Fairmont Park Skatepark — Attraction in Salt Lake City

I don't give 5 stars because the bowl transition is a little crazy. It isn't a standard curve, instead it gets much steeper by the top next to the coping. I'm sure any bowl rider can get used to it but still. I bet it is good for airing, a vert skater might love it. That is why most people that come here only hit the street section I think.

Street section is amazing though and there are so many fun features. While the park is one of the older ones in Salt Lake it still holds up as a great skatepark. And it has lights which is rare in Salt Lake for some reason.

After reading some other reviews about trash, cleanliness, and homeless people, I haven't really had a huge problem the dozen times I've been here. There is some trash sure, but I wouldn't call it disgusting, more like a normal level of cleanliness for any public space in a city. I've seen police patrols here kind of often too so I'm not too worried...

Features, here, seem to be geared to the type of skating that pleases spectators, and not necessarily what’s challenging in a fun way. Like it was designed for touring demo skaters. The vibe here is fairly d-baggy, compared to other parks. The surrounding area, very probably has some good street spots, so methinks it’s funny, when people wait in line just skate the ledge at the entrance. 🤷‍♂️ IF you can “air” out of vert. You’ll appreciate that the bowls generally have the little over vert lip needed for launching. The flip side is enjoying your heel bruise or broken and swollen body, when things don’t go right. If you’re the only one at the park, then cool, otherwise, there’s...

Great skatepark. It's on the smaller side but it has a good variety of things to skate. I've gone twice now, once in a Friday night and another time on a Saturday Morning. Friday nights (and I suspect Saturday nights) are busy and the skatepark gets pretty crowded. Saturday morning was great, since there were...