A Community-Designed Skatepark for Rainier Beach

Rainier Beach Skatepark | Seattle, WA

Environmental Works partnered with the Seattle Parks Foundation and community leaders to help move a long-planned district skatepark at Rainier Beach Playfield from an idea toward reality. Working with Danielle Jackson of CHAMPS Resource & Service Center, Scott Shinn of Parents for Skateparks, Skate Like a Girl, and local skaters and neighbors, our team facilitated three community design workshops in 2022. Participants shared what they wanted the park to offer, including terrain for a range of ages and skill levels and welcoming places for friends, families, and neighbors to gather.

Environmental Works translated that input into a feasibility study and early concept design that helped guide the project toward funding, final design, and construction. The built skatepark includes approximately 11,500 square feet of concrete terrain, with a mix of street and transition-style features for beginning and experienced skaters. Evergreen Skateparks built the skate terrain as part of the final construction team.

After years of community advocacy, the new park carries forward a vision shaped by the people who will use it.

Client
Seattle Parks Foundation
CHAMPS Resource & Service Center
Parents for Skateparks
Skate Like a Girl

Services
Community Engagement
Feasiblity
Concept Design
Planning & Urban Design

Project Size
11,500 SF

Completion
2026

Contractor
Terra Dynamics

Skatepark Construction
Evergreen Skateparks