We like to believe that every skatepark design is better than our last and Bakersfield’s latest skatepark at North Beardsley Park is a prime example of that. After a successful design and build project for the City of Bakersfield in 2014, we wanted to raise the bar even higher when North of the River Recreation and Park District hired Spohn Ranch as their skatepark … FULL POST
The spring issue of Shotcrete Magazine, a quarterly publication of the American Shotcrete Association, features a guest column by VP of Construction and Spohn Ranch co-owner, Mark Bradford. Mark is also an ACI-certified shotcrete nozzleman. Shaped by Mark’s 20+ years of skatepark construction experience, the educational piece details the keys to high-quality mix designs and how to create a successful … FULL POST
The story of New Orleans’ first public skatepark can’t be told without mentioning the Red Bull Mississippi Grind. The RBMG event series centered around a skateable barge that floated down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, MN to New Orleans, Louisiana, stopping at port cities along the way to host competitions and demos. After the final stop in New Orleans, … FULL POST
In 2013, the Bend Park & Recreation District and PUSH of Oregon, a local skateboard advocacy group, selected Spohn Ranch as the skatepark designer and builder for the City’s latest skatepark project at Ponderosa Park. Ponderosa Park was already home to a concrete skatepark built in 1997, but flawed design and subpar skatepark construction limited the potential of the space … FULL POST
Super fun day last Thursday celebrating the grand opening of Planz Park Skatepark in Bakersfield! Big thank you to the City of Bakersfield and its skaters for inviting us into their community. The park is located at 1601 Planz Road Bakersfield, CA 93304 and features lights for nighttime use. The park’s roughly 7,000 square feet of terrain includes a beginner-friendly bowl, a … FULL POST
The “City” stop of the 2013 Dew Tour returned to San Francisco, California where we designed and built world class competition courses for both the street and street style disciplines.
Quick pit stop to New Jersey on a recent East Coast trip generated some great aerial images of this 2012 design/build project.
Leveraging the resounding success of our skateable sculpture garden in South Jordan, Utah, Spohn Ranch was selected as the design-build partner for this modern plaza that sits on the grounds of the City of Provo’s new $32 million Aquatics Center. Problem soils and an existing bowl-centric park on the other side of town steered the design to an above-ground plaza … FULL POST
We’re proud to announce that our latest Minnesota project is breaking ground next month in the City of Wyoming! It’s one of three Spohn Ranch concrete skateparks coming to the Minneapolis area this summer. The project would not have been possible without the tireless dedication of local parents, Russ and Lois Janke. With active skateboarders in their household, they knew … FULL POST
For years, Sea Isle City’s skatepark was nothing more than a handful of plywood ramps and a patch of rough asphalt. In 2012, the City decided enough was enough and recruited Spohn Ranch to engineer a solution that would modernize their space. A tight footprint (compounded by a fence on four sides) and strict State regulations made creating a contemporary … FULL POST
