Boston Skateparks?

If you live in Boston and skate, you know there are no skateparks within the city limits. The project to make a skatepark within the city, under the Charleston Bridge, has become a Big Dig-like joke amongst locals. If you’re tired of being kicked out of the usual spots, check out these skateparks within the reaches of the Boston T system.

Watertown Skatepark

Located off the 70 or 70A bus, Watertown Skatepark is a nice place to get your shred in without having to worry about traffic and police. The skatepark features a wooden bank big enough for getting speed for the central fun-box. The fun box has a rail going across and down it as well as little ledges going up across and down the fun-box. The only transition in the park is a wooden quarter-pipe. One interesting aspects of this skatepark is that it’s located behind a mall. Unfortunately, because of the convenience of location, the park can fill up with inexperienced skaters.  In my opinion, the most fun obstacle in the park is a small grind box. The box is about a foot and a half tall and about 6 feet long. Also, the box is wide enough to do manual tricks.

Weymouth Skatepark

This skatepark is pretty far outside of the city. It can be reached off the 222 or 222P bus. Weymouth skatepark is composed of prefabricated concrete obstacles, much like other skateparks in Massachusetts. Obstacles featured include: a spine, two waves, a planter, two fun boxes (one with a hip), a kicker gap, micro, and mini-ramp. This skatepark is not usually that crowded, so it can be a good place to get a lot of runs in.  

Malden Skatepark

This is probably the easiest skatepark to get to via public transit. Simply take the Orange line to Malden Center Station and skate from there. While, appearing to be ‘just another’ prefabricated skatepark, Malden’s skatepark thrives with skate culture. This skatepark features a nice grind box with copping on the sides and is extra-wide for manual tricks. Also, three quarter-pipes are featured at this skatepark as well as four grind rails.