Heritage Skate Area Now Open!
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Local skateboarders are now able to ride the rails at a new 1,500-square-foot skateboarding area being added to Chula Vista’s Heritage Park. Designed for novice skaters, the new area will be a free, unsupervised facility featuring three popular skateboarding obstacles.
Construction on the skate area started last month and it is already complete. Heritage Park is located at 1381 East Palomar St. in the Otay Ranch neighborhood.
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“When Heritage Park opened, it quickly became apparent that the youth in the neighborhood were seeking a place to skateboard,” said Recreation Director Buck Martin. “Soon after that we gave the kids an opportunity to vote for their three favorite obstacles. Then we worked on the overall design and even consulted retired professional skateboarder Katen Russell to ensure that it was top-notch.”
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Features of the skate area include a multi-level grind block, a set of stairs and a freestanding grind rail---the top vote getters from neighborhood skaters. It replaces a lawn area in the eastern portion of Heritage Park near the basketball courts.
Several years ago, the city opened the Leonard Moore Skate Park, a much larger skate park which is primarily geared to older, more experienced skaters. Located in Greg Rogers Park and operated by the Boys & Girls Club, it draws participants from a larger geographic region and is a supervised, fee-based complex.
In addition to Heritage Park, the city has recognized the popularity of skateboarding by including skate areas in six new parks. One, which recently opened, is Santa Venetia Park, located at 1500 Magdalena Ave. near East Palomar. The city also is constructing skate areas in three new community parks---Veterans Park, Montevalle Park and Salt Creek Park—and in two neighborhood parks—Harborside Park and Winding Walk Park.
For more information about the Heritage Park and its activities, go to www.chulavistaca.gov/rec and click on Heritage Park or call (619) 409-5979.
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