Daytona Beach Skatepark Grand Opening, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks.

Daytona Beach’s premiere action sports facility is officially open!

The Bethune Point Skatepark in Daytona Beach, Florida was officially opened on Saturday November 7th – drawing in hundreds of skaters, families, and curious spectators. The skatepark, called the “finest skatepark in the country” by Recreation Director Percy Williamson, is now open daily for skaters and BMXers to enjoy.

The day’s festivities included speeches by Mayor Glenn Ritchey and City Commissioner Richard Shriver, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, demonstrations from local skaters, and separate BMX and skateboarding contests. Big shout-out to Maui Nix Surf/Skate Shop who ran the contests and donated all of the product for the winners.  Locals Only Surf Magazine also covered the event in their November Issue which can be viewed online here.

Thanks again to everyone who came out to support skateboarding and quality skateparks!

Bethune Point Skatepark Daytona Beach, Florida, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks.

The new Bethune Point skatepark in Daytona Beach, Florida is all finished and set for the official grand opening this Saturday, November 7th at 10 a.m. With the finishing touches on the landscaping completed, this park is going to look amazing! More importantly though, this park is sure to quickly become one of Florida’s premiere action sports facilities – drawing in a wide range of skaters from across the country.

If the secret late-night sessions we’ve been hearing about are any indication, the grand opening is set to be a great day for skating!  See you there!

Brownsville Bowl with Pool Coping, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks.

Late last year Brownsville, TX had a grand opening for the new Spohn Ranch concrete skatepark there.

The park has some nice features – complex bowl with spine, pool coping, granite manual pads, granite benches, granite ledges, brick banks, etc…

Check out this video from the grand opening:

Brownsville Skatepark Photos – Texas – Bowl flatwork, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks.

A new concrete skatepark built by Spohn Ranch. Grand opening is December 19th. Designed with Pillar Design Studio, the park features a complex bowl with a tear-drop spine and pool coping. A street plaza surrounds the bowl with multi-levels, stairs, granite benches and wide banks.

The park was built on a site with expansive soil and water-table inches below the surface. This meant that the entire park had to be built above grade.

By placing pre-cast concrete pieces on concrete footings, Spohn Ranch was able to build up without major site work. The skate elements act as retaining walls, allowing for inexpensive berming.

During construction, the site was directly hit by Hurricane Dolly. With other methods of construction, this may have wiped out an in-progress construction site. Fortunately, it was a minor set-back to this project and resulted in no change orders and no added cost to Brownsville.

For more about Spohn Ranch, please visit our latest news updates by clicking here.

DSCF4535, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks.

L.A.’s First Skate Plaza: Grand Opening Photos
Transworld Skateboarding
Carleton Curtis Sunday, September 28th, 2008 | 4,616 views |

B&W Photography by Yoon Sul
Color Photography by Carleton Curtis

[WILMINGTON, CA] If I told you the City of Los Angeles didn’t boast a 100% skate plaza, would you believe me? Well up until yesterday, the so-called skate mecca of the world didn’t have one. I know, poor Los Angeles, right? Nevertheless, the grand opening of the brand-spankin’-new Ambassador Skate Plaza in Wilmington yesterday was a monumental occasion. Technically, the park opened six years ago but its design just wasn’t cutting it anymore by today’s standards. As demonstrated by any recent contest and of course, the DC Skate Plaza project, it’s all about mimicking the streets. So Maxwell Billieon of the Ambassador Series worked with councilwoman Janice Hahn and Michael Shull at the LA Department of Recreation and Parks to revamp the park… and the rest, as you’ll soon see, is history. Big ups to co-designer Paul Rodriguez, Daewon Song, Spohn Ranch Skateparks and the City of LA for creating an amazing (and free!) concrete and granite wonderland. Plus, no pads!!!

For more photos:

http://skateboarding.transworld.net/2008/09/28/las-first-skate-plaza-grand-opening-photos/

Video coming soon!

Dunlap Skatepark Spohn Ranch Concrete Skateparks, originally uploaded by ellishays.

There’s a new concrete skate plaza in Washington Township, PA! Skaters of all ages enjoyed the grand opening on April 5th. The team from Pit Crew in Frederick, Maryland put on an amazing demonstration, including a few nail-biting trick contests.
The park is an innovative street plaza featuring real street elements like granite ledges, brick-textured barcelona walls & loading dock gaps.

Designed in association with Artifex & local skaters, the park was brought to life by Spohn Ranch. Using our cutting-edge SpohnCrete pre-cast concrete skatepark system, we were able to install the park in the snow during the winter. This made construction possible even under the worst conditions.

The finished park is glassy-smooth and has already received rave reviews by skaters.