Outdoor on Skate Buffalo

Hamburg

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Location

5074 Electric Ave, Hamburg, NY 14075

Description

Concrete skatepark built in 2024 after a several-years-long initiative to replace the town’s old, modular skatepark.

Features

4’ miniramp with 5.5’ extensions
1.5’ quarter pipes and slappy curb on the miniramp deck
hip
box
manual pad
flat rail
small funbox with rail
3’ box jump
4’ quarter pipe (no coping)
4’ quarter pipe with 6.5’ extension
rollers

Lockport Railyard

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Location

Outwater Memorial Park, Corinthia St, Lockport, NY 14094

Description

Excellent skatepark that’s worth a long drive. Great variety of transition and street obstacles, including several features that bridge a gap.

Construction began in fall 2023; the skatepark officially opened April 20, 2024.

Bathrooms

There are bathrooms in the park. If you’re lucky, they’ll be unlocked.

Ellicottville

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Location

11 Parkside Dr, Ellicottville, NY 14731

Description

The park contains a large bowl that takes up about 2/3 of the space. There’s a street section with a 4’ quarter pipe, a small bump, a flat rail, a combination box and manual pad, and a hip. In between the bowl and street section is very small transition that can be useful.

Springville

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Location

Heritage Park, 65 Franklin St, Springville, NY 14141

Description

Nice skatepark in a small town. There’s a pump track on one side of the park.

Features

4’ and 5’ quarter pipes
3’ spine
A-frame with rail
A-frame with ledge
box
flat rail
manual pad
short pump track

Lighting

There are overhead lights around the park.

Luke Nelson (Medina)

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Location

1113 S Main St, Medina, NY 14103

Description

Excellent skatepark that’s worth a long drive. Great variety of transition and street obstacles, including a unique large ramp wall.

Features

ramp wall
bowl
3-sided miniramp?
2’, 3’, and 4’ quarter pipes
A-frame with rail
flat rail
down rail
down ledges
4-stair with hubba
2-stair
combination manual pad and box
bank with parking block
hip
box

Lighting

There are overhead lights on the north and south sides of the park.

Alix Rice Peace Park

Sat, 04 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Location

Amherst Northtown Center, Amherst, NY 14221

Description

A corner of the park has 2’ quarter pipes with a round manual pad in between, which is popular. There’s also a 4’ quarter pipe and two bowls.

There’s some graffiti and artwork on the walls of the park; even non-skaters might want to check it out.

Alden

Sun, 10 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Location

13116 W Main St, Alden, NY 14004

Description

In 2023 it was closed for maintenance. As of summer 2024, pickleball courts have replaced the skatepark.

Modular skatepark with an asphalt surface.

Features

3’ and 4’ quarter pipes
funboxes
pyramids with ledges
box
square flat rails
banks

Hyde Park

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Location

898 Hyde Park Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14301

Description

This would be a great skatepark, but the concrete needs some maintenance. The miniramp is unusable (for skateboards anyway).

Parking

No parking lot. Park on the street next to the skatepark.

Features

4’ quarter pipes
5’ miniramp
A-frame with rail and ledge
down rail
flat rail
boxes
U-shaped manual pad
weird 6-sided bank

Bryce Buchholz (Keysa Park)

Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:00:00 -0400

Location

Keysa Park, Vandenberg Ave, Lancaster, NY 14086

Description

This is a fairly large skatepark. While it lacks an actual manual pad, the park has a decent variety of obstacles. In addition to the standard elements, there are mellow banks for beginners, and a big euro gap for advanced skaters. There’s some room for flat-ground skating in the corners of the park.

LaSalle

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Location

Ralph Wilson Park, Buffalo, NY 14202

Description

One of the most popular skateparks in the area. There’s a wide variety of obstacles for street skating, and there’s also a bowl.

While the skatepark opened in 2013, it was completed in three phases with phase II completed in 2017 and phase III completed in 2021.

Gregory Hayes Holler (Ives Park)

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Location

209 York St, Tonawanda, NY 14150

Description

There’s an elevated section in between 3’ quarter pipes. Most of the features, like the rails and ledges, are built into the banks on this section. There’s also a weird box and manual pad. On the side of the park is a space for flat-ground skating.

Blasdell DIY

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

Telfer St, Blasdell, NY 14219

Description

DIY in Blasdell with an ever-changing mix of obstacles.

Summer 2025 update

A new curb was added.

Summer 2024 update

The pool coping on the larger box and steep ramp is gone. The ramp thresholds have chipped away and could use some maintenance. Moms Skateshop donated their Go Skate Day obstacles to the DIY (as they did in 2023).

Dunkirk

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

Wright Park Dr, Dunkirk, NY 14048

Description

Modular skatepark, though the features and surface are concrete. Has one of the only volcanoes in the area. There’s a large area for flat-ground skating. The surface and ramps are in need of maintenance, but the park is still skatable.

Features

4’ miniramp
3’ miniramp
3’ spine
volcano
5-stair with hand rail and hubba
boxes
flat rail
down rail

Bathrooms

There are bathrooms by the baseball fields.

Evans

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

8787 Erie Rd, Angola, NY 14006

Description

Modular skatepark with a decent asphalt surface. The ramps are mellow, which is good for begineers. However, most of the features need some maintenance.

Features

3’ and 4’ quarter pipes
funboxes
box
square flat rails
3’ bank

Fort Erie

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

1554 1572 Garrison Rd, Fort Erie, ON L2A 2S6, Canada

Description

This skatepark is across the border, but it’s close enough that it might be an option for you. Of course, you’d be driving right past Lasalle if you take the Peace Bridge.

Fort Erie provides a live stream of the skatepark–you can see if the park is crowded before you go.

Hamburg (Bayview Rd)

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

Bayview Rd, Hamburg, NY 14219

Description

Modular ramps on a rough asphalt surface. The ramps are in bad shape.

Hamburg’s new concrete skatepark will open soon.

Features

4’ miniramp
3’ miniramp
3’ spine
funbox with rail
3’ quarter pipe

Lewiston

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

487 Pletcher Rd, Youngstown, NY 14174

Description

This is a tiny skatepark with weird features. It’s more like a skate spot. If it takes you more than 5 minutes to get here, it’s not worth it.

Features

banks
bump
4-stair
5-stair
square down rail

Outer Harbor DIY

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

702 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203

Description

DIY in Buffalo’s Outer Harbor. The surface is concrete, and the middle is slightly raised above the rest of the park. Some spots are prone to flooding.

There’s another, smaller DIY down the road.

Summer 2025 update

Moms Skateshop organized events to work on the DIY. They added new ledges and painted the obstacles. The tiny flat rail is gone.

Yates Park

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Location

200 N Lake Dr, Orchard Park, NY 14127

Description

Pre-fab concrete features on an unskatable asphalt surface. The park is likely to be flooded long after the season’s snow has melted. The only good thing about this skatepark is that it’s always empty.

Features

3’ quarter pipe
5’ quarter pipe
large bank
combination bank/euro gap/rail/ledge
square rail
ledge
parking block