Calais Beach Skatepark — Attraction in Calais

There are three skateparks, one for children, one for medium skaters, and one for bicycles/advanced skaters.They are part of a bigger playground, with two outdoor structures. The structures are nice.One is made of interconnected plastic mats placed on different levels and a solide, and the other is made of giant plastic balls up to a meter across, suspended with ropes, to climb onto. Very nice park for kids, right next to the beach of you want to go for a walk. There are two big problems though. The first is pretty common: there are kids all over the place, and even adults sometimes take a stroll in the middle of the skatepark. The second problem is the sand. It can get shin-deep in certain places, and even when the skatepark is usable it's...

Wicked skatepark but it would be so much better if someone swept the sand out of the bowl once in a while. There's cleaning trucks going round every night/morning sweeping the paths around the park like anyone minds walking on a beach path with a bit of sand but where it really matters, in the bowl, it's all sand and rubbish... and...

Enfin un skatepark digne ce nom ... Certes la partie profonde est clairement dédiée aux trotinettes car leurs sauts et leurs performances prennent tout l'espace mais la partie moyenne est parfaite, et la partie débutant super pour les mini skateurs.

Bémol : la présence de BMX qui sont invasifs sur la moyenne structure, et comme toujours des enfants laissés sans surveillance par des parents/grands-parents et qui donc coupent les trajectoires sans discernement. On ne le répètera jamais assez, les enfants de - de 6 ans n'ont pas leur place sur ce type de structure lorsqu'elle est très fréquentée ! Allez donc au parc ou alors ne venez pas pleurnicher que votre enfant se prenne un skate dans les chevilles ... Car oui ... les planches cela...