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The
conceptual plan was designed by Parks and Recreation staff with input
from the skateboard community. The final design and construction
was accomplished by a professional architect,
landscape architect, and skateboard designers from Team Pain,
a Tim
Payne Corporation.
The Food Lion SkatePark offers a safe, challenging, and attractive skate park facility for skateboarders of all ages.
Summer Camps 2009
Asheville
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts, in conjunction with Push Skate
Shop, will offer Skateboard Camps this summer at the
Food Lion SkatePark, for skaters of all skill levels, ages 6-15. Week-long
camp
sessions are an opportunity for beginners to learn basic skills and for
more advance skaters to sharpen their skills. Camp sessions meet daily
at the park from 9am-12pm. Cost is $75 for each session. Register early – camps
are limited to 15 boarders.
Camp Sessions:
- June 15-19
- June 22-26
- June 29-July 3
- July 13-17
- July 20-24
- July 27-31
To register for Summer
Camp:
visit the Push Skate Shop at 25 Patton Ave.,or call 828-225-5509.
From the South: Go North on Merrimon Avenue to East Chestnut Street. Turn left onto East Chestnut. Turn left at the first light, onto Broadway Street. Go approximately 1/4 mile to Cherry Street, just before the entrance ramp to I-240 West. Turn right onto Cherry Street. The SkatePark is on your left.
From the North: Go South on Broadway Street. Turn right onto Cherry Street just before the entrance ramp to I-240 West. The Skate Park is on your left.
From the East: Take I-240 East to the Merrimon Avenue exit. Turn right at the traffic light at the bottom of the ramp. You are now on Merrimon Avenue. Follow directions "From the South" above.
From the West: Take I-240 West to Merrimon Avenue exit. Curve to right onto Merrimon Avenue, and follow directions "From the South" above.
Parking: Park in the lot on your left as you turn onto Cherry Street, or drive beyond the Skate Park through the first traffic light, and park in the dirt lot on your left.
