Skate Plaza in Marquette, Michigan Nears Opening

  Our design/build project in Marquette, Michigan is nearly finished thanks to a community-wide effort to rake the soil surrounding the park and prepare it for hydro-seeding. Love seeing volunteer work like this, really gives the users a sense of ownership in their park! The park is officially opening September 27 at 6pm with a demo by professional skateboarder Steve … FULL POST »

LAUSD’s First Skatepark Celebrates Grand Opening

Spohn Ranch was proud to be the design/build partner for the Los Angeles Unified School District’s first designated skatepark. Over four years in the making, the park will become a valuable asset for the vulnerable youth of this neighborhood, as well as a huge step forward in LAUSD’s long term goal of a district-wide system of skateparks and skateboarding curriculum. … FULL POST »

Wrapping up Phase-2 of Bellevue, PA Skate Plaza

It’s been a long winter, but the weather was finally consistently good enough for us to continue work on phase-2 of the skate plaza at Bayne Park in Bellevue, Pennsylvania. After a bit of clean-up work and landscaping, the skatepark will be finished and ready for it’s grand re-opening!

Avenal, California – Addition to Existing Skatepark

There’s going to be some good handrail skaters coming out of Avenal, California! We just wrapped up construction of the local skateboarders request to add a legitimate stair set to their outdated park. Also built a nice ledge and return quarter-pipe to get speed for the bump-to-ledge. Enjoy kids!

Creekside Park Skatepark – Monte Rio, California

The Spohn Ranch crew arrived in Monte Rio, California late last week to begin building the new concrete skatepark at Creekside Park along the Russian River. The site is gorgeous and the park will be equally brilliant with an uber-flowy, street-inspired snake run wrapping around a center landscaped area.

Skatepark Build Wrapping Up at Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg, NC, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. We’ve been battling the snow since the year began, but Fort Bragg, North Carolina’s new concrete skatepark is nearing completion. From the looks of the wheel marks and wax, some local rippers are already getting a taste!

Bellevue, Pennsylvania Skatepark

Bellevue, PA, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Located just outside of Pittsburgh, the small community of Bellevue has been working hard over the past several years to build support for a designated skateboarding space. In 2011, the Borough was awarded a grant and Spohn Ranch was chosen as the design/build partner for the project. With construction now officially underway, this former … FULL POST »

Johnson Park Skatepark is a Wrap!

  Johnson Park Skatepark is a Wrap!, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks. Gardena, California is a wrap! 5 years of site visits, design workshops, city council meetings and construction has finally come to an end. We have packed up all of our tools/equipment and are leaving behind two beautiful skateparks that will hopefully inspire generations of Gardena skateboarders to come. Thank … FULL POST »