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Skateboarding => Travel Guide => Topic started by: 43s&slappies on May 19, 2013, 08:29:41 PM
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I'm from Tempe and I'm staying with family here in Portland for a week to look at colleges for a transfer next fall.
Any recommendations on shops, parks, and spots would be appreciated,
and even sicker would be if any pals are down to meet up for a session (I'm here til friday)
thanks folks
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check out shrunken head skateshop!
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Portland has so many spots and parks. When I visited my sister there a couple months ago I skated 11 different parks in three days. There's probably about two dozen good parks in the greater Portland area. Definitely a great city if you love transitions.
-Every time I take a trip up I make it a point to visit Burnside. It's a good place to measure your skills and how much you've progressed. Can't match that vibe. Super burly and gnarly locals. Great to skate when it's raining.
-There's also a small indoor park called Commonwealth with a slippery concrete bowl.
-One of the best parks I've ever skated is Ed Benedict skate plaza. Good flow and size for a street park. I think some of the ledges were made of marble or granite too! Absolutely a must hit destination with a wealth of fun obstacles.
-Pier park is a nice park with a full pipe.
-Glenhaven has some sweet brick banks, but it's next to a high school. So make sure to get a session in before class is out and rush hour.
-You could spend days just rolling around downtown Portland and spot hunting. I found a bunch of fun stuff near the Jeld-Wen Field soccer stadium.
There's all these free water fountains called bubblers everywhere in the city which are great when you're thirsty and wanna prolong your session.
-There's a few good parks in the suburbs of Beaverton too. The Beaverton skatepark is cool because it's pretty large and has a conrete section and a wood ramp/banks section.
Check out http://skateportland.org/ (http://skateportland.org/)
Yelp, sk8 park atlas, the concrete disciples are valuable resources too.
I just make sure to do a bunch of research online to plan routes and minimize driving time.
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hell yeah thanks for getting so in depth with that post! i'm actually staying in beaverton so I'll hit it up tomorrow for sure
psyched on this city in general; the vibe, spots, people, and art are all very sick and different than what i'm used to in az
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Along with the aforementioned spots, you should definitely check out Brooklyn Street Skate Spot on SE 16th and Brooklyn. It's weird and fun. I live in Portland, you can email me here: [email protected] if you have any questions about directions or whatever. I might be able to meet up with you at some point during the week, depending on how things go - I'm old so things tend to spring up on me. Hit me up if you want.