There are a number of successful skate park facilities throughout the western United States in Colorado, Oregon, Arizona and California. California remains at the vanguard of design with facilities in Huntington Beach, Temecula, Santa Rosa, Palo Alto and Pleasanton. Participants at these skate parks enjoy a variety of facilities, and they represent a virtual evolution of the sport. The facilities range in size from about 6,000 square feet in Palo Alto and Huntington Beach to over 40,000 square feet in Temecula. While facilities exhibit differences in style, they are all built in concrete for durability.
Most parks enjoy high levels of use, with users coming from a wide area.
Some communities have even contemplated development of separate parks devoted to skateboards and to in-line use. There are at least five privately run skate parks in New Lenox, Rockford, Hoffman Estates, McHenry and Springfield. Most of these are indoor facilities with wooden ramps. Illinois has few public skate park facilities now, however, many communities are expressing interest in becoming part of the solution for skate boarders. Thompson Dyke and Associates along with the Deerfield Park District are in the initial stages of constructing a public skate park.