Skatepark Types

The following is a list of five common skatepark types. CCPS only endorses poured in place concrete skatepark construction.

1) Poured in Place Concrete: This method involves traditional poured concrete and shotcrete installations.

Poured in Place Concrete Skatepark built in Poteet, TX.

2) Poured in Place Concrete and Precast Concrete: This method involves traditional poured concrete, shotcrete installations and installed precast concrete. This method is also known as In-Ground Precast.

Poured in Place Concrete/Precast Concrete built in Holland, MI.

 

3) Steel Prefab: This method consist of steel framed prefabricated equipment with either a steel or composite plastic layer.

Steel Prefabricated Skatepark built in Kasson, MN.

 

4) Custom Wood: This method consists of custom wood framed construction.

Custom Wood Skatepark Hilton Head, SC.

 

5) Kickplate Precast: This method involves concrete precast ramps with a steel connector plate connecting the ramps to the ground. The steel connector plate is also referred to as a “kickplate”. This method is also known as Above Ground Precast.

 

Kickplate Precast features steel connection plates at the bottom of the precasted ramp. This park was completed in Washington, D.C.