Location: Pioneer Park, Oak St. & Palmer, La Grande.
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Info current as of:April 2003 ( Thanks Minnie!) Last visit date: May 2002. When Opened: August 2001. Who designed/built: Designed by Purkiss Rose Landscape Architects. Built by CORP. Inc. Surface: Concrete. Size: Large, 18,000 SF. Difficulty: Easy to Difficult. Fun: This is the best skatepark in Eastern Oregon. Looks well worth visiting, although the skaters I spoke with complained about "chunky" transitions. Helmets: Recommended but not required Bikes: Not allowed and the skaters enforce this rule. Supervised: No. Hours open: Dawn to Dusk. Lights for night: No. Covered: No. Cleanliness: Spotless. Friendliness: The one time I was here, there was only one skater and he was super friendly...hello! Questions/Contacts:Minnie Tucker at City of La Grande City Hall, 1000 Adams Ave., La Grande, 97850, ph: 541.962.1352. Minnie's email: mtucker@uwtc.net |
Nearest Skateboard Shop: Cycle Sports, 112 Depot St., La Grande, Ph:541.962.7441. Mark Larson at Cycle Sports has been very helpful and involved in promoting skateboarding in La Grande.
Misc: Unfortunately, I visited this park solo, without my crew of skaters to actually skate the park so even though I thought it looked like a nice park, I was told it wasn't as skate-able as it looked. Still, this is definitely the best skatepark in Eastern Oregon and I think worth a visit. This park has coping on everything, including the picnic tables, which I thought was way cool-instead of fighting the skaters to stay off the picnic tables, someone got smart and went with the flow instead. Restrooms located a short walk away, drinking fountain at skatepark.
As of: 8-1-2002