Springfield Skateboarding Park

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Location: In Willamalane Park, Corner of G St. and Mohawk Blvd, Springfield.

STATS
Info current as of: May. 2003.
Last visit date: May 2003.
When Opened: Official Opening April 30, 2003.
Who built/designed: Designed by Purkiss Rose Landscape Architects, built by John Hayland Constuction, Inc.
Size: Large, 11,500 sq. ft.
Difficulty: All skill levels.
Fun: If you like to skate street style, you will probably love this park...if the crowds aren't too bad and you don't mind skateing with bikers.
Helmets: No signs at the time of our visit but no one wearing helmets
Bikes: Yes.
Supervised: No.
Hours open: 6am-10pm.
Lights for night: No.
Covered: No.
Cleanliness: Spotless.
Friendliness: Impossible to tell on Opening day of any skatepark and when we returned the next morning, it was a school day so very few people using the park. It seems to be friendly.
Questions/Contacts: Willamalane Parks District Administration Center 541.736.4044. Website: www.willamalane.org.

Nearest Skateboard Shops: Eugene. (See my Skateshops link for details)
Hospital/ER: Mckenzie Willamette Hospital, 541.744.6123, right across the street.
Misc: An interesting street-stlye-only park. Well worth a visit, hopefully they will soon fix the strange "water hazard" pictured here. Opening day was a HUGE event, Tony Hawk and other extremely note-worthy professionals came to open the park. Estimates claimed over 3000 people were there to see Mr. Hawk. Personally, in my household, we have great respect for Tony Hawk, but he isn't a favorite. Ed Templeton, not only an excellent skater but an outstanding artist to boot, was the skater my son was happily surprised to see at the demo. My son was able to shake Mr. Templeton's hand and express his huge appreciation for Mr. Templeton's influence on his life. There is a drinking fountain near the playground and porta potties were set-up for opening day. There are permanant restrooms and a better drinking fountain in the nearby pool complex. There are picnic tables to sit at. I didn't see a payphone but imagine it wouldn't be too hard to find one.

As of: 5-03-2003