The City of Owensboro selected Spohn Ranch earlier this year via an RFP process among the nation’s top six design/build teams for a large skatepark development, including extensive site remediation and sports lighting. Since then, we’ve engaged in a thorough and collaborative design process, engaging with local skaters to design and engineer the best solutions for a site hampered by … FULL POST
The City of Bakersfield, CA recently selected Spohn Ranch via an RFP process among the nation’s top six design/build teams for a new, state-of-the-art skatepark at Planz Park. The first design workshop is next week! We’ll be meeting with local skateboarders to solicit their input on the style of park that best suits their needs. Construction is scheduled to begin … FULL POST
The final concrete pours in Bend, Oregon are going down this week as the Spohn Ranch crew races against mother nature and the cold temps that are creeping in. The crew is also hard at work installing locally-salvaged boulders that will give skaters a unique riding experience as they transition between concrete and natural stone.
We recently collaborated with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to transform a flat strip of asphalt at the Martinez Playground in Brooklyn into a neighborhood skate spot. Making the most of a limited budget, a once under-utilized space is now home to a number of sculptural skate elements and has become a thriving destination for New … 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!
As we mentioned earlier this week, construction is underway on one of three New Jersey Spohn Ranch design/builds that will be coming to fruition this summer. Not sure if we can really call this first project in the City of Elizabeth a skatepark, because it sure doesn’t look like one! The space is a part of a larger re-development project … FULL POST
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!
Final Design for Happy Valley, Oregon Skate Spot, originally uploaded by spohnranchskateparks While our state-of-the-art skatepark in Bend, Oregon continues to move through the design process, another Spohn Ranch skatepark has just broken ground a few hours up the road in Happy Valley. More of a skate spot, than a full-fledged park, this 4,000 square foot space will become a … FULL POST
Spohn Ranch’s latest skatepark design/build for Miami Dade County, Florida is officially open at North Trail Park. Our friends at Sugars Drop Shop are running the park and from what they’re telling us, the locals are calling this park Miami’s best yet! A big thank you to our friend Matthew Roy for the amazing photography.
