Friday, November 2, 2012

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

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Ledges

Additional Features

  • Soccer field
  • Basketball court
  • Football field

Contact/Location

  • (512) 854-9489
  • 2703 Pecan St Pflugerville Tx
                                                                                                                     (2)




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/

 





1 comment:

  1. I live in Round Rock (just north of Pflugerville) and I had no idea about this park! When I started Freeline Skating, I looked around and found this small one in Round Rock:
    http://goo.gl/maps/MutcU
    But while it probably doesn't get as busy as the one you talk about here, it's much larger. Thanks for the heads-up!

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