List of San Francisco skate spots

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List of skate spots in San Francisco, California:

NameTypeLocationPhotoStatusNotes
3 Up 3 Down [1] [2] street skating San Francisco Armory Active
3rd and Army [3] [4] [5] street skating Mission Bay Active
Bay Blocks [6] [7] street skating Embarcadero Active
Bart Wall Ride [8] street skating, wall ride 24th Street Mission station Active
China Banks [9] street skating Chinatown Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge in San Francisco facing the Hilton Hotel.jpg Endangered. [10] Plans by the city to demolish it. [11] [12] [13] World famous site.
Clipper Hubba [14] street skatingJames Lick Middle SchoolActive
Doloris Street [15] [16] hill bomb Mission Dolores Park Dolores Street San Francisco near Dolores Park.jpg Endangered [17] Annual hill bomb event organized here. The city installed Botts' dots to attempt to close the spot. [18]
The Dish [19] bowl / skatepark Bayview-Hunters Point ActiveOldest skatepark in San Francisco. Opened in 1980. [19]
Double Kink Rail [20] [21] street skating Mission Dolores Park Active
EMB [22] street skating Embarcadero, 37°47′42″N122°23′41″W / 37.7949°N 122.3948°W / 37.7949; -122.3948 Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco.jpg Active, Partially demolishedIncludes sites such as "The Island", The Gonz Gap, and others [23] [24] [25] [26] One of the most important sites in the development of street skating. Due to opposition to skateboarding, some of the ledges and benches (including the Hubba Hideout) were removed by the city to make it less skate-able.
Flower Shop [27] [28] DIY skatepark1105 Tompkins AveActive
Fort Miley [29] street skating Lands End, 37°46′55.72″N122°30′19.95″W / 37.7821444°N 122.5055417°W / 37.7821444; -122.5055417 Battery Chester Fort Miley SF CA.jpg Active
Hubba Hideout [24] [30] [31] street skating Embarcadero Plaza Hubba 5095025868 2ae1e4159b z.jpg Demolished [32] Demolished by the City in 2011. [33]
Lincoln High School [34] street skatingLincoln High School, Sunset District, 37°44′50″N122°28′52″W / 37.74728°N 122.48103°W / 37.74728; -122.48103 ActiveContains the skate feature called the 3-block
Pier 7 [35] [9] [36] [37] street skating Pier 7 Skateboarding at San Francisco Pier 7.jpg EndangeredConcrete slabs were replaced with wooden slats. Protective barriers have been installed to prevent skateboarding. [36]
Pier 15 bench [38] street skating / urbanism exhibit Pier 15 Pier 15 bench at Exploratorium.jpg ActiveA bench designed for the specific purpose of skateboarding while also being useful for sitting. Meant to be pro-skating and to be an antithesis to anti-skate devices. [39]
Potrero Del Sol Skatepark [40] skateparkPortrero Avenue and 25th StreetActiveCity-sponsored skatepark [41]
SoMa West Skatepark [42] skatepark SoMa ActiveCity-sponsored skatepark [43]
Studio 43 [44] skatepark Bayview-Hunters Point DefunctWarehouse skatepark active during the 90s and since closed down.
Twin Peaks [45] [46] Hill bomb / Flatground freestyle Twin Peaks, 37°45′06″N122°26′52″W / 37.751586275°N 122.447721511°W / 37.751586275; -122.447721511 DIY quarter-pipe on Twin Peaks, San Francisco.jpg Active
UN Plaza [47] skate parkActive
Union Square [48] Street skatingUnion Square, 37°47′17″N122°24′27″W / 37.78806°N 122.40750°W / 37.78806; -122.40750 San Francisco Union Square.jpg ActiveLimited access due to policing and crowds
Wallenberg Set [49] street skating Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School, 37*46'48.86"N, 122*26'46.82"W Wallenberg Set.png Active
Waller LedgesDIY/official skatepark Golden Gate Park, 37.768263N, -122.454081WActiveDIY park [50] that was city approved and is now city-sponsored. [51] [52]

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