SJ Kids - Skate Parks

by Steve Kelly Editor, SouthJersey.com | Feb 16, 2002

First we're off to Medford for the Medford Township Recreation Department’s Freedom Skate Park.

Initiated in 1997, when officers from the Police Department suggested that the Township's Recreation Advisory Board include a facility for skateboarders in one of the two new park facilities under development by the Recreation Department.

This facility is approximately 30,000 square feet, and houses the following components. Starting Bank, Quarter Pipe with bump, Pyramid, Cement Block, Spine Ramp, S-Curve Ledge, Fun Box, Half Pipe, Quarter Pipe & Bank Ramp and a Quarter Pipe.

Admission fees are as follows:

Daily: Residents - $5.00, Non-residents - $10.00

Quarterly: Residents - $15.00, Non-residents - $30.00

Annually: Residents - $50.00, Non-residents - $100.00
Medical Insurance included For more information and direction, click here.

Next we head over to Moorestown for the Moorestown Vans Skatepark. This 37,000 plus sq. ft. skatepark, located inside the Moorestown Mall opened its doors to the public on Saturday, April 28. The skatepark's features range from popular staples to the innovative and unique. They include:

A lounge area that includes kiosks with Internet connection to the Vans web site, televisions that will air Vans Triple Crown™ Series footage, a Sports Wall dedicated to Vans Triple Crown™ Series events, an arcade and a party room.

A competition-size vert ramp.

A 6,200 sq. ft. indoor cement street course that has a real downtown street feel with planters, fire hydrants, streetlights, hips, gaps, ledges, stairs, wall rides and brick pavers.

A wood street course designed for beginner to advanced skaters featuring ramps surfaced in Finland Birch.

Session times are divided into two-hour blocks between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Skaters will pay between $11 and $14 a session, or purchase a one-year membership for fifty dollars that allows them to skate at a discounted session price, between $7 to $9, depending on the time of day.

For more information, call 856.642.9966.

And last, we head over to Vert Planet in Pennsauken. This indoor facility houses Inline skating, skateboard and BMX areas, a pro shop as well as events through out the year. Rentals are available. For more information and directions, click here.

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Author: Steve Kelly Editor, SouthJersey.com

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