Skateboarding in the Midwest is fast growing and there are tons of skateparks begging to be shredded in this part of the United States with the state of Missouri being no exception.
The “Show Me State” offers big bowls, street plazas, and even DIY skateparks. Well renown skatepark builder and designer American Ramp Company has constructed many of the skateparks in this state and they are very impressive.
Surprisingly, this state has raised some skateboarding legends such as Steve Berra who is the founder and co-owner of popular skateboarding website ‘The Berrics’. Another name you might recognize is Sean Malto, a skateboarding professional who grew up in the Kansas City area. Malto’s first sponsor was a local Kansas City skate shop and he has filmed many skateboarding parts throughout Missouri.
Best Skateparks In Missouri
Poplar Bluff Skatepark
Polar Bluff Skatepark is 19,000 square feet and was designed and built by Stantec and American Ramp Company. The urban style plaza sits conveniently in the middle of downtown Polar Bluff. It is bright, colorful, and has a ton of killer street features that include flat ledges, down ledges, a ledge and manual pad combo, manual pads, rails, stairs, quarter pipes, hips, and banks – all on buttery smooth concrete.
POLAR BLUFF SKATEPARK
Hours: 8am – 8pm
Address: 332 S Moran St, Poplar Bluff, MO
Westhoff Skate Plaza
Westhoff Skate Plaza is located in the city of O’Fallon and was opened in 2012. The center of the skatepark features a large bowl with a roll in and clam shell. The rest is packed with street obstacles including matching stair sets with a handrail and two down ledges, more stairs, rails, flat ledges, flat bars, manual pads, bank ramps, quarter pipes, euro gap, bank to bank kicker ramps, a volcano, along with a decent flat ground area.
WESTHOFF SKATE PLAZA
Hours: 8am – 10pm
Address: 810 Sheppard Drive, O’Fallon, MO
Ewert (Joplin) Skatepark
Ewert (Joplin) Skatepark was built in 2015 and has the perfect mix of street and transition. At this skatepark you’ll find a large bowl, quarter pipes, vert wall, bank ramps, flat ledges, down ledges, manual pad, handrails, flat bars, stairs, and a euro gap. There is something for every type of skateboarder here so be sure not to skip on a session if you are in the area.
EWERT (JOPLIN) SKATEPARK
Hours: 7am – 11pm
Address: 952-1098 E 5th St, Joplin, MOÂ
Cape Giradeau Skatepark
Cape Giradeau Skatepark was built by American Ramp Company and offers skateboarders a great place to shred. There is a bowl, quarter pipes, ledges, rails, flat bars, stairs, euro gap, and a fire hydrant. All of these features met with silky smooth concrete will have every skateboarder grinning from ear to ear.
CAPE GIRADEAU SKATEPARK
Hours: 6am – 11pm
Address: 410 Kiwanis Drive Cape Girardeau, MO
Belton Skatepark
Belton Skatepark has a unique plaza design that will impress any street skater. Two double stair sets with down ledges, a hand rail and a waterfall is definitely something you don’t see everyday. There is also a cool round bank to bank, curved ledge, flat ledges, curved flat bar, regular flat bars, quarter pipes, volcano, and a pyramid.
BELTON SKATEPARK
Hours: 5am – 10pm
Address: 16400 N Mullen Rd, Belton, MO
Maplewood Skatepark
Maplewood Skatepark was built in 2019 and consists of some fun street obstacles. There are flat ledges, down ledges, manual pads, hand rails, flat bars, bank ramps, a stair set, and quarter pipes. The skatepark has a nice open feel to it with a decent amount of flat ground too.
MAPLEWOOD SKATEPARK
Hours: sunrise – sunset
Address: 2630 Bredell Ave, Maplewood, MO
Penn Valley Skatepark
Penn Valley Skatepark was originally built in 2006 and measures 10,000 square feet consisting of a bowl, an eight stair with a handrail and down ledges, four stair and handrail, euro gap, and a concrete picnic table.
However in 2012, a second phase was built and added an extra 7,000 square feet. This phase was built by California Skateparks with support from the Rob Dyrdek Foundation. It features down ledges, a handrail, flat bar, flat ledge, stairs, a bench, bank ramps, and quarter pipes.
PENN VALLEY SKATEPARK
Hours: sunrise to sunset
Address: W 29th St, Kansas City, MO
Optimist Park (Washington) Skatepark
Optimist Park also known as (Washington) Skatepark was thirty years in the making for the local skateboarding community. Finally in 2013, American Ramp Company along with Hardcore Shotcrete Skateparks finished construction of this long-awaited skatepark. Mainly street obstacles such as stair sets, down ledges, flat ledges, manual pads, rails, euro gap, banks, and quarter pipes make up this awesome little skatepark.
OPTIMIST SKATEPARK
Hours: sunrise – sunset
Address: 2000 E 9th St, Washington, MO
Peter Mathew’s Memorial Skategarden
The Peter Mathews Memorial Skategarden was brought to life through the hard work and determination of local skateboarders and volunteers. The skatepark has a unique design with various quarter pipes, hips, banks, walls, bumps, ledges, and rails.
PETER MATHEWS SKATEGARDEN
Hours: 7am – 8pm
Address: 4415 Morgan Ford Rd, St. Louis, MO
Harrison Street DIY Skatepark
Harrison Street DIY Skatepark is Kansas City’s first officially approved DIY spot. Support and funding for the project has been provided by Rocket Grants, Charlotte Street Foundation, Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas, Andy Warhol Foundation, The Skatepark Project, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and local community members.
There is a variety of obstacles including quarter pipes, bowls, walls, bank ramps, ledges, pump bumps, hips, and lots of pool coping. The local skateboarding community are constantly building and improving the skatepark. This is a cool spot to skate if you are in the area or love skating DIY spots.
HARRISON STREET DIY
Hours: 24/7
Address: 401 Harrison St, Kansas City, MO
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