Laurel Recreation Area & Skate Park — Attraction in Glen Allen

The skate park is extremely mediocre these days. In 2021 they revamped it and removed major parts of it; mainly the large vert ramp and the bowl. During this revamp they installed a lot of smaller elements to make up for what was removed but even most of those were eventually removed as well. Now there's a massive area of rough asphalt with nothing on it and the concrete area where they filled in the bowl wasn't even done that well with uneven areas and cracks. Any photos you see of Laurel Skate Park before 2021 are greatly outdated and do not represent what is there now. If all you need is flat concrete, I guess it gets...

Enjoyed using this park for a quick lunch and play date with my kiddos! The size of the playground equipment was perfect for my 2year old and 5 year old to both enjoy! I was also thankful for the soft fresh mulch that was laid under and around the playground equipment. The picnic benches were a little old but sturdy enough to severe their purpose. I mostly definitely plan to...

So sad, they took everything away from this skate park. No more bowls, no more half pipe. All that is left are some ramps and a couple of grinds that are really old. Only part of it is concrete with part of it being pavement which you can barely skate on. This went from 5 stars...