We were wrapped when we drove past this old-school skatepark when en route to the much newer Wauchope Skatepark that can be found on the other side of Andrews Park.
This vintage skatepark is a testament to how far skatepark design and construction have come. The park features a quarter, ledge, a curved bank a jump in the middle.
This skatepark obviously doesn’t get any use as it had a lot of debris on the surface. The skatepark is sporting cracks in every square meter of its surface, some large enough you might lose a wheel. The steel coping on the quarter ramp is a sight to see.
Although this is a terrible skatepark, we love that the council has left it here considering there is so much space available to construct a new park elsewhere instead of what we too often see when the old skatepark is demolished to make room for the new park.
Narromine Skatepark
The initial park was a poor attempt of a skatepark. Narromine Skatepark sits on a medium sized concrete slab with a few features above. The skatepark has since been blessed with and entirely new adjacent skatepark. They have the space, so why would they replace a park...
Dubbo Skatepark
A huge old-school bowl with a full pipe and a new street section added to the side. The OG bowl is big large and the street section looks like fun, It was pissing down with rain when we were in Dubbo, so didn't get to skate the park, but we were definitely not...
Wellington Skatepark
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