Emwon Skatepark (10861 Main St NE, Donald, OR 97020) Is a little park that’s pretty fun in Donald Oregon which is about 40 minutes south of Portland metro. Donald has a population of around 998 so don’t expect this park to be too busy. This park was built by Dreamland Skateparks and is roughly 2,500 sq ft. It consists of a big pool that’s about 3ft to 4ft with a two stair in the shallow and 10ft to 12ft on the deep end with pool coping all around. It’s in relatively good shape and looks like it was recently painted (past few years) although the paint is coming off in areas but that had no impact on the riding of the pool. The street area of the park is fun, the concrete is a little rough but in good shape all around, it consists of two quarter pipes (or one long half pipe) with some steep transitions that’s about 4ft or 5ft with a round/hump/transition (I don’t know what it’s called) in the center of the half pipe. The coping is in good shape and grinds well. On the back wall of the park are some transitions that vary in size and complexity with a role-in on one side.
Portland Oregon (and its surrounding areas) is surprisingly a great skateboarding town, PDX “is the first city in the world to have a comprehensive master plan for skateboard park development. SPS conceived of and advocated for a Skatepark System Plan in 2001. It was adopted by Portland Parks & Recreation's skatepark advisory committee and carefully applied to existing park sites over a 24-month planning and public input period, and ultimately supported and passed by Portland’s five elected officials, its city council on August 3, 2005” 1 City council supported and passed a plan for the creation of 19 parks in Aug 2005, But since then more have been supported and built in Portland and the surrounding metro areas. I have found over 100+ parks within 200 miles of Downtown Portland OR, where the majority of them are located, the furthest South West being in Reedsport OR, furthest North in Brier WA, And the furthest East in Ellensburg WA. A few of them are indoors private pay to s
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