skatepark
Sign in to saveAlso known as skate park, skaterpark, skater park, skateboarding park, skate hall, skateboard park
thumb|Burnside Skatepark in [[Portland, Oregon]] thumb|Far Rockaway Skatepark in [[Queens, New York City]] thumb|Iso-Vilunen Skatepark in Tampere, [[Finland]]
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- Elements
- Notable skateparks
- See also
- References
thumb|Burnside Skatepark in [[Portland, Oregon]] thumb|Far Rockaway Skatepark in [[Queens, New York City]] thumb|Iso-Vilunen Skatepark in Tampere, [[Finland]]
A skatepark, or skate park, is a specially designed recreational space for activities such as skateboarding, BMX, scootering, WCMX (wheelchair motocross) and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairsets, quarter pipes, ledges, spine transfers, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs, and any number of other objects.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “skatepark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.