Holly Farm Skatepark – ( 10819 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219 ) In SW Portland is a 2,800 sq ft oblong concrete bowl, it was designed and built by Dreamland Skateparks . The park is in a residential area off of SW Capitol Highway and when I was there it had a ton of scooter kids and families with strollers milling about in and around the bowl. The Park itself starts with an inclined run that has brick inclines on either side that gradually increases in height as you head to a steep incline that has a half bowl to the back that leads into the main bowl itself. The Bowl ranges in height, with the lowest being around 5ft and the tallest around 9ft or 10ft with a kicker step being on the taller wall. In the center of the bowl is a 4ft curved spine that faces the inclined entrance into the bowl making a kind of curved halfpipe on the back end of the spine that faces the back wall. The park looked super fun before I tried to hit it, I was picturing myself just carving around easily in th
This blog is about documenting the many parks that are within 200 miles of Portland Oregon and my progress after getting back into skateboarding after 17 years.