Lady Bird Johnson Skatepark-San Antonio

 

The first stop on the map is San Antonio’s Largest outdoor skatepark— Lady Bird Johnson. The skatepark was funded by San Antonio’s Parks and Recreation department, designed by a local designer, and built by a local contractor (1).

Features

•         Bowl
•         Miniature street course

Hours

·         4am-11pm

Park Description

  

The bowl is seven thousand square feet bowl with transitions ranging anywhere from four to eight feet (2).  Directly to the right of the massive bowl is a miniature street course, which has a four foot tall bowl quaterpipe, a pyramid, a two foot tall square coping ledge, and a mini handrail. The skatepark is skate at your own risk meaning that is unsupervised.

The park is made of concrete and is outdoors, so if you are planning a skate session here, as any other outdoor park, you will probably want to check the weather first.

Rules

·         Skate at your own risk, park is unsupervised
·         Graffiti and littering are prohibited
·         Competitions and demonstrations are not allowed without Parks and Recreations   
          written approval
·         No bicycles, or any motorized vehicles allowed

Additional Park Features

·         An outdoor, seasonal swimming pool

·         Four Soccer fields
·         A basketball field
·         Four softball fields
·         Onsite Parking
·         Fifteen picnic tables

Contact/Location

 

• (210)207-7275
• 10700 Nacodoches Dr. San Antonio                            

                                                                                                                   (3)

                                                                                                               

 

1. City of San Antonio. (2011). San Antonio Parks and Recreation; Skate Plazas. Retrieved from

http://www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec/skate_parks.aspx

2. City of San Antonio. (2011). San Antonio Parks and Recreation; Skate Plazas. Retrieved from
http://www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec/skate_parks.aspx

3. Map of Lady Bird Johnson Skatepark. Retrieved from

http://maps.yahoo.com/








 

 

What to Expect

With more than fifteen skateparks being built a year in Texas, it is becoming difficult to know which park is right for you (1).  This blog will offer detailed reviews of the largest skateparks in Texas (2). It will provide skaters living in the state a chance to preview the skateparks accessible to them.

I will review skateparks in the following cities:

 

• Austin
• Allen
• Dallas 
• Irving
• Lewisville

 Information on the park’s difficulty, size, rules, and hours of operation will be provided for each park.

Skating has seen a dramatic increase in popularity, second only to snowboarding, which has in turn led to a demand for outdoor/public skateparks (3). This caused many indoor parks to go out of business.

Usually the dry, hot weather in Texas is ideal for skating outdoor/public skateparks, but on the off chance it is raining, this map will also provide the locations to some of the few indoor skateparks left in Texas.

A new skatepark review will be posted weekly with detailed pictures and information. So if you are tired of skating the same spot, check out the reviews to see what Texas has to offer.

References

1 .Carter, D. (2011). Texas skate park index. Retrieved from http://www.skatepark.org/park-development/advocacy/2011/01/texas-skatepark-index/

2 .Gansle, D. (2010, October 18). The best skate parks in North Texas. CBS Local. Retrieved from http://dfw.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-skate-parks-around-dallas/
 

3. Site Design Group. (2012). Lewisville -Scion Skatepark. Retrieved from http://www.sitedesigngroup.com/projects/details/lewisville