st. johns sk8 park
Location: Pier Park, St. Johns
Lombard St. to Bruce St., North on Bruce St.

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STATS
Info current as of: 11-11-01
Last visit date: 11-10-01
When opened: Summer 2001
Who built: Oregon Army National Guard IRT
Size: Small.
Difficulty: 3 (On a scale of 1-5, 5 being difficult)
Fun: Fair.
Helmets: Not required but always bring one just in case.
Bikes: Yes, lots of bikes.
Supervised: No.
Hours open: Pier Park's hours are weird, 5am-12:01am.
Lights for night: No.
Covered: No.
Cleanliness: Fair.
Friendliness: Fair.
Misc: This park has some problems but hey, any skatepark is better than no skatepark, right? A couple of odd aspects are the concrete covered coping and the shallow bowl that shoots skaters out onto the grass. It is a unique park, with it's concrete "Plateaus". Bikers seem to like the park. 2 of the 3 skaters I brought enjoyed it and plan to return. No pic-nic tables, restrooms are a walk away, no drinking fountain. (Sidenote: anyone who read my original scalding comments about this park will now see I've repaired my attitude.)

Questions/Contacts: Portland Parks and Recreation, 1120 SW 5th Ave. Suite #1302, Portland, OR. 97204, phone: 503-823-PLAY(7529) email: pkweb@ci.portland.or.us website:www.parks.ci.portland.or.us/
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As of: 10-20-2001