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Many Places to Enjoy Skates and Skateboards

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The mild Phoenix climate makes this a perfect area, all year long, for outdoor skating. Whether you have inline skates, roller skates or a skateboard, it is likely that there will be a skate park near you where you can skate on a great surface and get the most of your skating experience.

Here is a listing of skatepark locations in the Greater Phoenix area that are popular with skaters and skateboarders:

Apache Junction Skate Park

  • Superstition Shadows Skate Park
    The Superstition Shadows Skate Park is located at 1091 W. Southern Ave. (near Ironwood) in Apache Junction, Arizona. It is a concrete, lighted skate park. It is free. For more information, contact the City of Apache Junction at 480-983-2181.

Chandler Skate Park

  • Chandler Skatepark
    The Chandler Skatepark is at 4800 S. Basha Rd. in south Chandler. It is a free public skate park. For more information contact the City of Chandler at 480-782-2640.

El Mirage Skate Park

  • Gateway Park Skate Plaza
    Located in El Mirage, Arizona in the Northwest Valley. It is at Gateway Park located at 10100 N. El Mirage Rd. and is a free public skate park. It features 15,000 square feet of concrete with curbs, steps with steel ledges, hips, and a half pipe. This plaza was designed for the true street skaters and for all levels to beginners to the advanced. The park also has a misting system to cool skateboarders as well as shade. Call for information 623-876-2977.

Gilbert Skate Park

  • Freestone Skate Park
    Located in Gilbert, Arizona in the East Valley. It is at Freestone Park, at the intersection of Juniper and Lindsay Roads. It is a free public skate park. Call for information 480-503-6201.

Glendale Skate Parks

  • Foothills Sk8 Court Plaza
    Located in the Foothills Park at 57th Avenue and Union Hills Road. It is a free public skate park. Call for information 623-930-2820.

  • X-Court
    Located at 83rd Avenue just north of Bethany Home Road at the Western Area Regional Park. This is a 26,000 square-foot, concrete bikes, boards and blades court with three major components: bowls, transitions and street elements. Inside the X-Court facility is a full-service proshop and concession building Call for information 623-930-2820.

Mesa Skate Park

  • Reed Park Skate Court
    Located at 1631 E. Broadway in Mesa. It is a free public skate park. Call for information 480-644-5300.

  • Kids That Rip!
    An air-conditioned indoor skate park with 10,000 sq. feet of skating ramps, bowls, etc. For the most part, this is a membership based facility where kids ages three and up can sign up for weekly classes and open skate.

  • SK8 ASYLUM
    An air-conditioned indoor skate park with a street course, mini-ramps, wooden bowl, and a vert ramp. Classes, open skate sessions daily.

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Know another skate park, or have an update to these listings? Let me know at phoenix@aboutguide.com.

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