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Skatepark - CNY's First and Largest Concrete Skatepark
The 16,900-sq. ft park is concrete and built for inline skates, skateboards and BMX bikes. Come and test your skills on its features like the 8ft. deep Liberty Bowl, 7 Stair Gap, 4.5 ft. high Ledge, or 3.5 ft. high volcano. There are also quarter pipes, grind rails,spines, hips and gaps to challenge every skater or biker.
Check out this video from The Post-Standard
Admission
Per Session: $3 Season passes are good for one calendar year. Monthly Pass: $29 Monthly passes are good for 30 days from when they were purchased. Season Pass: $99 Season and monthly passes make great gifts! Call 453-6712 or email olp@ongov.net for more info.
Schedule
Click here for the 2008 Skatepark daily schedule
OFFSEASON
The Skatepark will be open 7 days a week, 12-4pm, weather permitting and will be closed if the surface is wet or the temperature is below 40 degrees. At all times the Skatepark will be designated for integrated use.We suggest you call ahead, 453-6712, if the weather appears questionable.
Season and Monthly Passes are always available.
2008 Special Events
June 20 - Game of S.K.A.T.E. - 4:30-6:30pm
June 27 - Youth Advisory Board Meeting - 4:30-5:30pm
June 27 & 28 - Skatepark AfterDark - 8-11pm (Friday-Skateboard/In-line; Saturday-BMX)
July 18 & 19 - Skatepark AfterDark - 8-11pm (Friday-BMX; Saturday-Skateboard/In-line)
July 25 - Youth Advisory Board Meeting - 4:30-5:30pm
July 26 - 4th Annual OLP Skate Jam - 10am-5:30pm
August 15 & 16 - Skatepark AfterDark - 8-11pm (Friday-Skateboard/In-line; Saturday-BMX)
August 29 - Youth Advisory Board Meeting - 4:30-5:30pm
September 5 & 6 - Skatepark AfterDark - 7-10pm (Friday-BMX; Saturday-Skateboard/In-line)
September 7 - 3rd Annual BMX ShredFest - 10am-4:30pm
October 3 - Youth Advisory Board Meeting - 4:30-5:30pm
Beginner Skatepark Lessons • Available every Saturday through October 18 • 8am - 10am • $5 per lesson • Reservations not required but recommend, class size is limited to 10, call 453-6712 • Participants must have signed waiver on file
Get your Waivers!
Session Information
- Each session is $3.00
- Pass holders are required to check in at the Griffin Visitor Center to acquire a bracelet for each session.
Skatepark Advisory Board
Be part of our team and help plan what happens at Onondaga Lake Park Skatepark. Meetings are held the fourth Friday of each month from 4:30-5:30pm. For more information, call 453-6712 or send an email to olp@ongov.net.
Skatepark Policies
- Respect the skatepark, its rules and staff.
- No one under 5 years of age is permitted to use the skatepark.
- Waivers are required for use. Users under 18 must have a parent's signature with witness. Waivers will be available online and at the park.
- Helmets must be worn at all times by all participants. Use of protective gear is highly recommended and is available at the rental shop.
- Children ages 5-10 must wear full protective gear (helmet/wrist/elbow/knees) and have responsible adult within a visible site line.
- Only BMX bikes with smooth pegs are allowed.
- No motorized equipment, alcoholic beverages or tobacco products, food and beverages, and pets.
- Wear appropriate clothing meaning shirts and closed-toe shoes.
- No obstacles are to be brought into the skatepark.
Worried your parents won’t be psyched to come out to the park for the day so you can skate? Don’t be. There’s something for everyone at Onondaga Lake Park.
The skatepark is part of the Family Activity Center featuring Wegmans Playground, the area’s largest playground accessible to children of all abilities, bocce ball and shuffle board courts, a volleyball court, walking and biking trails and free rides on the Wegmans Trams. The park is located in the village of Liverpool where the family can get a bite to eat or stroll through the local shops.
Dave Mirra at the Skatepark!
Latest Dave Mirra sighting - July 25, 2007 -- Local celebrity and professional BMX rider Dave Mirra paid a visit to the Onondaga Lake Skatepark doing flips and tricks for nearly two hours.
On Thursday, April 29, 2004 a blast of fabulous spring weather brought numerous visitors to Onondaga Lake Park. One of those visitors was, Dave Mirra, one of the world's top professional BMX freestyle riders and host of the MTV show "Inferno". Dave enjoyed some time alongside other users for about an hour. He liked the park though the opportunity for a "Big-Air" did not reveal itself. Dave was also pleased that the Central New York area, where he grew up in close-by Chittenango, finally had a park for everyone to use.
Designing the Skatepark
More than 100 youths and adults took part in designing it while 26 students from Junior Achievement developed the regulations, operations and finances. About 100 Skatepark enthusiasts arrived for opening day. Before they began their fun, they had to have a signed waiver.
