HWY #97 north right before Kelowna. The park is located behind the rec. center, ask someone for directions.
Outdoor, concrete and asphalt, couple of hips, a pyramid with a fucked up crack at the bottom, banks, couple of ledges and a staircase thing. Watch for rattlesnakes.
Ladner
4600 Clarence Taylor Cres., Ladner . (#99 HWY. South. 2nd exit after the tunnel, 1st right turn, behind the bus loop, next to Rec. center). Call 604-946-0211.
Outdoor concrete, big ass wedge bank, bank with quarter pipe in middle, pyramids, ledges, stairs, handrail, escalator ledge. Excellent layout, wide open, lots of Gap clothing worn by locals, lights for night sessions.
Langley- Brookswood
The skate park is located beside the Langley Civic Centre (20699 - 42 Avenue, Langley) and the Langley BMX Association track. (42 Ave. and 206 St.)
Outdoor concrete, big wedge banks, a couple of pyramids, fun box, one of the first attempts at the “street type” park, kinda crummy transitions. Kick flip ‚Äòtill the cows come home. Clunk clunk katack kadunk clunk clunk….
Langley- Walnut Grove
8889 Walnut Grove Dr, Langley, BC 882-0408. Take walnut grove drive down to 88th it will be near the Walnut Grove Community Centre.
Park Terrain: 1 table top quater bowl stairs 3 grinding poles and 4 fun box and lots more.
Leeside
Down Hastings, 2 blocks past the PNE, at Cassiar. Be sure to turn a few blocks before the highway and park on Pender. Abandoned tunnel under the intersection. Public Transit: Take the 16 down Hastings from downtown.
Masonite banks and ramps, a couple of pyramids, fun box, sketchy mini, new concrete being poured by local skaters. Covered, good for rainy days.
Maple Ridge
At the Leisure Center which is located at 11925 Haney Place. To get there from Vancouver, go the same way that you would to get to Pitt Meadows, but don’t turn right at Harris road, keep going straight till you see the Haney Place Mall and turn left before 224th street, follow it down to just before Dewdney Trunk road and you will see signs on how to get the Leisure Center.
Indoor park.Open June to September. Mini ramp & street course.
Mission
7621 Talbut St. (Mission leisure center). Take Lougheed Hwy. #7 east bound, (Mission is aprox. 90 km out of Vancouver.)
Outdoor concrete, banks, table tops, steps, handrail, pyramid, curbs. Small, but good layout. Gates lock at night, watch for packs of rabid dogs.
Nanaimo
Behind the Curling rink on Wall St, Nanaimo. On the corner of the Old Island Highway 19A and Comox Rd is the Tally Ho and the Civic Arena. Go away from the ocean up Comox Rd to the fourth intersection. The park is down the hill on your right, so turn right onto Wall St and right again into the curling rink (106 Wall st.) parking lot. Drive down the far side of the building. Lots of view parking.
15,000 square foot concrete beauty! The perfectly smooth concrete park is jam packed with ledges and rails galore, banks, tranny, stepups, funbox’s, 6′ horseshoe bowl and a large entry plaza with multiple sets of stairs, and ledges. If the Vicwest park wasn’t enough to get you to the island, this park sure will!
New Westminster
Located midway between 8th Ave. & 10th Ave. on Sixth St. -Between Mercer Stadium @ 6th St. & 10th Ave. And the Royal City Christian Center (large pink building) At 6th St. & 8th Ave. - If coming from Vancouver via Kingsway, turn left on 8th Ave. and left on Sixth St. If coming on #1 HWY., take the 1st exit to New Westminster up Canada Way across 10th Ave. and the park is on your right, 1/2 way down the block. Public Transit: Get off at the Edmonds skytrain; take the 106 to 6th Street and 8th Avenue.
Outdoor, concrete. A seemingly endless maze of banks, bowls, ledges & ditches. A four sided square topped quarter pipe thingy. They screwed up some parts, but it still kicks ass. Just like a waterbed, you can push once and pump for hours.
Parkgate
Located in North Vancouver @ 3625 Banff Court. Take Second Narrows Bridge to N. Van, Deep Cove Exit, follow signs to Mount Seymour Parkway, hang a left on Mount Seymour Road, look for mall on left side. Park is between mall and Community Cntr & directly behind the Safeway.
Freestyle area with mini 1/4, big 45 degree wedge bank, pyramid with flat bar, eight foot deep keyhole joined at one side with a spine to four and a half foot mini half with capsule end, joined at the other side with hip to six foot mini half with capsule end, continuous metal coping throughout.
Parksville
Take Ferry to Nanaimo. Parksville is about 25 minutes North of Nanaimo on the #1 Highway. Located in Parksville Community Park on Corfield Road - Access from Hwy 19A, the Oceanside Route when entering the town of Parksville.
Concrete, mellow pyramid, nice handrail, ledges off of stuff, across & down pyramid ledge, lots of quarter pipes.
Penticton
Make like your going to Kelowna, but stop when you hit Penticton which is before Kelowna on HWY 97 @ Riverside Park on Riverside Dr near Churchill Ave.
With 30,000 square feet of plaza, obstacle and modern bowl terrain, get ready for some serious long summer sessions.
Pitt Meadows
12007 Harris road. To get to the park from Vancouver you go east on the highway till the Maple Ridge via Mary Hill Bypass exit, follow the bypass to the Wild Duck Inn, turn right at the lights, go over the bridge, continue east till Harris Road, turn right and follow till you see the library and your there.
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Port Coquitlam - Railside
It is close to the intersection at Lougheed Hwy and Shaunnessy across the street from Canadian Tire - it’s easy to find
Over 35,000 square feet Spread over 2 acres of Lions Park, this facility boasts a large street park, urban terrain area, modern monster bowl unit, a 350′ long funtrack as well as basketball/hockey court with lots of green space for hanging out and spectating.
Powell River
Must have to take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, drive north up the coast and then take another ferry and drive further north until you hit Powell River? 5001 Joyce Ave at the rec complex.
Outdoor park, half pipe, stairs, rails, pyramid & quarter pipe.
Quadra Island
Drive off the ferry and up the hill, hang a left at Quadra foods, a right at Petro-Can, take the first left and drive 1-2 km to community center - 970 West Road ph: 250-285-3243.
A good size park … n the corner there is a raised section with bank on one side and ledges down the other, these ledges take you by a small box then to a mini ramp (quarter to spine), off the spine there is a radius quarter pipe in that corner , then off that there is a launch to launch with a ledge up and down, after that a huge flat bank with a 4-6 foot wide quarter in the middle of it, along with a perfect pyramid. Nice park, rarely anyone skates it.
Quilchena
4590 Magnolia St. - Near Arbutus St. and West 33rd Ave., Vancouver.
Small park, flat banks, manny pad, flat bar, bench, ledges - all concrete. Not too big but fun and centrally located.
Revelstoke
North East of Kamloops and Vernon on Trans Canada HWY #1. located in South Park at Edward St. & 9th.
Free concrete street course.
Richmond
On River Road near Lynas Lane & # 2 RD. bridge.
Outdoor, concrete and asphalt. 3 quarter pipes, 2 sets of stairs with rails ,3 other rails (2 flatbars & a rail), pyramid, spine, funbox, 3 banks a concrete 1/2 pipe.
Salmon Arm
4 or 5 hours away from Vancouver. Go straight to Kamloops and from there head east about 1 hour on the Trans Canada. Located in downtown Salmon Arm in Fletcher Park.
6 foot deep bowl, above ground 1/2 bowl, pyramid/bump thingy, ten foot long + a foot and a half high rail and a pyramid fun box thing like Ladner has.
Sechelt
Horseshoe Bay ferry to Langdale. From ferry follow traffic up by-pass, turn right on Hwy #101 to Sechelt, pass Robert Creek, Left @ lights, right on Cowrie St., right on Barnacle St., keep going until you see it.
Outdoor, concrete, cool setting under trees and ocean view, 7 foot wedge leading into 8 foot quarter pipe across into 6 foot bowl corner, 6 foot mini half pipe with 8 foot extension, “L” shaped 4 1/2 foot pyramid, 3 sided 2 foot pyramid, 5 sided 6 foot pyramid, 3 assorted ledges, lights coming soon.
Seylynn
Mountain HWY. @ Hunter. North Vancouver. (Northbound over 2nd Narrows Bridge, Main St. exit, Right on Mountain HWY.)
Outdoor, concrete, mini ditch into snake run with four hips & bowl at the bottom. Lots of speed lines, don’t shoot your board into Lynn Creek. This is Sluggo’s backyard and home park. Sessioned for years and still standing strong.
Sidney
Catch a ferry bound for Swartz Bay, Vancouver Island. Take the Pat Bay Highway #17 a short distance to the town of Sidney. Turn left onto Beacon Avenue, a quick right onto Bevan Avenue and you will see the skateboard park. Follow Bevan Avenue to the four way stop, turn right then the next right onto Oakville Avenue. The park is at the end of Oakville Ave.
Outdoor, concrete park with a roll in, quarter pipe, ramp and stair combo, high corner, straight corner bank and combination wide curbs.
Sooke
Take a Ferry to Victoria (Vancouver Island), drive 1 hour west of Victoria to the town of Sooke. After you cross the bridge entering Sooke [coming from Vic] drive most of the way up the hill and turn right on Charters Rd. The park is a few blocks at the end of Charters on Thorpe.
The park is outdoor, concrete 3, 5, & 7′ quarter pipe, two steep pyramids, flat rail, round rail, 5 set. Call Coastline in Victoria for more info (250.382.2123)
Squamish
1135 Carson Place, Squamish, BC. Located next to the Squamish Youth Centre on the way to Whistler.
Killer combi bowl area with multiple wall sizes, a love seat, spine and centre island, many lines to be had. Also, a fully equipped three level street area and a beginner’s area.
Strathcona
800 block Prior St., Vancouver - where Prior St. turns into Venables at Campbell Ave.
Small skatepark with couple of banks, ledges, a bank to flatbar, rail and skateable bench. Tiny, but fun and just a short skate from the Downtown Plaza.
Summerland
Hwy # 97 between Kelowna and Penticton …. 911 Peach Orchard Rd. One block West of Hwy. #97 behind the Community Centre..
Asphalt, concrete, free, mini ramp, street course.
Surrey - Bear Creek
King George HWY. @ 84th Ave. Surrey. (#99 HWY. South, King George HWY. South at Bear Creek Park).
Outdoor, concrete & asphalt, horseshoe embankment, big pyramid, volcano, Steps, handrail. Directly under high voltage power lines which boil your brain inside your skull plus plenty of off balance Lunkerheads on roller Blades. Don’t get hit by a car while crossing King George HWY. to get a drink.
Surrey - Fleetwood
16555 Fraser HWY, Surrey. Located in front of the Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex.
Good size skate plaza with hubba, fun box, quarter pipe, curved ledges, steel skate bench and banks at either end of plaza.
Tsawwassen
1720-56th Ave. South - Tsawwassen is where you catch the ferry to go to Vancouver Island.
Large, well designed street park with stuff to ride for many skilllevels. Open, roomy design with banks, ledges, rails, hubbas, manny pads, step ups, a gap and more…
Vernon
HWY #97 north, between Kelowna and Armstrong. The skate park is located in Polson Park…Polson Park is located near the heart of Vernon, adjacent to Highway 97 and Highway 6.
Outdoor, concrete, 6 ft. deep bowl w/coping attached to a tight snake run into another bowl / bank. transfer from either bowl into a large street course with a couple of pyramids. Wall rides, an escalator ledge, couple of other ledges and lots of different size banks.
Vic West
Victoria. (Catch a Ferry to Victoria, Vancouver Island. Over Johnson St. bridge on Esquimalt Rd. - Find a skater & ask them).
Outdoor concrete, small horseshoe bowl, couple ‘O fun boxes. Hook-up with people at Coastline Surf & Sport for more info (250.382.2123).
Whistler
2 hours north of downtown Vancouver on HWY #99. Located at 4330 Blackcomb Way, between the huge day skier parking lot #2 and the Fitzsimmons creek, near the fire station … it‚Äôs a small village, ask someone.
Big crazy snake run to bowl with newer street style course recently added on. Show up in the spring and help the locals dig out snow.
White Rock
146 th st. & 20th ave. (HWY #99 south, 16th ave. exit west, near softball city). Public Transit: Get off at the King George skytrain (end of the line) and take the 321 to White Rock. Get off at softball city.
Street course recently added on to a snake run leading to a big, deep bowl, hips, rails, banks.
Williams Lake
Very north of Vancouver. Take Trans Canada #1 north to HWY #97 and follow it up to Williams Lake. 8th Ave. & Borland St., in Boitanio Park.
Outdoor, concrete surface rest of parks obstacles are wood - half pipe, fun box, vert wall, quarter pipe, 2 rails & people bring new things time to time.