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Fun Skateparks Between Denver and NY near ish I80/90

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theabortionator
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What's worth checking out along the way. Was planning on skating a bunch this road trip but I fucked my knee and 2 months in just started skating again.

Mostly looking for transitions stuff. Fun bowls, snake run type shit, and weird flowy stuff. Also down even with the old skatelite mini ramps.

Just wondering if there's any dope can't miss parks. In no rush to get anywhere so down to detour or stop anywhere. Really no plans in between denver and fort wayne indiana. Also down to skate with some people along the way.
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done the 80 route quite a few times.

-Alix Rice Peace Park-Amherst, NY
-Buffalo Skatepark- Buffalo, NY
-Crooked River Skatepark-Cleveland, OH
-Hessville Park-Hammond, IN
-Grant Skatepark-Chicago, IL
-Davenport Skatepark-Davenport, IA
-Roberts Skatepark-Omaha, NE
-Apollo Park-Kearney, NE
-D Park, Denver, CO
-Arvada Skatepark, Arvada, CO
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theabortionator
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207done the 80 route quite a few times.

-Alix Rice Peace Park-Amherst, NY
-Buffalo Skatepark- Buffalo, NY
-Crooked River Skatepark-Cleveland, OH
-Hessville Park-Hammond, IN
-Grant Skatepark-Chicago, IL
-Davenport Skatepark-Davenport, IA
-Roberts Skatepark-Omaha, NE
-Apollo Park-Kearney, NE
-D Park, Denver, CO
-Arvada Skatepark, Arvada, CO


Word!. Was actually looking at that skatepark in Omaha and usually stop through there. Stayed in kearny before but wouldn't have know there was a park worth skating. Going to stop in Cleveland for sure so Ill check that. Havent been to Arvada but hit a couple Denver parks in the fall and gonna skate tomorrow with my buddy there. Woll check that park out prolly.

Where the fuck is Ameherst NY? Guessing WNY somewhere? Idk lived in NY almost entirely until I was 25 and have no idea where that is.

But seriously thanks for the tips. Might skip driving through Chi coming in on 80. Ill look it up though.
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Pigeon.
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theabortionatorWhere the fuck is Ameherst NY?


yoooo upstate NY represent

go to my home park near Rochester if u can. a DIY crew is building tranny w pool coping everywhere there and fun other features. check it on insta @honeoyefalls.diy i believe. if u cant find location online PM me, its kind of hidden

and check out the Ithaca skate park too on ur way out of NY.

and you have to go to Arvada in CO. so fucking sick. Lakewood park in denver is weird but fun too
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theabortionator
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Pigeon.yoooo upstate NY represent

go to my home park near Rochester if u can. a DIY crew is building tranny w pool coping everywhere there and fun other features. check it on insta @honeoyefalls.diy i believe. if u cant find location online PM me, its kind of hidden

and check out the Ithaca skate park too on ur way out of NY.

and you have to go to Arvada in CO. so fucking sick. Lakewood park in denver is weird but fun too


Word diy shit is sick. I wanna get into building a bit eventually. Also first post i saw was my friend skating it. Arvada looks fun.
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Idk how well it works with your route but 9th street DIY in Canton ohio is sick as fuck.
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theabortionator
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270on420outIdk how well it works with your route but 9th street DIY in Canton ohio is sick as fuck.



Ohio isn't a huge state. I can see where I'm at when I leave fort wayne and if it's worth a detour.

Stoked to have a few reccomendations to check out. I was sad I didnt even skate in SLC on this trip through. Was seriously looking forward to a skate road trip for minths and then I smoked my knee. Its a lil sore today just from skating for a couple hours yesterday hut just keeping things casual and having fun. Felt real good to carve around a bit. Hopefully knee stays healthy for the trip and I can at least cruise around a few spots along the way.
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Pigeon.
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theabortionatorWord diy shit is sick. I wanna get into building a bit eventually. Also first post i saw was my friend skating it. Arvada looks fun.

small world we might have sk8 mutuals haha
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207done the 80 route quite a few times.

-Alix Rice Peace Park-Amherst, NY
-Buffalo Skatepark- Buffalo, NY
-Crooked River Skatepark-Cleveland, OH
-Hessville Park-Hammond, IN
-Grant Skatepark-Chicago, IL
-Davenport Skatepark-Davenport, IA
-Roberts Skatepark-Omaha, NE
-Apollo Park-Kearney, NE
-D Park, Denver, CO
-Arvada Skatepark, Arvada, CO


This man
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theabortionator
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Arvada was sick
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theabortionatorArvada was sick

Is arvada the giant park with the huge transitions?
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Pigeon.
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theabortionatorArvada was sick


did u hit th potato chip?
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theabortionator
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Pigeon.did u hit th potato chip?



Is that the bump to weird wallride u thing? Nah it looked sick. I haven't even ollied since ive been back on the board. Just bumling around and lip tricks. Keeping it mellow and trying to keep the knee functional. It was pretty sore yesterday and today from skating 4 days in a row. Took today off but in omaha so gonna skate a park or two before leaving tomorrow.

Will def go back to arvada when i swing through denver in november. A little out if the way but was worth the drive.

The scooter kids hiding at the end of the snake run were kind of terrifying but that's part if life these days i guesss lol
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Pigeon.
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theabortionatorIs that the bump to weird wallride u thing? Nah it looked sick. I haven't even ollied since ive been back on the board. Just bumling around and lip tricks. Keeping it mellow and trying to keep the knee functional. It was pretty sore yesterday and today from skating 4 days in a row. Took today off but in omaha so gonna skate a park or two before leaving tomorrow.

Will def go back to arvada when i swing through denver in november. A little out if the way but was worth the drive.

The scooter kids hiding at the end of the snake run were kind of terrifying but that's part if life these days i guesss lol


yeah the quarterpipe vert wall u have to ollie off a bump to get on to. it's fucking scary lmao

i was doing rock combos on it and some guy was like "hey i'm gonna sesh this with u" and i'm like hell yes bro this thing big need someone else with me" and he fucking did blunt fakie and then 180 nose blunt first try back to back and i went and skated something else 😭😭



those scooter kids r the worst btw haha
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theabortionator
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Pigeon.yeah the quarterpipe vert wall u have to ollie off a bump to get on to. it's fucking scary lmao

i was doing rock combos on it and some guy was like "hey i'm gonna sesh this with u" and i'm like hell yes bro this thing big need someone else with me" and he fucking did blunt fakie and then 180 nose blunt first try back to back and i went and skated something else 😭😭



those scooter kids r the worst btw haha


Lol damn. Some old dudes were killing that vert wall by the small bowl.

As far as thread i skipped the omaha park because i was tired and had 10 hours to indiana. It was only 10 out of the way but i didnt feel like skating. Just hit a park in fort Wayne older build but still super flowy. Most people there dkated street but was def more tranny oriented.

Kept some good speed through the bigger flow bowl and did a few mediocre lip tricks. Felt good. Really almost felt like I knew what i was doing.

Strangely starting to favor my frontside carve. Really cruising around and getting good pumps.

Feels great to be skating again though.
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theabortionator
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Pigeon.yoooo upstate NY represent

go to my home park near Rochester if u can. a DIY crew is building tranny w pool coping everywhere there and fun other features. check it on insta @honeoyefalls.diy i believe. if u cant find location online PM me, its kind of hidden

and check out the Ithaca skate park too on ur way out of NY.

and you have to go to Arvada in CO. so fucking sick. Lakewood park in denver is weird but fun too












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CLQ
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Why would you ever leave Denver?
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theabortionator
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CLQWhy would you ever leave Denver?


I've never had the urge to live there
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Pigeon.
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damn fuck yeah dude.
theabortionator









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theabortionatorI've never had the urge to live there


Ur ranked #2 in karma on this site but ur #1 in my heart
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Chris.B
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theabortionatorWhere the fuck is Ameherst NY? Guessing WNY somewhere? Idk lived in NY almost entirely until I was 25 and have no idea where that is.

Amherst is where University at Buffalo is, near exit 50 on I-90.

Breaking Free skatepark, formerly R.A.S.P, in Rochester is pretty good.
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