Skateboarding in Ohio is on an upward trend after a bit of a slump over the last few years. Moss Miller from Flip Side Skate Shop in Athens said kids stopped skating when the scooter craze took over but skateboarding has been recently making a comeback and the local skate scene is now growing again.

Ohio is slowly working on adding new and innovative skateparks throughout the state for their ever-growing skateboarding community because they have come to realize the benefits to youth. The popular Athens Skate Club started by skateboarder Leif Wakefield has a program designed to teach kids and adults how to skate to help the Ohio skate scene thrive.

A fun fact is that professional skateboarder and television personality Rob Dyrdek hails from the state of Ohio. He was born in the city of Kettering where he first started skateboarding at the age of eleven and where he helped contribute to his hometown with one of the most epic skateparks ever built. You’ll find his skatepark on this list along with nine other awesome skateparks in the state of Ohio.

Best Skateparks In Ohio

Everett Park (Newark) Skatepark

Everett Park Skatepark (also known as ‘Newark’) is a 15,000 square foot facility which was built in 2019 by Spohn Ranch. It is absolutely jam packed with awesome street and transition features. The street section has a plethora of ledges including hubba ledges, A-frame ledges, flat ledges, manual pads, rails, flat bars, kicker ramps, pole jam, banks, and quarter pipes. The bowl is massive with a full-pipe and a spine. Another cool feature you’ll find at this skatepark is a pump track.

Coffman Park (Dublin) Skatepark

Coffman Park Skatepark (also known as ‘Dublin’) is 14,000 square feet and was designed and built by Spohn Ranch. You will find signature Spohn Ranch ledges and flat bars begging to be grinded here, along with a nice ledge to manual pad comb, stairs, hand rail, bank gap, pole jam, kicker gap over a rail, pump bumps to vert quarter pipe, an open ended bowl, and mini ramp. Pretty cool right?

Crooked River Skatepark

Crooked River Skatepark is 9,000 square feet and was built in 2014 by Grindline Skateparks. There are two bowls; one is pool style, and the other is an open style with extensions, hips, and a pocket. The street section is small and consists of a stair set, rail, ledge, and bank ramps. This skatepark is located in downtown Cleveland next to the river.

Bay Village Skatepark

Bay Village Skatepark consists of a bowl in the center of the park with a street course around the outside of it. There are ledges, a manual pad, a rail, flat bar, gap, and bank ramps. Overall it is a small skatepark but still worth hitting up if you are in the Cleveland area and in need of a skate session.

Pacesetter Skatepark

Pacesetter Skatepark has a flow vibe with curved transitional quarter pipes and bank ramps. It is shaped like a triangle allowing for continuous laps around the skatepark. There are some super long and mellow down ledges, rails, flat bar, a double stair set, kicker ramp with a gap, and a manual pad ledge combo.

Lakewood Skatepark

Lakewood Skatepark measures in at 9,000 square feet and has an awesome ‘plaza’ style design. If you are into skating ledges then this is your spot. There are flat ledges, hubba ledges, and out ledges in a variety of combinations. You will also find various manual pads, kicker gap, jersey barrier, bank ramps, and rails.

Kettering Skatepark

Kettering Skatepark is a whopping 42,000 square feet of obscenely fun street obstacles. This skatepark was brought to fruition by professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek who actually grew up in the city of Kettering. Dyrdek wanted to give the local skateboarding community a skatepark like no other and indeed he has succeeded.

Many of the features here are replicas of actual street skating spots including a handrail inspired by a popular spot from the University of California Irvine, benches modeled after those at the Department of Water and Power building in Los Angeles, ledges duplicated from Barcelona, and wide concrete slabs inspired by those at Pier 7 in San Francisco. In addition, there are art sculptures in the middle of the park similar to those in Love Plaza which is a skateboarding hotspot in Philadelphia.

Powell Skatepark

Powell Skatepark is 15,000 square feet and was built by Team Pain Skateparks. This skatepark is wide open with plenty of room to skate. The street obstacles include ledges, manual pads, a flat bar, banks, and more. There is also a pool style bowl with stairs and tile.

Athens Skatepark

Athens Skatepark was built by Grindline Skateparks in 2003 and measures in at 18,000 square feet. There is both street and transition features here that include a sixteen foot full pipe with an enclosed capsule, various bowls that go from depths of five to eleven feet, stairs, ledges, pyramids, and various rails. During the summer of 2005, a stage was built so that bands and events could be held here.

Delaware (Mingo) Skatepark

Delaware Skatepark (also known as “Mingo”) is 13,000 square feet and was built by Team Pain. There is an eight foot bowl, quarter pipes, bank ramps, stairs, hubba ledges, flat ledges, manual pads, rails, and flat bars. Everything you need is on offer here so be sure to check it out.

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