Skateboard Parks in Boston MA

The Best Places to Skate in the Boston Area

Ann Mapleridge
Skateboarding on the streets of Boston can be pretty dangerous. If you want to work on your skateboarding skills, or meet up with fellow skateboarders to hone your skills then a skateboard park is probably the best place to go. Skateboard parks are usually open to roller bladers and BMX bikers as well as skateboarders. Most skateboard parks require you to sign a waiver, and wear a helmet before you skate. Parks usually sell passes for an entire day of skating, as well as offer passes for the entire month or in some cases the entire year. Here are some of the best skateboarding parks in the Boston area.

Skaters Edge
391 W Water St
Taunton, MA 02780
(508)823-4410

Skaters Edge is an indoor skateboard park located in Taunton. The park has over 30,000 square feet of wall terrain for your skating pleasure including a snowman bowl and a real street section with stairs, hubbas, and rails. The park welcomes skateboarders at all different skill levels as well as BMX bikers and roller bladers. Prices range from $10-$15 a day, and the park can be rented out after hours for private parties with advance notice.

Harborside Community Center and Skate Park
312 Border Street
East Boston, MA
(617) 635-5114

This is Boston's first official skateboard park. The outdoor park is open from 9am-9pm Monday through Thursday, 9am-8pm Fridays, and 9am-8pm Friday, and 9am-5pm Saturdays. In addition to the skateboard park the center also has outdoor basketball courts and a sports field. Inside they have a gym, pool, dance studio, racquetball court, theater arts room, and a dance studio.

Subliminal Skate Park
590 Lake St
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
(508) 755-6900The Subliminal Skate Park in Shrewsbury is a great skate park for skaters at every skill level. The park offers monthly contests, skate lessons, pro demos, and skate clinics. The park is open Tuesday through Friday from 2-9pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 12-9pm. The park has bike nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as a bike session on Sunday evenings. Subliminal Skate Park has helmets available for rental, and offers passes per session, day, month or year.

Dracut Recreation Department
11 Spring Park Ave
Dracut, MA 01826
(978)458-4478

Unlike other skateboard parks that usually welcome bikers and roller bladers as well as skateboarders, this skateboard park in Dracut is for skateboarders only. For skateboarders this can be a great place to meet other boarders and practice without worrying about interference from or competing with bikers and bladers.

Published by Ann Mapleridge

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  • AOCRkid12/11/2009

    they forgot reservation in hyde park.

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