Unsupervised, outdoor skate parks

Auburn: Brannon Park, 611 28th St. N.E., Auburn. Opened 1999. 8,000-square-foot, free-form park with long snake, three bowls, 3-foot pyramid and grinding rails.

Sunset Park, 1306 69th St. S.E., Auburn. Ramps on concrete.

Arlington: Bill Quake Memorial Park, 18501 59th Ave. N.E., Arlington. Opened 2005. 7,000 square feet with bowl, full-pipe and street features such as steps, railings and sidewalks.

Bainbridge Island: Strawberry Hill Park, north side of High School Road between Sands Road and Fletcher Bay Road, Bainbridge. Opened 2001. 14,000 square feet with large bowls.

Bothell: Bothell Skate Park, 9815 N.E. 188th St., Bothell. Opened 1999. On former tennis court. Half- and quarter-pipes, slants, fun box. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily.

Burien: Burien Community Center, 425 S.W. 144th St., Burien. Opened 2001. 7,500-square-foot concrete outdoor blade and board skating area with bowls and street features. A concert and skateboard competition is slated for Aug. 6.

Carnation: Memorial Park, Carnation. Opened 2004. 5,200 square feet with 9-foot-deep bowl, hips, pipe coping.

Covington: 25064 164th Ave. S.E., Covington. Reopened in June.

Des Moines: Field House Park, 1000 S. 220th St., Des Moines. Opened 1996. Eight-sided pyramid, marble lay-in for grinding.

Enumclaw: Dwight Garrett Park, 2222 Porter St., Enumclaw. 4,125 square feet with pyramids, step feature, start box ramps.

Everett: Walter E. Hall Park, 1226 W. Casino Road, Everett. Opened 1998. 14,300 square feet with tilted bowl with two hips running out of it into street course, two pyramids, big ledge and other obstacles, trannies and ledges.

Federal Way: Steel Lake Annex, 2645 312th St., Federal Way. 9,600 square feet.

Gig Harbor: Grandview Street, behind the Gig Harbor Civic Center. Large park with variety of elements.

Issaquah: Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S. (back parking lot), Issaquah. Opened 1997. Horseshoe bowl with coping, hips, wedge box, pyramid, long quarter-pipe and small half-pipe. Open daylight hours. Skatewave will set up a street course in front of the community center from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 24. All ages can skate and watch a demo by pro skateboarders. Helmets and waiver form required to participate.

Kent: Kent Lions Skate Park, 835 W. Smith St., Kent. 7,000 square feet. Opened 1996. Bowl, obstacle course containing rails, pyramids and ledges. A concert and skateboard competition is slated for Sunday.

West Fenwick Skate Park, Reith Road at 42nd Avenue South, Kent. 7,500 square feet. Opened 1999. Three-clover style bowl, pyramid, rails, coping.

Kirkland: Peter Kirk Park, 202 Third St., Kirkland. Opened 1996. Half-pipe and angled low rails.

Lynnwood: Lynndale Park, 17900 68th Ave. E., Lynnwood. Opened 1999. 5,000 square feet with six-foot-deep bowl, rails, quarter-pipe, three-sided hip, snake run.

Maple Valley: 22010 S.E. 248th St., Maple Valley. Small with pyramid and hip.

Marysville: 1040 Columbia Ave., Marysville. Opened 2002. 10,000 square feet with bowls, rails, ramps, pyramids, drop boxes, steps and spectator area. Open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. ci.marysville.wa.us/skatepark.htm.

Mercer Island: Mercerdale Park, Southeast 32nd and 78th Avenue Southeast, Mercer Island. Expanded in 2002. Concrete picnic table, stairs, ledges, banks and pyramid.

Mill Creek: Mill Creek Sports Park, intersection of Trillium Boulevard and Bothell-Everett Highway. 10,000 square feet.

Monroe: Opened 2002. Wood ramps set on concrete

North Bend: Torguson Park, 750 E. North Bend Way, North Bend. Opened 1999. Four ramps, half-pipe and bowl, rails and hips. The park also features a BMX track.

Oak Harbor: Volunteer Park, 85 S.E. Jerome St. (next to the pool), Oak Harbor. Opened 1998. Two levels with half-pipes, spine, pyramid and steel coping.

Puyallup: Fourth Street Northwest, next to Riverfront Trail. 10,000 square feet with lots of ramps, no bowl. Open to bicycles.

Redmond: The Edge Skate Park, 8420 161st Ave. N.E., Redmond. Upgraded in 2001. 7,700 square feet featuring rails, fun box and ramps.

Renton: Liberty Park, Bronson Way Northeast and Houser Way Northeast, Renton. Opened 2001. 8,400 square feet with twinkie, fun box, half-pipe, quarter-pipes and two bowls.

Sammamish: The city plans a skate park as part of its new Sammamish Commons.

SeaTac: Valley Ridge Park, 4644 S. 188th St., SeaTac. Opened 1999. Slants, pyramid, bulk heads and slider bar. Lighted. Helmets required by city ordinance. The city will host a skateboard competition Aug. 20. No preregistration; release form and safety gear required. www.ci.seatac.wa.us/park/skatepar.htm.

Seattle: Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St. (corner of Republican Street and Fifth Avenue North, on the west side of the Fifth Avenue parking lot), Seattle. Opened 2000. 8,900-square-foot park with a snake run, bowl with vert, quarter-pipes and street grind elements.

Snohomish: Averill Youth Complex, 400 Second St., Snohomish. 9,000 square feet.

Shoreline: Paramount School Park, 15300 Eighth Ave. N.E., Shoreline. Opened 2001. 7,000 square feet with bowls, rails, ledges, fun boxes, stairs, a pyramid and simulated picnic table. As part of Celebrate Shoreline, the park will host a skateboard competition Aug. 19 starting at noon, followed by performances of local bands until 8 p.m. Free.

Woodinville: Rotary Community Park, 19518 136th Ave. N.E., Woodinville. Opened 2003. Six-foot bowl, half-pipe and life-size concrete car and other cement shapes. BMX bikes allowed. Lighted. www.ci.woodinville.wa.us/recreation/teens/teen-skatepark.asp.

Sources:

www.skateboardparks.com/washington

www.concretedisciples.com/skateparksdb/display_state.php?state=WAsecure

thrashermagazine.com/index.php?SCREEN=skatepark

www.sk8parklist.com/parks.html

— Stephanie Dunnewind