Martinez Skate Park
2009
Martinez
Park was funded through a program designed to renovate city parks with
ADA access and general upgrades. In this situation, the kids in
District 5 requested a skatepark over the proposed playground. After a
couple of public input meetings it was determined that a skatepark was
to be built over the old tennis courts. Many of the skateparks in San
Antonio are modular ramps, but in this situation the skaters requested
a concrete skatepark featuring a mini bowl, plenty of ledges and an
eight stair handrail.
A
local landscape architecture firm TBG was able to take these ideas and
plug them into a functioning and flowing skatepark. In February 2009, a
local general contractor TCL broke ground on the 9000 sqft. facility.
As of 7/11/09 the facility is now open to the public from 5am to 11pm
everyday. We are very happy with the outcome and the park is a lot of
fun to ride.
Most
importantly, this facility was named after a fallen police officer. We
met with the Martinez family and they were very supportive of this
skatepark. Please respect the facility and keep it clean. For
directions to the skatepark click here.
