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Meet Go Skate Utah, SLC’s Skate Park Advocates

Posted on September 24, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Terina Ria

Terina Ria

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Meet you at the skatepark. (Flashpop/Getty Images)

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Visiting All 511 Parks in Salt Lake

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City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta is visiting all the parks in Salt Lake County — that’s over 500 parks! Follow along on her journey at Every Park SLC.

The new Vans Pro Skatepark and Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert bring pro skateboarders from around the world to our city. But skateboarding has long been a part of SLC culture.

Go Skate Utah, a Utah Skatepark Advocacy Group, is working to expand access to safe and clean skateparks in the valley. Remember when flooding turned an Orem skatepark into a swimming pool? They led efforts to get it cleaned up.

Go Skate Utah partners with city councils, parks and recreation departments, and local businesses to leverage support and secure funding for new skate parks and revamps.

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Advocacy Opportunity

Today, Sept. 24 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., visit Sunnyside Park for a chance to speak with SLC council member Dan Dugan about park improvements. This is also a time to advocate for a new skatepark in Salt Lake City. Can’t attend? Take the survey.

🛹 What’s New?

Phase one of West Jordan’s Wheels Park is now open. This huge project caters to all skill levels and incorporates a street plaza and transition bowl.

Construction is underway at the new Taylorsville skatepark. No opening date yet, but features include 8,500 square feet of ramps, bowls, and ledges.

📍 Skatepark Map

Traveling while skateboarding? Find a skatepark near you with Go Skate Utah’s International Skatepark Map.

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