Adelaide’s New City Skate Park is Open
Adelaide’s new $3 million skate park integrated into the Gladys Elphick Park/Narnungga (Park 25) is a facility built for skating, BMX and other wheeled sports from beginner levels to advanced.
City Skate is the largest skate park in South Australia and will be home to local events, skate clinics and some of Australia’s major skating events. Featuring impressive curved concrete structures and above Olympic standard lighting, the new skate park is situated directly opposite the RAH and is conveniently located close to public transport. The park also has several multi-purpose sporting fields, including Park 25 and Karen Rolton Oval.
The previous city skate park on North Terrace was removed in 2015 to make way for a Uni SA development. Since then, skaters and riders had been petitioning for a new skate park. The design of the new City Skate Park was revealed in October 2020 and construction finally began in early 2021. After numerous delays the project was officially opened on Saturday 3 September 2022.
Skatepark design and construction company Convic shared some progress photos of the new skate park:
Concept Design Images:
Click here to view the full Concept Design Report.
3D visualisation
Take a look at the incredible fly over video below showing the skate park’s features, including a large competition bowl with a cradle—the first of its kind in South Australia.
After Hours Lights
The park lights are dimmed from sunset to sunrise each day.
Visitors can turn on full lights from sunset to 12:30 am, for one hour at a time, by pushing the button on the light tower. The lights will flash for ten seconds before dimming again.
Parking & Public Transport
Free parking is available at the rear of the park. Enter via Glover Avenue (please note, parking controls apply during SACA events). The Skate Park is also close to tram, train and bus stops.
Skate Park Location
For more information and all enquiries please visit the City of Adelaide website.
What: City Skate Park
When: Open from 3 September 2022 – 24 hours 7 days a week
Where: Gladys Elphick Park/Narnungga | Cnr West Terrace & Port Road, Adelaide (opp RAH)
Who: Everyone
At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.
Image Source: Convic and City of Adelaide (artist image impressions for illustration purposes only)
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