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2026 edition · Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (resident population as of July 1, 2025)

Skateparks per capita in California, 2026

California ranks No. 20 of 50 states with 1.03 public, open skateparks per 100,000 residents (407 parks, population 39,355,309). The national rate is 0.77.

No. 20of 50 states

407public, open parks

1.03per 100k residents

177cities of 50,000+ ranked

All California skateparks Parks with lights Skateparks near me Annual Index 2026: California

California cities ranked

In state	City	Parks	Population	Per 100k	National rank
1	Santa Cruz (Mike Fox Skatepark, Sergeant Derby Skatepark)	4	61,797	6.47	1 of 824
2	Gardena (Alondra Skatepark, Marc Johnson Skate Plaza)	3	58,460	5.13	2 of 824
3	Encinitas (Encinitas Skatepark (Poods Park), Leucadia Oaks Park Skatepark)	3	60,736	4.94	4 of 824
4	Lake Elsinore (Summerly Skatepark, McVicker Canyon Skatepark)	3	75,067	4.00	7 of 824
5	Watsonville (Ramsay Skatepark, Ramsay Park Pump Track)	2	50,716	3.94	8 of 824
6	San Clemente (San Clemente Skatepark, San Clemente Pump Track)	2	62,226	3.21	14 of 824
7	Lynwood (Lynwood Skatepark, Lynwood Skate Park + Pump Track)	2	63,512	3.15	15 of 824
8	Inglewood (Vincent Park Skatepark, Rogers Skatepark)	3	101,662	2.95	16 of 824
9	Oceanside (John Landes Skatepark, Martin Luther King Jr. Skatepark)	5	170,483	2.93	17 of 824
10	Pleasanton (Pleasanton Skatepark, Pleasanton BMX Park)	2	74,556	2.68	21 of 824
11	Napa (Napa Skatepark, Downtown Napa Skateboard Park)	2	76,562	2.61	27 of 824
12	Rocklin (Rocklin Skatepark, Whitney Park Bike Pump Track)	2	76,821	2.60	28 of 824
13	Whittier (Whittier Skatepark, Amelia Mayberry Skatepark)	2	85,815	2.33	36 of 824
14	Citrus Heights (Rusch Skatepark, Press Skatepark)	2	86,348	2.32	38 of 824
15	Westminster (Westminster Skatepark, Vans Off the Wall Skatepark)	2	88,966	2.25	42 of 824
16	Santa Monica (Venice Beach Skatepark, The Cove Skatepark)	2	90,082	2.22	45 of 824
17	Mission Viejo (Beebe Skatepark, Oso Creek Trail Pumptrack)	2	90,484	2.21	46 of 824
18	Chula Vista (Paradise Hills Skatepark, Len Moore Chula Vista Skatepark)	6	275,533	2.18	48 of 824
19	Folsom (El Dorado Hills Skatepark, Cummings Family Skatepark)	2	91,983	2.17	50 of 824
20	El Cajon (John F. Kennedy Skatepark, Renette Skatepark)	2	101,755	1.97	64 of 824
21	Paramount (Village Skatepark)	1	50,755	1.97	69 of 824
22	Tracy (City of Tracy Skatepark, BMX Pump Track at Clyde Bland Park)	2	101,901	1.96	71 of 824
23	Novato (Hamilton Skatepark)	1	51,947	1.93	73 of 824
24	Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar Skatepark)	1	51,884	1.93	75 of 824
25	Delano (Delano Skatepark)	1	52,334	1.91	83 of 824
26	Rialto (Fergusson Skatepark, Rialto Skatepark)	2	106,554	1.88	86 of 824
27	Corona (Santana Skatepark, Harada Heritage Skatepark)	3	161,734	1.85	91 of 824
28	Arcadia (Bonita Skatepark)	1	54,117	1.85	93 of 824
29	San Buenaventura (Ventura) (West Park Skatepark, Pacific Skatepark)	2	109,914	1.82	102 of 824
30	Yucaipa (Yucaipa Skatepark)	1	54,953	1.82	104 of 824
31	Santa Maria (Air Skatepark, Santa Maria YMCA Skatepark)	2	111,390	1.80	109 of 824
32	Long Beach (Bixby Park Skatepark, Blacc Mike Skatepark)	8	450,469	1.78	112 of 824
33	Carlsbad (Alga Norte Skatepark, Carlsbad Skatepark)	2	112,260	1.78	113 of 824
34	Temecula (Temecula Skatepark, Temecula Pump Track)	2	114,865	1.74	120 of 824
35	Monterey Park (Belvedere Skatepark)	1	57,457	1.74	123 of 824
36	Lincoln (McBean Skatepark)	1	57,367	1.74	125 of 824
37	National City (Kimball Skatepark)	1	57,807	1.73	129 of 824
38	Santee (Santee Skatepark)	1	58,205	1.72	130 of 824
39	Pico Rivera (Pico Rivera Skatepark)	1	58,915	1.70	137 of 824
40	Petaluma (Petaluma Skatepark)	1	59,688	1.68	147 of 824
41	San Rafael (San Rafael Skatepark)	1	59,410	1.68	148 of 824
42	La Mesa (La Mesa Skatepark)	1	59,914	1.67	152 of 824
43	Gilroy (Las Animas Skatepark)	1	60,764	1.65	156 of 824
44	Montebello (Montebello Skatepark)	1	60,693	1.65	157 of 824
45	Thousand Oaks (Newbury Park Skatepark, Sapwi Bike Park)	2	122,230	1.64	159 of 824
46	La Habra (La Habra Skatepark)	1	60,908	1.64	160 of 824
47	Fairfield (Travis AFB Skatepark, Fairfield-Suisun Rotary Skatepark)	2	122,489	1.63	161 of 824
48	Glendale (Crescenta Valley Skatepark, Glendale Verdugo Skatepark)	3	187,160	1.60	166 of 824
49	Laguna Niguel (Laguna Niguel Skatepark)	1	64,107	1.56	180 of 824
50	South San Francisco (Centennial Way Park South Skate Park & Bike Pump Track)	1	64,941	1.54	181 of 824
51	Union City (Union City Skatepark)	1	65,282	1.53	184 of 824
52	Palo Alto (Greer Skatepark)	1	67,609	1.48	198 of 824
53	Camarillo (Pleasant Valley Skatepark)	1	68,652	1.46	205 of 824
54	Lodi (Lodi Skatepark)	1	69,100	1.45	207 of 824
55	Baldwin Park (Baldwin Park Teen Center & Skatepark)	1	68,880	1.45	209 of 824
56	Yuba City (Yuba City Skatepark)	1	69,485	1.44	211 of 824
57	Walnut Creek (Walnut Creek Skatepark)	1	70,012	1.43	213 of 824
58	Eastvale (Huber Park Skatepark)	1	70,594	1.42	218 of 824
59	Dublin (Emerald Glen Skatepark)	1	71,602	1.40	221 of 824
60	Escondido (Escondido Sports Complex Skatepark, Washington Park Skate Spot)	2	146,030	1.37	229 of 824
61	Turlock (Turlock Skatepark)	1	72,864	1.37	230 of 824
62	Redlands (Redlands Skatepark)	1	74,128	1.35	236 of 824
63	Tulare (Tulare Skatepark)	1	73,907	1.35	237 of 824
64	Bellflower (Bellflower Skatepark)	1	74,719	1.34	240 of 824
65	Apple Valley (3 Diamond Skatepark)	1	75,247	1.33	243 of 824
66	Chino Hills (Chino Hills Skatepark)	1	77,519	1.29	248 of 824
67	Tustin (Tustin Skatepark)	1	77,843	1.28	251 of 824
68	Hayward (Hayward Skatepark, Adobe Skatepark)	2	157,113	1.27	254 of 824
69	Upland (Upland Skatepark)	1	79,446	1.26	263 of 824
70	Redwood City (Phil Shao Memorial Skatepark)	1	82,178	1.22	271 of 824
71	Buena Park (Peak Park Skatepark)	1	81,741	1.22	272 of 824
72	Hawthorne (Eucalyptus Skatepark)	1	82,741	1.21	274 of 824
73	Roseville (Maidu Skatepark, Campus Oaks Park Pump Track)	2	167,302	1.20	277 of 824
74	Livermore (Livermore Skatepark)	1	83,457	1.20	278 of 824
75	Perris (Paragon Skatepark)	1	83,237	1.20	281 of 824
76	Garden Grove (Ponderosa Skatepark, Garden Grove Skate Spot)	2	170,455	1.17	288 of 824
77	San Leandro (Thrasher Skatepark)	1	85,353	1.17	290 of 824
78	Santa Barbara (Skaters Point Skatepark)	1	86,422	1.16	293 of 824
79	Lake Forest (Etnies Skatepark)	1	86,333	1.16	295 of 824
80	San Ramon (San Ramon Skatepark)	1	86,209	1.16	297 of 824
81	Rancho Cordova (Mather Sports Center Skatepark)	1	87,554	1.14	300 of 824
82	South Gate (South Gate Skatepark)	1	90,071	1.11	306 of 824
83	Carson (Veteran's Park Skatepark)	1	90,808	1.10	312 of 824
84	Elk Grove (Elk Grove Skatepark, Morse Skatepark)	2	185,007	1.08	318 of 824
85	Indio (Indio Skatepark)	1	94,269	1.06	323 of 824
86	San Marcos (Hollandia Skatepark)	1	94,908	1.05	327 of 824
87	Norwalk (Doyle Skatepark)	1	97,104	1.03	333 of 824
88	Chino (Ayala Skatepark)	1	96,957	1.03	334 of 824
89	Vista (Vista Skatepark - Bowl Site)	1	98,274	1.02	336 of 824
90	Merced (Applegate Skatepark)	1	99,724	1.00	343 of 824
91	San Mateo (San Mateo Skatepark)	1	103,337	0.97	349 of 824
92	Burbank (Burbank Skatepark)	1	102,988	0.97	352 of 824
93	Vacaville (Vacaville Skatepark)	1	103,850	0.96	353 of 824
94	West Covina (Orangewood Skatepark)	1	105,301	0.95	355 of 824
95	Chico (Humboldt Skatepark)	1	105,081	0.95	357 of 824
96	Riverside (Bobby Bonds Skatepark, Jurupa Skatepark)	3	323,057	0.93	363 of 824
97	Moreno Valley (Moreno Valley Community Skatepark, Moreno Valley Skatepark)	2	214,263	0.93	364 of 824
98	San Diego (Belmont Skatepark, Mission Valley YMCA Krause Family Skatepark)	13	1,406,106	0.92	367 of 824
99	Costa Mesa (Costa Mesa Skatepark)	1	108,881	0.92	368 of 824
100	San Bernardino (Blair Skatepark, E Street Skatepark)	2	222,044	0.90	372 of 824
101	Anaheim (Manzanita Skatepark, Palm Lane Skatepark)	3	341,008	0.88	376 of 824
102	Murrieta (Cal Oaks Skatepark)	1	114,124	0.88	377 of 824
103	Antioch (Antioch Skatepark)	1	118,958	0.84	388 of 824
104	Menifee (Audie Ranch Skatepark)	1	118,592	0.84	389 of 824
105	Berkeley (Berkeley Skatepark)	1	121,911	0.82	396 of 824
106	Vallejo (Wardlaw Skatepark)	1	123,287	0.81	400 of 824
107	Concord (Concord Skatepark)	1	123,261	0.81	401 of 824
108	Sacramento (Tanzanite Skatepark, Regency Community Skatepark)	4	536,449	0.75	416 of 824
109	Santa Clara (Santa Clara Skatepark)	1	133,446	0.75	418 of 824
110	Pasadena (Pasadena Skatepark)	1	135,804	0.74	419 of 824
111	Fullerton (Brea Skatepark)	1	138,675	0.72	427 of 824
112	Bakersfield (Beach Park Skatepark, Beardsley Skatepark)	3	422,165	0.71	428 of 824
113	Pomona (Palomares Park)	1	147,807	0.68	432 of 824
114	Visalia (Provident Skatepark)	1	146,541	0.68	435 of 824
115	Santa Ana (Centennial Skatepark, Santa Ana Skatespot)	2	315,586	0.63	446 of 824
116	Salinas (Salilnas Skatepark)	1	159,134	0.63	447 of 824
117	Palmdale (Palmdale Skatepark)	1	161,845	0.62	450 of 824
118	San Jose (Great Oaks Skatepark, Arroyo Skatepark)	6	989,814	0.61	452 of 824
119	Los Angeles (Lafayette Skate Plaza, Mathy Bethune Skatepark)	23	3,869,089	0.59	455 of 824
120	Lancaster (George Lane Skatepark)	1	170,084	0.59	456 of 824
121	Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa Skatepark)	1	179,437	0.56	459 of 824
122	Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga Skatepark)	1	177,856	0.56	460 of 824
123	Fresno (Lions Skatepark, Mosqueda Bike Park)	3	555,549	0.54	464 of 824
124	Huntington Beach (Murdy Park Skatepark)	1	191,451	0.52	472 of 824
125	Oxnard (Oxnard Skatepark)	1	199,651	0.50	478 of 824
126	San Francisco (Crocker Amazon Skatepark, Potrero Del Sol Skatepark)	4	826,079	0.48	483 of 824
127	Modesto (Modesto Skatepark)	1	219,652	0.46	489 of 824
128	Oakland (Alameda Skatepark, Oakland Pump Track)	2	440,838	0.45	490 of 824
129	Fontana (Fontana Skatepark)	1	221,223	0.45	492 of 824
130	Santa Clarita (Santa Clarita Skatepark)	1	228,430	0.44	493 of 824
131	Fremont (Fremont Skatepark)	1	226,442	0.44	494 of 824
132	Irvine (Hardeman Skatepark)	1	318,764	0.31	519 of 824
133	Stockton	0	324,597	0.00	538 of 824
134	Ontario	0	187,013	0.00	551 of 824
135	Sunnyvale	0	156,577	0.00	559 of 824
136	Victorville	0	141,395	0.00	564 of 824
137	Torrance	0	138,391	0.00	568 of 824
138	Orange	0	138,365	0.00	569 of 824
139	Clovis	0	129,347	0.00	574 of 824
140	Simi Valley	0	124,861	0.00	578 of 824
141	Richmond	0	114,861	0.00	588 of 824
142	Downey	0	108,468	0.00	598 of 824
143	Jurupa Valley	0	107,311	0.00	600 of 824
144	El Monte	0	105,075	0.00	603 of 824
145	Hesperia	0	102,605	0.00	607 of 824
146	Daly City	0	101,261	0.00	611 of 824
147	Manteca	0	96,693	0.00	614 of 824
148	Redding	0	94,092	0.00	618 of 824
149	Hemet	0	93,649	0.00	619 of 824
150	Compton	0	90,500	0.00	625 of 824
151	Mountain View	0	85,438	0.00	634 of 824
152	Newport Beach	0	81,977	0.00	643 of 824
153	Alhambra	0	79,820	0.00	649 of 824
154	Milpitas	0	78,596	0.00	653 of 824
155	Lakewood	0	78,010	0.00	656 of 824
156	Pittsburg	0	77,542	0.00	660 of 824
157	Alameda	0	76,876	0.00	665 of 824
158	Madera	0	69,017	0.00	692 of 824
159	Redondo Beach	0	67,281	0.00	701 of 824
160	Brentwood	0	66,607	0.00	704 of 824
161	Davis	0	66,110	0.00	708 of 824
162	Yorba Linda	0	65,632	0.00	711 of 824
163	Porterville	0	63,088	0.00	728 of 824
164	Woodland	0	62,513	0.00	735 of 824
165	Hanford	0	62,229	0.00	737 of 824
166	Beaumont	0	60,835	0.00	747 of 824
167	Cupertino	0	58,333	0.00	759 of 824
168	Highland	0	57,614	0.00	766 of 824
169	West Sacramento	0	56,216	0.00	775 of 824
170	San Jacinto	0	56,014	0.00	778 of 824
171	Fountain Valley	0	55,508	0.00	782 of 824
172	Placentia	0	54,911	0.00	786 of 824
173	Colton	0	53,383	0.00	795 of 824
174	Palm Desert	0	53,259	0.00	797 of 824
175	Cathedral City	0	52,375	0.00	803 of 824
176	Huntington Park	0	51,544	0.00	808 of 824
177	San Luis Obispo	0	50,636	0.00	816 of 824

Skatepark deserts in California

Stockton, Ontario, Sunnyvale, Victorville, Torrance, Orange, Clovis, Simi Valley, Richmond, Downey, Jurupa Valley, El Monte, Hesperia, Daly City, Manteca, Redding, Hemet, Compton, Mountain View, Newport Beach, Alhambra, Milpitas, Lakewood, Pittsburg, Alameda, Madera, Redondo Beach, Brentwood, Davis, Yorba Linda, Porterville, Woodland, Hanford, Beaumont, Cupertino, Highland, West Sacramento, San Jacinto, Fountain Valley, Placentia, Colton, Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Huntington Park, San Luis Obispo: cities of 50,000+ with no public skatepark listed inside the city limits.

Neighboring states

Oregon · No. 6 · 2.08 Arizona · No. 24 · 0.87 Nevada · No. 26 · 0.82

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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.