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Brushy Creek Skatepark-Cedar Park

 



Street Course

 This week's stop is Brushy Creek skatepark located in Cedar Park, Texas. Cedar Park is located thirty minutes from downtown Austin. This park, like Northeast Metropolitan skatepark, was built Newline skateparks. The skatepark is fifteen thousand square feet and is Cedar Park's first skatepark (1).

Features

• Mini bowl
• Large pool coping bowl
• Street course



Hip/Pyramid

• Multiple Pyramids

Hours

• 7am-10pm

Park Description

Rail/Ledge Set

Brushy Creek's street course is pretty unique compared to the rest of the skateparks located in Austin. The transitions are extremely mellow in the street course. They are on the verge of being bank ramps. Even though the transitions are mellow I never had a problem picking up speed. There are multiple rails and ledges that provide good lines. The mini-bowl is also constructed well, with transitions ranging from six-to-eight feet. The large pool-coping bowl is pretty intimidating with its foot of vert in the deepest part. Brushy Creek is a fun skatepark and is worth skating if you happen to be in the Cedar Park area.


Pyramid/Bowl Launch

Rules

• No bikes allowed
• Helmets required (but not enforced)
•  Skaters under twelve require adult supervision



Rules



6Ft Bowl

• City may close the park at anytime

Additional Features

• Soccer field
• Basketball court
• Jogging Trail
• Spectators area

Contact/Location

• (512)401-5000
• 2310 Brushy Creek Rd Cedar Park, TX

 
 
 
1.City of Cedar Park. (2012). City of Cedar Park: Skatepark. Retrieved from http://www.ci.cedar-park.tx.us/index.aspx?page=574
2. Map of Brushy Creek Park. Retrieved from http://maps.yahoo.com/
 

Lively Point Skatepark-Irving

The tour continues on to Lively Point skatepark located in Irving. This skatepark, like Lewisville, was built by Site Design. Lively Point is twenty-thousand square ft, and was one of the first skateparks in Texas to build a cradle (1). The skatepark is not far from downtown Irving DART train stop, making easily accessible to anyone in Dallas.


Pyramid/Quater-Pipe

Features

• Street course
• Pyramid
• Bowl w/ Cradle

Hours

• 10am-10pm

Long Bank Ledge

Park Description

Lively Point skatepark has a nice blend of transition and street skating elements. One side starts with a twenty foot wide bank ramp, goes to a line of rails and ledges, and then ends at an eight foot quarter-pipe. The course flows nicely, making it possible to include any or all ramps, rails, and ledges in a single run. Lively Point also does a good job at making the skatepark suitable for all skills levels without making it to obvious. If you are ever in the Irving area Lively Point is definetly worth a session.



Texas' First Cradle

Rules

• Skate at your own risk
• No skating before/after hours
• Pads are suggested
• No grafitti
• No skating in the rain

Additional Features

• Basketball court
• Tennis court
• Jogging trail
• Picnic area



Bowl

• Spectators area

Contact/Location

• (972)721-8090
• 909 O'Connor Rd Irving TX

1. Site Design Group. (2012). Lewisville -Scion Skatepark. Retrieved from

Rails/Ledges

htttp://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lewisville


2. Map of Scion - Lewisville Skatepark. Retrieved fromhttp://www.maps.yahoo.com 

Lakeland Hills Skatepark-Dallas



Street Course

Half-Pipe

This week I visited Dallas' Lakeland Hills skatepark. The skatepark is located about fifteen minutes from downtown Dallas. The skatepark is really small; there is not one ramp that is over six feet tall. It is by far the smallest skatepark I have skated. But if you happen to be in the area and are looking for a quick session, Lakeland Hills skatepark is still a fun skate.

Features

• 4ft mini-ramp
• adjustable grind box
• Bank ramp
• Pyramid with a ledge

Hours

• Dawn-Dusk

Pyramid

Park Description

Adjustable Grind-Box

While Lakeland Hills skatepark is not very big, it still has some fun stuff to skate. The ramps are made out of metal which is unique compared to other outdoor/public skateparks. The metal seems to skate faster than concrete. I had fun messing around with their adjustable grind box. It was interesting to see all the different ways I could set it up. The mini-ramp has a quater-pipe connected to it which made transferring to-and-from each of the ramps fun. Lakeland Hill's low transitions and lack of skaters makes the park ideal for someone who is just starting to skate.

Rules

• No bikes allowed
• No glass containers, or alcohol
• No spectators in skating are
• Skating is not allowed when it is raining  

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Additional Features

• Jogging Trail
• Basketball court   
• Playground

Contact/Location

• (214) 670-8281
• 2600 St. Francis Ave. Dallas, TX

1. Map of Lakeland Hills Park. Retrieved from http://maps.yahoo.com/

Shaylah Dame Skatepark-Round Rock

Quarter-Pipe

The tour moves on to one of the smaller skateparks, Shaylah Dame. The skatepark is fourteen-thousand square feet and has a small street course, and a huge bowl. The park is usually pretty empty due to the recent opening of both Northeast Metro and House skatepark. The lack of skaters at the skatepark made it easy to session the obstacle of my choice. So if you are looking to have a private session with your friends, Shaylah Dame is for you.


Features

• Mini-street course
• Bowl

Hours

6am-11pm


Street Course

Park Description

The skatepark has a street-course which consists of a quarter-pipe, three ledges, and two handrails. The flow of the course left me wishing that there was a little more to skate, but I still had quite a bit of fun considering I was one of five people skating the park. I did not have to worry about getting snaked, which is rare at a skatepark. The bowl is almost as big as the street course, with transitions ranging from four-to-twelve feet. The bowl also has a small full-pipe connected to it, but due to the placement of it, it exists more for looks than for skating.


Huge Bowl

Rules

• Pads are suggested
• Wait your turn
• Children under ten must be supervised

Additional Features

• Recreation center
• Playground
• Basketball court
• Jogging trail

Rules

Contact/Location

 
 

•  (512) 218-5540                                                                         
• 1600 Gattis School Rd Round Rock, TX           

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    1. Map of Shayla Dame Skatepark-Round Rock. Retrieved from http://www.maps.yahoo.com   

House Skatepark-Austin





Street Course

This week on the tour I will be visiting Texas' second newest skatepark, House Park. House skatepark is located about thirty-five minutes from Northeast Metropolitan skatepark, and is worthy of a skate session if you are ever in the Austin area. It was designed by Canadian designer New Line Skateparks, and built by Prism Development and California Skateparks. The thirty-thousand square foot skatepark was voter approved and cost a mere 1.7 million dollars (1).


Handrails

Features

• Street course
• Mini-ramp
• Bowl



Half-Pipe

• Pro shop

Front of Spine-Bowl

Hours

5am-10pm

Park Description

Back of Spine-Bowl

House skatepark has a street course that flows better than most public skateparks, with two pyramid ledges pointing in each direction, some lengthy granite ledges, and plenty of transition it is a hard to not have fun skate House. It was surprising to see a regular mini-ramp at the skatepark, most public skateparks only have bowl ramps. House Park succeeds when it comes to creating a skateable bowl. The transition height, which ranges from six-to-ten feet, makes the ramp extremely skater friendly. If you happen to BMX, House is one of the few skateparks that allows bike use.

Rules

• The use of pads is suggested
• No graffiti or tagging



Ledges

• Use of alcohol or tobacco is prohibited

Additional Features

• Pro Shop
• Skate-able art
• Spectator area

Location

W. 15th St. and Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX

Art-Ramp

 

1. Leblanc, Pam. (2011, June 15) Austin's opens new 30,000--square-foot skatepark opens today. Statesman. Retrieved from http://www.statesman.com/news/local/austins-new-30-000-square-
foot-skate-park-1542495.html

Northeast Metropolitan Skatepark-Pflugerville



The tour continues on to one of Texas' newest skateparks, Northeast Metropolitan, which just opened its doors on September 18 (1). What makes the park so unique is that it is an outdoor skatepark that skates like an indoor skatepark.

Features

• Street course
• Mini snake run
• Two Bowls




Street Course

• Shaded observation areas

Hours

8am-10pm

Park Description

Northeast Metropolitan skatepark was not an easy skatepark to find, but once I did I was glad that I was persistent. The skatepark is a fifteen minute drive from downtown Austin on Pecan St and 130. Once you turn into Northeast Metropolitan Park be patient and follow the road all the way to the end past the soccer and football fields.



Triple Bowl

I have found that some outdoor skateparks tend to be slick, but this was not the case at Northeast Metropolitan. The skatepark grips to urethane wheels really well. While the park does not have separate beginner and expert level courses it does seem to offer a nice blend of street/transition skating for every level of skater.

Northeast Metropolitan Skatepark has one of the most unique bowls I have seen. It is three connected six feet bowls, and two of the three sides have matching tombstones. It is a must skate for intermediate-to-expert skaters.

Three-Way Launch Pad

Rules

• Pads are strongly recommended
• Plastic pegs only
• Skate at your own risk
• No food, drinks, or smoking on ramps
• Unsafe behavior can result in removal from the park
• graffiti, tagging, and stickers prohibited

 

Ledges

Additional Features

• Soccer field
• Basketball court
• Football field

Contact/Location

• (512) 854-9489
• 2703 Pecan St Pflugerville Tx

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1.Travis County. (2012). Northeast Metropolitan Park. Retrieved from
https://parks.traviscountytx.gov/find-a-park/northeast-metro

2. Map of Northeast Metropolitan Park. Retrieved from
http://maps.yahoo.com/