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.

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

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

Location

2600 Hamburg Turnpike, Lackawanna, NY 14218

Description

Keyholders closed in April 2024.

Indoor skatepark with a vert ramp and a small street section.

Features

• vert ramp
• 4’ quarter pipes with 5’ and 6’ extensions
• pyramid with ledge
• down rail

Bathrooms

There’s a bathroom inside the building.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.