The best US cities for skateboarding

All 342 US cities of 100,000+ residents, ranked by Skate Score: park density within 15 miles, quality mix (bowl, street, vert, mini, pump), indoor coverage for winter, and real skateable days (2025 weather: under 1 mm of rain and a high above 45 F). Computed from the Skatedex directory of 8,600+ parks with exact pins. Thinking of relocating? Compare any two cities head to head.

Scores update as the directory grows. Rankings reward what is actually skateable: a city with three lit concrete parks and an indoor option beats a city with one big park and five months of rain. Full park data behind every city: Skatedex Annual Index.