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Final Design Revealed for City of La Quinta’s X Park

When it opens in 2020, La Quinta’s X Park will arguably become the best municipal skatepark in the State of California. The 40,000 square foot facility will occupy the currently undeveloped corner of Dune Palms Road and Westward Ho Drive and welcome all wheels, including skateboards, bikes, scooters, skates and wheelchairs. After building the City a small skatepark at Fritz … FULL POST »

Highly-Anticipated George Lane Skatepark Underway

After completing a pathway-style skatepark at the Castaic Sports Complex, Spohn Ranch’s second of two skatepark design/build projects for the County of Los Angeles is charging ahead at George Lane Park in Quartz Hill, California – just southwest of Lancaster. The 15,000 square foot George Lane Skatepark will replace an under-utilized horseshoe pit area in the northern part of the … FULL POST »

HAWAIIAN GARDENS SKATEPARK RECEIVES CONCRETE FACELIFT

Clarkdale Park Skatepark in Hawaiian Gardens, California is getting a facelift thanks to the skatepark designers and builders at Spohn Ranch. After years of making due with aging metal ramps and a worn slab, local skateboarders are ecstatic about the upgrade to modern concrete terrain. While the space remains compact, the new skatepark design will provide good flow and a … FULL POST »

National City Skatepark builds a strong contrast

After a flurry of grand openings in 2014, San Diego County had a quiet 2015 skatepark season. 2016, however, is starting off with a bang thanks to the dedicated Spohn Ranch field crew in National City, California.  The new Kimball Park Skatepark will replace the City’s aging collection of metal ramps which had reached the end of their lifespan. With … FULL POST »

Serenity Park Skatepark – Lake Elsinore California

Lake Elsinore’s claim as “Action Sports Capital of the World” has been officially cemented with the completion of the concrete skatepark at Serenity Park. Our design/build project officially opened in mid-July featuring a modified peanut bowl and a flowing street course. The craftsmanship and well-balanced design has rave reviews flooding into the office. Acting as general contractor and prime skatepark … FULL POST »

Skatepark Building in Lake Elsinore, California

Lake Elsinore, California has been dubbed the “Action Sports Capital of the World”. The City’s action sports culture has deep roots, fueled by an unrivaled collection of facilities for motocross, wakeboarding, skydiving and every other non-traditional sport one could think of. The City was ahead of the curve when they opened a skatepark at McVicker Park in the early 2000’s, … FULL POST »

Construction underway in Westlake Village, CA

Skatepark construction is underway in Westlake Village, California.  The City’s first concrete skatepark is one component of a 19-acre recreational site located on the north side of Thousand Oaks Boulevard, West of Lindero Canyon Road.  10+ years in the making, the project finally came to fruition through a unique collaboration between the City of Westlake and the Triunfo YMCA. Skatepark … FULL POST »

Renovation of Buena Park’s Peak Park Skatepark

The face lift at Peak Park Skatepark in Buena Park, California is a wrap! The City selected Spohn Ranch as the only skatepark designer and builder with the tools and ingenuity to modernize their 10-year old facility.  We replaced the deteriorating wood ramps with new concrete terrain seamlessly integrated into the existing slab. Since construction wrapped, skateboarders and BMX bike riders from throughout Orange … FULL POST »

Planz Park Skatepark Build pushes Forward

With a Memorial Day targeted grand opening, the crew is blazing through the skatepark build at Planz Park in Bakersfield, California.  The earthwork is now substantially complete – with the cut & fill balanced, elevations shaped and the bowl excavated. After framing and rebar, our ACI-certified shotcrete nozzleman Mark Bradford placed concrete in the bowl and led the crew in … FULL POST »

Skatepark Design Workshop in Bakersfield, CA

The City of Bakersfield, CA recently selected Spohn Ranch via an RFP process among the nation’s top six design/build teams for a new, state-of-the-art skatepark at Planz Park. The first design workshop is next week! We’ll be meeting with local skateboarders to solicit their input on the style of park that best suits their needs. Construction is scheduled to begin … FULL POST »