Heading West

[jgc1621]

Hey I was wondering if there are any parks that are free and worth going to heading from New Orleans to Ventura Im gonna be taking the 10 all the way across

[elastic back]

wow, that is a nice little 2k mile drive. have you checked the skateparks link on the top of the site^^^?

maybe list some of the cities you are going through to give people an idea of places to suggest:
houston
san antonio
el paso
tuscon
phoenix
riverside
l.a.

[killthegnar]

Houstons skatepark is one of the best parks I've ever been too. however, helmets are enforced by armed security... i dont mean the got a nightstick and a fuckin whistle... im talking guns and shit.

however, the park is amazing

[el ogrehound 3000]

I hear there's sick Carl's Jr/Dyrdek park in L.A. now.

sick as in you will get sick from skating after you mow a $7 burger and wash it down with soda filled Dyrdek collectors cup.

[Babe, Mr. Ruth if you're Nasty]

Cowtown in Phoenix.

[jgc1621]

Thanks, are there any good cheap places to crash in houston?

[bailgun]

on the couch of the friends you made that day.

[WaywornTortoni]

nice.  ive been thinking about taking 40 all the way to LA

[Hefeweizen]

Albuquerque's on 40. We have more than 10 parks in the metro area and all the ditches you'd ever need.

[Ashy Larry]

Albuquerque's on 40. We have more than 10 parks in the metro area and all the ditches you'd ever need.

10 parks?
Alamosa, the other 2 westside parks, Los Altos and  Calvary are the ones I know. I love the ditches but I guess there's 5 new skateparks? That one above that one pino ditch doesn't count. More options would be cool..    What you got?

[WaywornTortoni]

Albuquerque's on 40. We have more than 10 parks in the metro area and all the ditches you'd ever need.

10 parks?  damn.  IM GOING!!

[jgc1621]

So 40 sounds like the way to go! I got a case of beer and a board so if anyone wants to skate I'll be heading that way June 5-10 give me a call 301-305-6524.

[Hefeweizen]

Some of them are skate-light parks, but there's a lot of 'crete too: Alamosa, Los Altos, Corrales, Rio Bravo, the new one on Paseo. There's also a hybrid at Cibola that's pretty tight.
Some of the skate-light parks are sick too. Not for the skate-light, but the vibe is hilarious. Like this one downtown, it's called Bum Park because, well, it's full of bums. You're pretty much guaranteed to catch a bum fight there, plus Rocky Norton sightings all the time. I think he might live near there.

[killthegnar]

when i was in houston i stayed at the sunset suits... it was like 50 a night (for 3 people) and was only like 15 min from the park (15 minutes PA speed... about 45 texas speed). it was pretty nice except the lurkin hooker out front and the fact that a car was on fire on the highway which was about 10 feet from our door, but id have to say that actually enhanced the trip for me.
ps drink a lone star for me please

[WaywornTortoni]

So 40 sounds like the way to go! I got a case of beer and a board so if anyone wants to skate I'll be heading that way June 5-10 give me a call 301-305-6524.

I've been planning this since fall.  a friend of mine and I plan to take the trip sometime in summer.  he drives a '69 VW bus so itll be pretty intense.