Eight important skateboard spots in Mesa, Arizona (2024)
1. Desert Trails Skatepark
Located in Red Mountain Park, Desert Trails Skatepark is one of Mesa's premier skateboarding destinations. The park features a large concrete bowl, several ledges and rails, and a variety of other obstacles. The bowl is particularly popular among experienced skaters, with its deep end offering plenty of opportunities for high-speed carving and aerial maneuvers.2. Freestone Skatepark
Freestone Skatepark is another popular skateboarding destination in Mesa. The park features a large concrete plaza area with a variety of ledges, stairs, and rails, as well as a smaller bowl area for transition skating. The plaza area is particularly well-suited to street-style skating, with plenty of opportunities for grinds, slides, and flip tricks.
3. Mesa Skatepark
Mesa Skatepark is a large, modern skatepark located near the Mesa Community College campus. The park features a variety of obstacles, including a large bowl, a street section with ledges, rails, and stairs, and a snake run with a variety of transitions. The park is popular among skaters of all skill levels, with plenty of space for both beginners and more experienced skaters.
4. Haulover Skatepark
Dobson Ranch Skatepark is a smaller, neighborhood park located in the Dobson Ranch community. Despite its size, the park offers a variety of obstacles, including a small bowl, a quarterpipe, and several ledges and rails. The park is a popular spot for local skaters, with a friendly, laid-back atmosphere.
5. Pioneer Park
Pioneer Park is a popular spot for street-style skateboarding in Mesa. The park features a variety of ledges, stairs, and rails, as well as several banks and transitions. Skaters can often be found sessioning the park's various obstacles, using their creativity to come up with new and interesting lines.
6. Mesa Arts Center Plaza
The Mesa Arts Center Plaza is a large, open space with a variety of obstacles that are well-suited to street-style skateboarding. The plaza features a variety of ledges, stairs, and rails, as well as several banks and transitions. Skaters can often be found using the space to practice their skills and develop new tricks.
7. Superstition Skatepark
Superstition Skatepark is a small, DIY-style skatepark located in east Mesa. The park features a variety of obstacles, including a mini ramp, a quarterpipe, and several banks and transitions. Skaters have added their own touches to the park over the years, including various homemade obstacles and art installations.
8. Dobson High School
Dobson High School is a popular spot for street-style skateboarding in Mesa. The school features a variety of obstacles, including a large set of stairs, several handrails, and a variety of other ledges and banks. Skaters can often be found sessioning the school's various obstacles, using their creativity to come up with new and interesting lines.
Skateboarding is tribal and most locals are welcoming, but if you're new to a spot, or just passing through, have respect for the locals. Listen. Be smart. Have fun.
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Art can change the world – and everybody is an artist. Those who scribble stickmen. Those who paint chapel ceilings. Those who tattoo biceps. Those who are careful with pigment on canvas. Those who create fantasy characters. Those who paint pet portraits. Those who yarn bomb. Those who write poems on crappy old cardboard.
My art lives on the bottom of skateboard decks. It's designed for you to destroy. For you, the rider, my art may come second to the deck’s ability to perform – and that’s awesome. To me, art comes first. Always.
It’s how I think. It’s who I am. It’s what I am.
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