Skateparks
Lockport Railyard
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.
Features 5’ miniramp with spine 2’ quarter pipe with 3’ extension, 4’ quarter pipe with 5’ extension gap bump to bump flat rails down rail down ledge 5-stair with rail hip (with flat rail across it) box curbs
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Daily City Train
Location 2 Bristol Ln, Ellicottville, NY 14731
Description Indoor skatepark with attached skateshop in Ellicottville.
Website dctskate.com
Features 4’ and 7’ quarter pipes funbox with down rail and ledge pyramid with ledge box
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Food Court
Location 3701 McKinley Pkwy Unit 835, Buffalo, NY 14219
Description Indoor skatepark inside the McKinley Mall. One of the best and largest skateparks in the area. Only indoor skatepark in the area with a bowl.
Website foodcourtskatepark.com
Features bowl 3’, 4’, 5’, and 7’ quarter pipes (some with pool coping) 7-stair with hubbas and rail boxes funbox pyramid hip flat rail down rails manual pad picnic table with kicker Bathrooms There are bathrooms in the skatepark
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Ellicottville
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.
Features bowl hip flat rail combination box and manual pade small bump 4’ quarter pipe
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Empire
Location 2035 River Rd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Description The skateshop contains a small, indoor skatepark. There’s a miniramp, a rail, and additional ramps.
Empire was previously located in Tonawanda before moving to its current location in Niagara Falls in May 2023.
Website empireskateboarding.com
Skateparks
Keyholders
Location 2600 Hamburg Turnpike, Lackawanna, NY 14218
Description Indoor skatepark with a vert ramp and a small street section.
Website buffalokeyholders.com
Features vert ramp 4’, 5’ and 6’ quarter pipes pyramid with ledge down rail Bathrooms There’s a bathroom inside the building.
Skateparks
Springville
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.
Skateparks
Luke Nelson (Medina)
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.
Skateparks
Phatman
Location 4430 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14226
Description The skateshop contains an indoor, concrete skatepark. However, with the exception of occassional events, you must pay to rent the skatepark if you wish to skate here.
Website phatmanboardshop.com
Bathrooms There’s a bathroom in the shop.
Skateparks
Alix Rice Peace Park
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.
Features 2 bowls 2’ and 4’ quarter pipes round manual pad 4-stair with hubba long, tall down rails Bathrooms There are bathrooms inside the Northtown Center.