Spohn Ranch Welcomes Charlie Wilkins to the Family!, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. We are proud to announce that we are welcoming retired professional skateboarder Charlie Wilkins into the Spohn Ranch family as our new full-time CAD designer. We met Charlie this past summer as we were working with Alli Sports on the Dew Tour and immediately knew he would be … FULL POST
Holland, Michigan – Smallenburg Skatepark Open!, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Thank goodness for the uncharacteristically warm weather the Midwest has been experiencing as of late, because the skateboarders of Holland, Michigan are getting some unexpected quality time at the new concrete skatepark. In 2011, Spohn Ranch was chosen as the skatepark designer and builder for the 10,000 square foot concrete … FULL POST
Red Bull Mississippi Grind Finals in New Orleans, Louisiana, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. The floating concrete skatepark we designed and built for Red Bull made its way down to New Orleans, Louisiana this past weekend for the final event of the Red Bull Mississippi Grind. Hosting contests at stops along the Mississippi River route, the NOLA event featured the … FULL POST
Oregon, Illinois – Prairie Side Skate Plaza Now Open!, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Oregon, Illinois’ first public skate plaza held its official grand opening last week, with nearly a hundred local skateboarders, BMX bike riders and community members in attendance. During the opening ceremony, Jim Coutts, Oregon Park District Recreation Director, noted “From the park district’s point of view, whenever … FULL POST
Red Mountain Adventure Park – Woodland Park, Colorado, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. The highly anticipated Red Mountain Adventure Park officially opened last week, as hundreds of Colorado skateboarders and BMX riders enjoyed their first runs on the fresh concrete and shaped earth. In the works since 2008, the park features a 16,000 square foot freestyle BMX track and 8,000 square … FULL POST
Aurora, Illinois – Fun Session at the New Concrete Skatepark, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. While word continues to spread about Illinois’ “funnest public skatepark”, our friends from Yeah Boardshop got in an early morning session before the park got too crowded. Local photographer, Kyle Seidler, returned with some amazing shots from the day’s action, including some gems of skateshop … FULL POST
The Dalles, Oregon – Skatepark Construction Complete!, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Randy Kilwag, Portland skatepark advocate and founder of the popular skateboarding blog, Skate and Annoy, just sent over some great shots of our recently completed design/build project in The Dalles, Oregon. While the City is still wrapping up some final perimeter landscaping and site amenities, the Spohn Ranch crews … FULL POST
Aurora, Illinois – Official Grand Opening, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. June 21st, 2011 was the 9th annual International Go Skateboarding Day and Spohn Ranch had the privilege of celebrating the special day by skating and hanging out at the official grand opening of our latest design/build project in Aurora, Illinois. Big thanks to the local skateshop, Yeah Board Shop, who organized … FULL POST
Suffolk, Virginia – Lake Meade Completed Park, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Local ripper Templeton Elliot just sent a grip of photos from our other recently completed skate spot in Suffolk, Virginia – this time at Lake Meade Park. Both Lake Meade and Bennett’s Creek officially opened in May and have been met with incredibly positive feedback from the Parks Department … FULL POST
Bennett’s Creek Skate Spot – Suffolk, Virginia, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Just received some great shots of our recently completed skate spot in Suffolk, Virginia from Templeton Elliot, a skateboarding advocate from Norfolk and contributor to The Skateboard Mag. Templeton was actively involved in the design of both Suffolk skate spots and backs his concepts up with mean back smiths … FULL POST
