SKATEDEXSkateparks per capita in Arizona, 2026
Arizona ranks No. 24 of 50 states with 0.87 public, open skateparks per 100,000 residents (66 parks, population 7,623,818). The national rate is 0.77.
Arizona cities ranked
| In state | City | Parks | Population | Per 100k | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flagstaff (Coconino Skatepark, Bushmaster Skatepark) | 3 | 77,260 | 3.88 | 9 of 824 |
| 2 | Tempe (Esquer Skatepark, Tempe Sports Complex Skatepark) | 4 | 190,571 | 2.10 | 52 of 824 |
| 3 | Lake Havasu City (Tinnell Memorial Skatepark) | 1 | 59,358 | 1.68 | 149 of 824 |
| 4 | Tucson (Picture Rocks Skatepark, Grijalva Skatepark) | 8 | 548,371 | 1.46 | 202 of 824 |
| 5 | Casa Grande (Velocity Skatepark (Carr McNatt Park)) | 1 | 69,753 | 1.43 | 216 of 824 |
| 6 | Maricopa (Copper Sky Skate Plaza) | 1 | 78,362 | 1.28 | 250 of 824 |
| 7 | Queen Creek (Queen Creek Skatepark) | 1 | 89,770 | 1.11 | 308 of 824 |
| 8 | Chandler (Chandler Skatepark, Chandler Bike Park) | 3 | 278,748 | 1.08 | 317 of 824 |
| 9 | Avondale (Avondale Skatepark) | 1 | 100,983 | 0.99 | 345 of 824 |
| 10 | Yuma (Kennedy Skatepark) | 1 | 105,227 | 0.95 | 356 of 824 |
| 11 | Scottsdale (McDowell Mountain Ranch Skatepark, The Wedge Skatepark) | 2 | 243,006 | 0.82 | 392 of 824 |
| 12 | Buckeye (Buckeye Skatepark) | 1 | 125,445 | 0.80 | 404 of 824 |
| 13 | Goodyear (Goodyear Skatepark) | 1 | 125,359 | 0.80 | 405 of 824 |
| 14 | Mesa (Fountain Plaza Skatepark, Kids That Rip Skatepark) | 4 | 513,656 | 0.78 | 409 of 824 |
| 15 | Glendale (Foothills Skatepark, Dust Devil Skate Plaza) | 2 | 260,572 | 0.77 | 412 of 824 |
| 16 | Surprise (Surprise Farms Skatepark) | 1 | 175,304 | 0.57 | 458 of 824 |
| 17 | Peoria (Rio Vista Skatepark) | 1 | 200,881 | 0.50 | 476 of 824 |
| 18 | Phoenix (Nueve Skatepark, Cesar Chavez Skatepark) | 6 | 1,665,481 | 0.36 | 508 of 824 |
| 19 | Gilbert (Freestone Skatepark) | 1 | 287,285 | 0.35 | 510 of 824 |
| 20 | Marana | 0 | 65,523 | 0.00 | 712 of 824 |
| 21 | Prescott Valley | 0 | 52,423 | 0.00 | 802 of 824 |
Skatepark deserts in Arizona
Marana, Prescott Valley: cities of 50,000+ with no public skatepark listed inside the city limits.
Neighboring states
Downloads
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Methodology
Parks. Only skateparks in the Skatedex directory marked public and open are counted: entries flagged private or permanently closed are excluded, as are parks without a map location. Directory as of 2026-09-16.
Population. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (resident population as of July 1, 2025): state totals and incorporated-place totals. Cities are Census places (incorporated cities, towns and villages), not metro areas; a park counts for the place named in its address, or, when the address does not name a Census place, for the place whose boundary-equivalent circle contains it. Parks in unincorporated areas count for their state but no city.
Rates. Parks per 100,000 residents = parks divided by population times 100,000. States are ranked 1 to 50 (District of Columbia is shown with cities). Cities are ranked among all 824 incorporated places with at least 50,000 residents. Ties are broken by park count, then population.
Skatepark deserts. Places of at least 50,000 residents with no public, open skatepark listed in the Skatedex directory inside them by either test above. A listing gap and a real gap look the same here, so each desert shows the nearest listed public park; if you know of a park inside a listed city, submit it and the next edition will count it.
Change since last year. This is the first edition; the 2027 edition will show movement against these numbers.
How this differs from the Skatedex Annual Index. The Annual Index 2026 counts every listed park, uses the prior Census vintage, and scores cities by parks within a 10-mile radius of the center. These rankings use the newest vintage, public and open parks only, and place boundaries, so ranks differ. Both are free to cite with a link.