SKATEDEXSkateparks per capita in Washington, 2026
Washington ranks No. 11 of 50 states with 1.66 public, open skateparks per 100,000 residents (133 parks, population 8,001,020). The national rate is 0.77.
Washington cities ranked
| In state | City | Parks | Population | Per 100k | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympia (Friendly Grove Skate Court, Olympia Skatepark) | 2 | 56,724 | 3.53 | 11 of 824 |
| 2 | Marysville (Tulalip Skatepark, Marysville Skatepark) | 2 | 77,686 | 2.57 | 29 of 824 |
| 3 | Redmond (Pacific Scooter Experience, Redmond Skatepark) | 2 | 82,506 | 2.42 | 34 of 824 |
| 4 | Auburn (Lakeland Skatepark, Muckleshoot Reservation Skatepark) | 2 | 86,301 | 2.32 | 39 of 824 |
| 5 | Kent (East Hill Skatepark, Fenwick Skatepark) | 3 | 134,871 | 2.22 | 44 of 824 |
| 6 | Yakima (Chesterley Skatepark, Kiwanis Skatepark) | 2 | 97,458 | 2.05 | 55 of 824 |
| 7 | Burien (Burien Skatepark) | 1 | 51,859 | 1.93 | 76 of 824 |
| 8 | Everett (Walter E Hall Skatepark, Wiggum's Hollow Park) | 2 | 113,567 | 1.76 | 117 of 824 |
| 9 | Lacey (Rainer Vista Skatepark) | 1 | 58,833 | 1.70 | 138 of 824 |
| 10 | Lakewood (Kiwanis Skatepark) | 1 | 62,755 | 1.59 | 173 of 824 |
| 11 | Richland (Richland Skatepark) | 1 | 65,258 | 1.53 | 185 of 824 |
| 12 | Shoreline (Paramount Skatepark) | 1 | 66,542 | 1.50 | 189 of 824 |
| 13 | Tacoma (Stewart Heights Skatepark, Norpoint Skatepark) | 3 | 229,816 | 1.31 | 244 of 824 |
| 14 | Bellevue (Crossroads Skatepark, Highland Center Skate Plaza) | 2 | 154,193 | 1.30 | 247 of 824 |
| 15 | Seattle (Lake City Skatepark, Ballard Commons Bowl) | 10 | 784,777 | 1.27 | 253 of 824 |
| 16 | Kennewick (Kennewick Skatepark) | 1 | 88,366 | 1.13 | 302 of 824 |
| 17 | Bellingham (Bellingham Skatepark) | 1 | 96,395 | 1.04 | 329 of 824 |
| 18 | Kirkland (Kirkland Skatepark) | 1 | 97,410 | 1.03 | 332 of 824 |
| 19 | Federal Way (Federal Way Skatepark) | 1 | 99,729 | 1.00 | 342 of 824 |
| 20 | Renton (Renton Skatepark) | 1 | 104,975 | 0.95 | 358 of 824 |
| 21 | Vancouver (Swift Skatepark) | 1 | 199,698 | 0.50 | 477 of 824 |
| 22 | Spokane (Hillyard Skatepark) | 1 | 230,783 | 0.43 | 496 of 824 |
| 23 | Spokane Valley | 0 | 108,405 | 0.00 | 599 of 824 |
| 24 | Pasco | 0 | 82,848 | 0.00 | 641 of 824 |
| 25 | Sammamish | 0 | 66,110 | 0.00 | 709 of 824 |
| 26 | Bothell | 0 | 52,199 | 0.00 | 805 of 824 |
Skatepark deserts in Washington
Spokane Valley, Pasco, Sammamish, Bothell: cities of 50,000+ with no public skatepark listed inside the city limits.
Neighboring states
Downloads
Press: a ready-to-run release for Washington is at /press/2026/washington.md.
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.