Ranking the Twenty-One Best Skateparks in North Carolina
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I have ranked every skatepark in the great state of North Carolina. This video contains the twenty-one best skateparks.
Do you agree with my list? Please let me know in the comments!
There is currently 53 public skateparks in North Carolina. Of those, I have been to 31. For the purpose of this video, I did not include any of North Carolina’s great DIY or private skateparks, as this video is a ranking of skateparks any viewer would be able to visit. Obviously, this list is subjective. However, I feel confident that my list is about as accurate as possible and hope you find you agree. Factors I considered were, size of the parks, smoothness of riding surface and transitions, how well it was built, aesthetics, number of obstacles, variety of features, usability for beginners and experts, fun factor, likelihood of being robbed while at the park, and anything that sets the skatepark apart from others.
53) Smoot Park Wilkesboro, NC.
52) McDowell County Recreation Center, Marion, NC.
51) Ranlo Skatepark, Ranlo, NC.
49) Andy Hovis Community Skatepark, Cherryville, NC. It’s another prefab skatepark.
48) Swansboro Skatepark, Swansboro, NC. Frankly, I’m unsure whether this park still exists. It was closed at least for a while due to a lawsuit where a child was burned by a metal ramp. Either way. It is a simple prefab park. Nothing more, nothing less.
47) Hope Mills Skate Park. Hope Mills, NC.
46) Waxhaw Sk8 Park. Waxhaw, NC.
45) Asheboro Skatepark. Asheboro, NC.
44) Winston Salem Skatepark.
43) Manteo City Street Plaza. Manteo, NC.
42) Mount Airy Skatepark, Mount Airy, NC.
41) 4th of July Skatepark. Kernersville, NC.
40) Elizabethtown Skatepark, Elizabethtown, NC.
39) Stanford Skatepark, Hickory, NC.
38) Ashe County Skatepark, West Jefferson, NC.
37) Boone Greenway Skatepark, Boone, NC.
36) Highlands Skatepark, Highlands, NC.
35) RR Skatepark, Roanoke Rapids, NC.
34) Fessenden Center, Buxton, NC.
33) Renaissance Park Skatepark, Charlotte, NC.
32) Knotts Island Skatepark, Knotts, Island, NC.
31) Hendersonville Skatepark, Hendersonville, NC.
30) Kitty Hawk Skatepark, Kitty Hawk, NC.
28) Chapel Hill Skatepark, Chapel Hill NC.
27) Mike Chappell Park, Carolina Beach, NC.
26) Graveyard Run, Rodanthe, NC.
25) Belmont Skatepark, Belmont, NC.
24) Maple Skatepark in Currituck, NC.
23) Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex, DDASC, Holly Springs, NC.
22) Morganton Skatepark, Morganton, NC.
21) Durham Skate Plaza, Durham, NC.
20) Patrick Cochran Memorial Skatepark in Washington, NC.
19) Aviation Skatepark, Kill Devil Hills, NC.
18) Waynesville Skatepark, Waynesville, NC.
17) Atlantic Beach Skatepark, Atlantic Beach, NC.
16) YMCA Skatepark, Nags Head, NC.
15) Rad Skatepark, Asheville, NC.
14) Grayson Skatepark, Charlotte, NC.
13) Rodgers Family Skate Plaza - Apex, NC.
12) Ogden Skatepark, Wilmington, NC.
11) The Hangar Skatepark, Denver, NC.
10) Jaycee Skatepark in Greenville, NC.
9) Sk8 Cary, Cary, NC.
8) The Skate Barn - Hampstead, NC.
7) Rowan Skatepark, Fayetteville, NC.
6) Greenfield Grind Skatepark, Wilmington, NC.
5) Radcliff Skatepark, Lexington, NC.
4) Marsh Creek, Raleigh, NC.
3) Latham Skatepark, Greensboro, NC.
2) Cherokee Action Sports Park, Cherokee, NC.
1) Food Lion Skatepark, Asheville, NC.
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As a fellow bmx rider who is moving to NC next week I can’t thank you enough man! I am coming from Colorado and we are so spoiled here but now I can’t wait to ride all these beautiful parks!!
@hostilecarrot
7 ай бұрын
BMX is alive and well in NC, ypull be happy here. Ranch Camp just a short drive away too!
@910BMX
5 ай бұрын
Did you come to Bragg/liberty? We have a big bmx community here in Fayetteville
Missing as of 2023: Mooresville Skatepark - Mooresville, NC = incredible. Massive. Small obstacles to "professional" level. 2 Bowls. Oxford Skatepark - Oxford, NC = small prefab park with a couple concrete ledges, a 3 stair, bump, and a rather massive kicker that goes to flat or a small transition on either side. Prefab parts are a quarter pipe and pyramid... pyramid is pretty good for a prefab. Also 2 rails mounted to the concrete one round (high) one square (average height). I wouldn't go more than 20 minutes out of the way for Oxford. I'd go 20 hours out of the way for Mooresville.
Once again thank you for letting people know how many grate skateparks NC has. This video was awesome! You killed it on the ranking. I agree food lion skatepark is #1. Only skatepark that was not listed was the new skate plaza in Troy NC. Definitely on the list as far as good overall park.
@hostilecarrot
Жыл бұрын
Hate I missed Troy on this list. Appreciate the support though brother! Super hyped on how it turned out and ready for the next project!
Thanks for reviewing these parks and sharing with the community!
@hostilecarrot
7 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Skate barn, Hampstead n.c. check it out!
watched your video and went to pcm in Washington nc met some dudes and skated a little first time in a skate park too, got some concrete burn, kinda drop in for the first time, cam home cleaned up, bandaged up, had a good ass first sess, rock on! 🤙🤙
Looking for your last video. This video is so well made.
This is a very helpful video for people looking to tryout new parks. I like all of the parks near the 🌊🏖️ ocean.
the best skatepark is the park that's close to your house. I personally think that Apex skatepark is the best in the RDU area. Marsh Creek is a great park but is not beginner friendly, and age of the concrete is starting to make the surface rough. Apex has the smoothest concrete surface around.
Really nice list and good idea. Do you know somewhere around triangle area that has a mini half pipe? Like 2 ft ideally? I've found some small quarter pipes but I'd really love to find a small actual half pipe so I can go back and forth
@hostilecarrot
8 ай бұрын
I appreciate you watching! Pretty sure DDASC has a 2' mini ramp. Apex would be a great option too.
@mattcrowley2456
7 ай бұрын
@@hostilecarrot thanks bro. Chapel hill got $500k to upgrade homestead skate park and they are looking for input from skaters. I thought you might be a good person. Just search google for 'homestead skatepark public information session'. There are 2 dates in person but you can also just email the guy in charge with your feedback/ideas for the new park
Absolutely agree with Foodlion being best in the state! I grew up skating that nearly 20 years ago when it was still a pay park
i cant wait for the food lion park in asheville to be done!
I got to skate the Food Lion park before it was even finished. That was 20 years ago and that bowl is still my favorite.
I went to the one in Wilmington yesterday the ramp is huge😅
@kenzo7100
9 ай бұрын
Both*
How about Mooresville? I know they just re-did it.
@hostilecarrot
Жыл бұрын
The new skatepark is not done yet, but from everything I've seen, it's pretty much guaranteed to be top three in the state... Potentially the best. I talked about it in the beginning of the #53-21 video
@collettbuilt8569
Жыл бұрын
@@hostilecarrot 10-4, it may not be technically open but I’ve seen several skaters skating it the last couple days. Must be getting close. That or it’s the builders testing it out maybe.
I SKATE AT CHEROKEE I LOVE THAT IT GOT 2ND
I appreciate the video/information, a great resource, but it was clearly from the viewpoint of a non-skateboarder. So for a little bit of a skateboarders perspective... "Rodgers Family Skate Plaza in Apex only has small features"... something no skateboarder has ever thought. This park would have been #1 or #2, but now the Mooresville park has been built, it's falling back a spot. Still one of the top 5, if not 3, public parks in NC. If anyone remembers Skate Utopia in Raleigh... now that was insane. Only place I've personally seen a full size vert ramp, which is quite shocking to see for the first time. Thing had like 7ft of pure vertical and it took 3 sets of spiral stairs to get to the top... absolutely wild.
yo where's cb skatepark at dawg?!?!
I was always told that bmxers got kicked out of apex?
@hostilecarrot
5 ай бұрын
Not the case anymore!
Pcm Washington on too
@oxyring4077
Жыл бұрын
Top*
@joshbarrett2212
Жыл бұрын
My local park. My son and I love it.
@oxyring4077
Жыл бұрын
@@joshbarrett2212 prolly seen u out there before
@joshbarrett2212
Жыл бұрын
Prolly have.
Living in durham, I can confirm the "bad neighborhood"
@hostilecarrot
10 ай бұрын
When I said that, I meant I did not feel safe here. lol
@910BMX
5 ай бұрын
Literally the only park that I don’t feel safe at
Mooresville……the answer is Mooresville
@hostilecarrot
2 ай бұрын
That skatepark was not built yet when I posted this video. I know it'd be top 3 for sure.
Hickory diy park best in the state