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The new Lopez Skatepark is coming!
May 22, 2024
By Lopez Center for Community and the Arts
Grindline is in the process of being awarded the construction contract and the project is expected to start shortly after the 4th of July.
The current skatepark will be open through Saturday, June 15th.
The Skatelite material from the current park, with the exception of the half pipe and backing rails, is being donated to Lopez Center and we will be offering it to community members who are interested in repurposing it locally.
Please contact the office by e-mail ([email protected]) if you are interested by June 10th.
Materials must be picked up the week of June 16th-21st.
Are you just hearing about the new skatepark now?
In the summer of 2022, the San Juan County Council awarded $600k for the replacement of the existing Lopez Village Skatepark, managed by the San Juan County Parks and Fair Department. The existing plywood skate park was a generous donation from the Richlite/Skatelite company in 2013. Because our environment is wet and the park is not covered the support system is decaying, fasteners are not holding, and the park is rapidly failing. The new skatepark will be a cast-in-place, concrete skatepark that will extend the life of high-quality skating on Lopez Island for the next generation.
The Skatelite material from the current park, with the exception of the half pipe and backing rails, is being donated to Lopez Center and we will be offering it to community members who are interested in repurposing it locally.
Please contact the office by e-mail ([email protected]) if you are interested by June 10th.
Materials must be picked up the week of June 16th-21st.
Are you just hearing about the new skatepark now?
In the summer of 2022, the San Juan County Council awarded $600k for the replacement of the existing Lopez Village Skatepark, managed by the San Juan County Parks and Fair Department. The existing plywood skate park was a generous donation from the Richlite/Skatelite company in 2013. Because our environment is wet and the park is not covered the support system is decaying, fasteners are not holding, and the park is rapidly failing. The new skatepark will be a cast-in-place, concrete skatepark that will extend the life of high-quality skating on Lopez Island for the next generation.
New skatepark design