Clatskanie Skatepark ( 346 NE 5th St, Clatskanie, OR 97016 ) in Clatskanie OR which is about an hour from Portland OR and is one of my FAVORITE parks, I seriously love this park! And It’s COVERED! So, if you are looking for a spot to hit on a rainy day here ya go. The park ramps are all wood with a top layer of Skatelite which is super-fast and smooth. The only drawback with the Skatelite is that it is pretty slick if your riding hard wheels and if you eat it the surface tends to just flay off the first layer of skin. Other than those two caveats it’s a great surface to ride on especially if you’re of the age group that I currently reside in as it’s easier to slide out, and less impact if you eat it from a height, (argh I hate being old). The parks street section that has a good number of obstacles; Hips, quarter-pipes that vary in height, rails, a nice metal round rail, a pyramid table top with a small transition at the top, and ledges and some other transitions throughout that secti...
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.