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
The Boy Scouts of America were in for treat at the 2013 Jamboree. In addition to over 100,000 square feet of concrete designed for skateboarding, Spohn Ranch also designed and built over 250,000 square feet of sculpted earth for BMX and mountain boarding. The vast landscape includes a mix of race tracks, jump tracks and pump tracks offering riders of … FULL POST
In one sentence – the largest and most comprehensive project to ever face the action sports landscape. The action sports facilities at the 10,000-acre Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia are an integral part of the $1 billion permanent home to the Boy Scouts of America’s quadrennial “Jamboree”, a national event that draws an estimated 75,000 visitors per day. When … FULL POST
Our third New Jersey design/build of the 2013 summer is substantially complete, and as of last week is now unofficially open for skating. Skateboarders from throughout New York and New Jersey had been flocking to the park for weeks, hoping for a sneak peek at the unique terrain. With the rest of the construction site almost finished as well, the … FULL POST
Now under new management by Action Park Alliance, the skatepark in Palm Springs, California is undergoing a face lift for a grand re-opening in October. We were hired to add a number of new obstacles to the park, as well as make repairs and improvements to a few existing features. For many, the most important improvement is the work we’re … FULL POST
What do you do when you’re working in a transition-centric region but 1’ below the site’s topsoil lies bedrock and granite? Rather than literally “blowing” the budget to dynamite out the rock, we worked with the skateboarding community of Bend, Oregon to create an above-grade park with a sculptural skate path that snakes through Ponderosa Park. The Spohn Ranch crew is … FULL POST
Construction is moving swiftly on Bend, Oregon’s new state-of-the-art skatepark at Ponderosa Park. The Bend Park & Recreation District, in collaboration with PUSH of Oregon, the local skatepark advocacy group, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on September 12th. Since construction was already underway, this ceremony was a little different than normal – giving the community an opportunity to walk the site … FULL POST
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
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
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!
