Wheat Ridge Skatepark — Attraction in Wheat Ridge

If my friends suggest we go skate this place, I almost always shoot the idea down. The features are alright, the bowl is awesome and one of my favorites. It has a spine and is easy to maintain speed in. The street section is all once direction, unless you are really good at pumping. This causes clutter on features and people skating directly at one another.

The park DOES NOT HAVE LIGHTS.

The biggest issue I have with this park is the locals and the nearby high school. The kids playground right next to the park doesn't help either. The high school kids hang out here, ask for cigarettes, have been known to steal wallets from my friends, and cigarettes on a regular basis. Little kids on scooters are common as well. The scene at this park is one of the worst...

Big fan of this skate park for its variety in a relatively small space (compared to the large downtown Denver or Arvada parks).

Probably the only marks against this spot are the sort of small-ish (covered) chill out area and the very occasional over-zealous skateboarders who seem to forget this is an all-ages location at a public park. They can go to Arvada or Denver if they want to be all hard core serious (that said, this is a good place for groms to learn skate park etiquette because most of the skaters, bikers, & scooterers are...

This is a great skate park for any skater, lots of variety and the bowl section is great for intermediate to advanced. It does have a bit of a funky layout so the flow can be tough especially with all of the children. If you’re going to bring kids here I would recommend teaching them skate park etiquette so that they do not do endless loops with no direction causing other skaters to be very confused and potentially...