Durham Skate Park — Attraction in Durham

A great place for skaters, scooters and onlookers. Clean, lots of room for users to share and overall a respectful, safe and friendly environment. Knowing the general etiquette of using a park would be beneficial to learn in advance so your child or user will have the most positive experience. My son rides a stunt scooter and rides like the rest of the bunch that skate, he uses the pool, bowl, rails and ramps with no issue and has been welcomed by the seasoned skaters from day one. It is a wonderful community of people, in fact we moved to Durham so we could be closer to this wonderful park. Come on out, you will have a great time as a skater, scooter, parent or onlooker, there is room for everyone of all ages and...

Durham Skate Park is a regularly visited location for my 13 year old son. He can spend hours at a time there, learning new tricks, meeting new skaters, and just hanging out. It's a nice, family friendly atmosphere. The older teens and adults are always kind to younger kids, like my son. I typically read while he skates, but the farmer's market and food truck rodeos are sometimes going on close by, so it's a great location that offers something for everyone. Also, it's located directly across from the police depot, so I've never seen any signs of shady activity, which brings me great comfort...

I am sure if you are local at this park, you probably figured this place out and love it. The park looked cool, but it doesn't flow. There is a 3ft quarter that has nearly 5 inches of vert. Some obstacles have zero run-up room and have another obstacle right after it. Seems like they tried to fit as much as they can on the property and awarded the lowest bidder to build it. I will say that it is better than nothing, I just wouldn't drive out of my...