The new Windale Skatepark in Lake Macquarie, NSW, is something. The concrete park features smooth concrete, a selection of transitions and street features with an open-flow design.
There is an open bowl with hips, humps, curves and the familiar steel coping that we love to skate. There is also a reasonably sized street section with a selection of intermediate-sized obstacles.
Although Windale Skatepark is one of the most recent skate facilities to be constructed in Lake Macquarie, it is deteriorating quicker than most due to the lack of respect from the locals. The park gets a lot of riffraff, as displayed in the pics, with motorbike tyre marks over the entire park and a fire pit in the middle of the bowl. It is a shame to see such a beautiful concrete masterpiece being disrespected. Most skaters would love to call this skatepark their local, and we suspect it’s not the skaters, scooter rollers or BMX riders that disrespect the facility but a minority of youths.
Kariong Skatepark
The fresh new concrete that makes Kariong Skatepark in the Central Coast of NSW is a great example of pump track integration to an open-flow street park. The pump track is separate and has a number of humps, bumps, burns and turns to keep you rolling for days. The...
Old Bar Skatepark
The tranquil coastal town of Old Bar has an old skatepark that can be found on the foreshore park, next to the Taree Old Bar Surf Lifesaving Club. The smaller skatepark lies above a rough concrete surface and features a number of pre-fab obstacles. There are too many...
New Lambton Skate Park
Another average pre-fab skatepark in Newcastle, NSW. The small concrete surface is rough, we are sure it had seen better days. There are several Pre-fab features that rest on top of the concrete base. Features include quarters, banks, euro, spine and rail. Plenty of...
