Find a skate park in and around Chicagoland best suited for your skills.
There are many places for skateboard enthusiasts to practice in Chicago. Chicago-area skate parks are abound and many have become special hot spots due to their accessible locations, special skateboarding design schemes, impressive obstacle ramps and expansive concrete ground features. Most of the parks in Chicago are well-suited for novice to advanced skaters.
Wilson Skate Park
Wilson Skate Park is located in north Chicago and covers 21,647 sq. feet of concrete ground. There are no entrance fees. The park is well-lit and most ideal for skateboarders that like launching lines. The park also consists of wrought iron fences, seven bowls with islands and shallow ends. Complex terrains have been set up for advanced skaters.
Wilson Skate Park
700 W Wilson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
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Logan Square Skate Park
A Chicago Parks District skateboarding area is relatively new and was constructed underneath Chicago's Kennedy Expressway in Bucktown. According to Snakeboarder, the park features a long 4-foot quarter pipe, hip quarter/bank, spine, roll-over, driveway box with ledge, various grind boxes, picnic table and ground rails.
Logan Square Skate Park
2430 W Logan Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60647
West Lawn Skate Park
West Lawn Skatepark is located between 89th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Lawn. The park features various round and flat rails that are made adjustable to different heights. It has two 1/4 pipes which make a half pipe, and a huge 8- to 9-foot-tall quarter pipe with a 3 foot spine after it. The park also has a double funbox consisting of three banks and 1/4 pipes.
West Lawn Skate Park
4233 West 65th St.
Chicago, IL 60629
773-284-2803
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