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Grand Junction is the proud home of two outstanding skatepark facilities - Westlake Skatepark and Eagle Rim Skatepark! Safety equipment is recommended for all users, including knee, elbow and wrist guards. Helmets are required at all times while riding. Trick bikes and rollerblades may also ridden, besides skateboards.

Westlake Skatepark has been in existence since 1997, and is located off of First Street and Orchard Avenue, behind City Market. This park has been extensively used by thousands of skateboarders, bikers, and in-line skaters. Additionally, it has been featured in Thrasher, American City and County, Colorado Parks and Recreation and Colorado Municipalities magazines, among others, and The Denver Post. The park is 18,000 square feet of fenced concrete bowls andstreet skate area, and cost $223,000 when constructed. Funding came from the City Parks & Recreation budget, the Jaycees and Mesa County Lottery funds, the Lions Club, the El Pomar Foundation, and private business donations. The park is complete with one street skate area, with miscellaneous objects: rails, walls, ramps, and boxes. There are also three large concrete bowls:  one is rectangular shaped, approximately 7 feet deep;  one is free form "L" shape nearly 90 feet long and averaging about 7 feet deep;  and the third is a high performance, 10 feet deep, one foot of vertical space at the top and pipe railing around the edge for added excitement and challenges.

To access the Westlake Skatepark, take North Avenue to 1st Street. Turn north onto 1st Street progressing to Orchard Avenue. West Middle School will be on the southwest corner, and City Market on the northwest corner. Turn left onto Orchard Avenue, which dead-ends into the skatepark parking lot. Or, if accessing the park from Patterson Road, take First Street (also marked as 26 Road at Patterson) south to the traffic-lighted intersection at Orchard Avenue. Turn right onto Orchard Avenue.

In July 2000, Eagle Rim Skatepark was added. This skatepark is located on the bluff of the Colorado River, adjacent to Orchard Mesa Middle School off 27 ¼ Road, and is approximately 9,000 square feet and is equipped with concrete ramps, fun boxes, and rails, and the trail designed for inline skating. It is the "tamer" and less technical of the two parks, and is excellent for all ages and skill. The adjacent skate track also connects users to the Colorado River Front Trail System, allowing a continuous link to downtown Grand Junction and the rest of the trail system. Now that the park is complete, it offers exceptional recreation opportunities for the entire family! A park shelter with restrooms and water are adjacent to the skating area and offers a shady reprieve for the active fun seeker or other family members!

To reach the Eagle Rim Skatepark, take 5th Street south out of Grand Junction, crossing the Colorado River and traveling onto Orchard Mesa. Proceed south to Unaweep Avenue, (stoplight) turning left and driving east on Unaweep Avenue. You will encounter the Orchard Mesa Middle School campus, approximately 1.25 miles, on your left (south side of the road). Turn south, toward the river, onto 271/4 Road, which empties into the Eagle Rim Park parking lot.

 

This page was update Wednesday, October 28, 2009