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Skatepark Access in America: The Skatedex Annual Index 2026

The United States has 2,632 skateparks, one for every 128,955 residents. Where they are is wildly uneven. This report ranks every state and 342 cities on skatepark access, built from the Skatedex directory of 2,632 verified US park locations as of 2026-09-14.

2,632US skateparks with verified locations

0.78parks per 100,000 residents nationally

97.3%of big-city residents have a park within 10 miles

15cities of 100k+ with zero parks within 10 miles

Companion report: Skateparks per capita 2026

Public, open parks per 100,000 residents for every state and every city of 50,000 or more, with the skatepark deserts, CSV downloads and a press kit. Newest Census vintage; methodology differs from the Index and is documented on each page.

Every US skatepark on one map

One dot per park. Zoom in to see your area; the interactive directory with photos and details is at skatedex.com.

Key findings

Wyoming has the best skatepark access in America: 4.25 parks per 100,000 residents, 5.4x the national rate. Massachusetts ranks last at 0.14.Skatedex Annual Index 2026

Raleigh, North Carolina is the largest US city with no skatepark within 10 miles of its center (population 499,825).Skatedex Annual Index 2026

Parks per 100,000 residents by region

West1.31

Midwest0.89

Northeast0.49

South0.48

Top 10 states

Wyoming4.25

Montana3.52

Vermont3.24

Alaska2.30

Utah2.23

Oregon2.08

New Hampshire2.06

Colorado1.88

Maine1.85

Idaho1.70

State rankings

Rank	State	Region	Parks	Population	Per 100k
1	Wyoming	West	25	587,618	4.25
2	Montana	West	40	1,137,233	3.52
3	Vermont	Northeast	21	648,493	3.24
4	Alaska	West	17	740,133	2.30
5	Utah	West	78	3,503,613	2.23
6	Oregon	West	89	4,272,371	2.08
7	New Hampshire	Northeast	29	1,409,032	2.06
8	Colorado	West	112	5,957,493	1.88
9	Maine	Northeast	26	1,405,012	1.85
10	Idaho	West	34	2,001,619	1.70
11	Hawaii	West	22	1,446,146	1.52
12	South Dakota	Midwest	14	924,669	1.51
13	Minnesota	Midwest	82	5,793,151	1.42
14	Iowa	Midwest	45	3,241,488	1.39
15	Washington	West	107	7,958,180	1.34
16	New Mexico	West	28	2,130,256	1.31
17	West Virginia	South	22	1,769,979	1.24
18	Connecticut	Northeast	42	3,675,069	1.14
19	Wisconsin	Midwest	62	5,960,975	1.04
20	California	West	407	39,431,263	1.03
21	Nebraska	Midwest	18	2,005,465	0.90
22	Rhode Island	Northeast	10	1,112,308	0.90
23	North Dakota	Midwest	7	796,568	0.88
24	Arizona	West	66	7,582,384	0.87
25	Michigan	Midwest	88	10,140,459	0.87
26	Nevada	West	27	3,267,467	0.83
27	Oklahoma	South	34	4,095,393	0.83
28	Ohio	Midwest	94	11,883,304	0.79
29	Delaware	South	8	1,051,917	0.76
30	Arkansas	South	23	3,088,354	0.74
31	Illinois	Midwest	94	12,710,158	0.74
32	Indiana	Midwest	50	6,924,275	0.72
33	Missouri	Midwest	44	6,245,466	0.70
34	Kansas	Midwest	20	2,970,606	0.67
35	Texas	South	189	31,290,831	0.60
36	Virginia	South	46	8,811,195	0.52
37	Tennessee	South	37	7,227,750	0.51
38	Florida	South	113	23,372,215	0.48
39	New Jersey	Northeast	46	9,500,851	0.48
40	Kentucky	South	19	4,588,372	0.41
41	Louisiana	South	18	4,597,740	0.39
42	Maryland	South	24	6,263,220	0.38
43	Georgia	South	40	11,180,878	0.36
44	New York	Northeast	71	19,867,248	0.36
45	Mississippi	South	10	2,943,045	0.34
46	Alabama	South	14	5,157,699	0.27
47	South Carolina	South	14	5,478,831	0.26
48	North Carolina	South	28	11,046,024	0.25
49	Pennsylvania	Northeast	26	13,078,751	0.20
50	Massachusetts	Northeast	10	7,136,171	0.14

City rankings: the top 25

All 342 US cities with at least 100,000 residents, ranked by skateparks within 10 miles of the city center per 100,000 residents. Every city has its own page.

Rank	City	Parks ≤10 mi	Per 100k	Nearest park
1	Inglewood, California	32	31.14	0.6 mi
2	Downey, California	31	28.34	2.0 mi
3	El Monte, California	25	23.89	2.4 mi
4	Torrance, California	27	19.34	3.3 mi
5	West Covina, California	19	17.77	0.7 mi
6	Renton, Washington	18	17.05	0.3 mi
7	Burbank, California	17	16.42	2.9 mi
8	Pasadena, California	19	13.85	1.7 mi
9	Fullerton, California	19	13.57	2.6 mi
10	Westminster, Colorado	15	13.01	1.5 mi
11	West Jordan, Utah	15	12.85	2.0 mi
12	Bellevue, Washington	19	12.31	1.0 mi
13	Federal Way, Washington	12	11.97	2.0 mi
14	Garden Grove, California	20	11.60	1.5 mi
15	Orange, California	16	11.60	2.7 mi
16	Arvada, Colorado	14	11.49	0.4 mi
17	El Cajon, California	11	10.65	0.9 mi
18	Thornton, Colorado	15	10.23	2.2 mi
19	Warren, Michigan	14	10.17	3.0 mi
20	Carlsbad, California	11	9.69	4.4 mi
21	Glendale, California	18	9.58	1.0 mi
22	Kent, Washington	13	9.52	0.0 mi
23	Costa Mesa, California	10	9.16	0.7 mi
24	West Valley City, Utah	12	8.69	1.9 mi
25	Sterling Heights, Michigan	11	8.19	1.1 mi

The bottom 25

Rank	City	Parks ≤10 mi	Per 100k	Nearest park
318	Austin, Texas	3	0.30	0.7 mi
319	Wichita, Kansas	1	0.25	1.1 mi
320	Tulsa, Oklahoma	1	0.24	5.9 mi
321	Dallas, Texas	3	0.23	1.3 mi
322	Charlotte, North Carolina	2	0.21	3.7 mi
323	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	3	0.19	3.3 mi
324	Chicago, Illinois	5	0.18	1.1 mi
325	Memphis, Tennessee	1	0.16	4.5 mi
326	New York, New York	13	0.15	0.7 mi
327	Boston, Massachusetts	1	0.15	8.2 mi
328	Virginia Beach, Virginia	0	0.00	10.0 mi
329	Brockton, Massachusetts	0	0.00	11.7 mi
330	High Point, North Carolina	0	0.00	12.1 mi
331	Raleigh, North Carolina	0	0.00	12.7 mi
332	Augusta, Georgia	0	0.00	13.2 mi
333	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	0	0.00	13.5 mi
334	South Fulton, Georgia	0	0.00	14.2 mi
335	Lynn, Massachusetts	0	0.00	14.9 mi
336	Denton, Texas	0	0.00	15.3 mi
337	Concord, North Carolina	0	0.00	19.5 mi
338	San Buenaventura (Ventura), California	0	0.00	19.6 mi
339	Mobile, Alabama	0	0.00	20.2 mi
340	Albany, New York	0	0.00	21.3 mi
341	Jackson, Mississippi	0	0.00	40.9 mi
342	Beaumont, Texas	0	0.00	54.6 mi

The biggest skatepark deserts

Ranked by distance from the city center to the nearest skatepark anywhere, which is what a skater actually experiences. The median big-city resident lives 2.0 miles from the nearest park center-to-park; these cities are the outliers.

City	Population	Nearest park
Beaumont, Texas	112,893	54.6 mi
Jackson, Mississippi	141,449	40.9 mi
Albany, New York	101,317	21.3 mi
Mobile, Alabama	201,367	20.2 mi
San Buenaventura (Ventura), California	109,831	19.6 mi
Concord, North Carolina	112,395	19.5 mi
Denton, Texas	165,998	15.3 mi
Lynn, Massachusetts	103,489	14.9 mi
South Fulton, Georgia	112,003	14.2 mi
Cedar Rapids, Iowa	137,904	13.5 mi
Augusta, Georgia	201,737	13.2 mi
Raleigh, North Carolina	499,825	12.7 mi
High Point, North Carolina	118,601	12.1 mi
Brockton, Massachusetts	105,788	11.7 mi
Virginia Beach, Virginia	454,808	10.0 mi

Growth

This is the inaugural edition of the Skatedex Annual Index, so it is published as the baseline: year-over-year growth figures start with the 2027 edition, computed against the frozen 2026 snapshot rather than estimated backward. Opening years are recorded for only a minority of US parks today, and we do not extrapolate from a partial field. See the methodology.

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Methodology in brief

Park data: the Skatedex directory as of 2026-09-14, open parks with verified coordinates only. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates (resident population as of July 1, 2024). City rankings cover incorporated places of 100,000+ residents; the floor exists because per-capita rates mislead on small denominators. Full definitions, exclusions, and caveats: the methodology page.

Press: figures on this page are frozen and safe to cite. Questions or interview requests: contact@skatedex.com.

Annual Index 2026 · Methodology · Figures in this edition are frozen as published; cite as "Skatedex Annual Index 2026".