FDR Skatepark

FDR Skatepark is like nowhere else on earth. Where else can you build something yourself, tie a couple of bottle rockets to your skateboard, and light up the night testing it out with a few friends? Thousands visit every year, and hundreds work to maintain it and keep adding new challenges to its landscape.

If you want to learn how to build concrete skateparks - bring a shovel and a strong back and ask how you can help. Volunteers are always welcome.

Location:

FDR Park, Philadelphia

FPSF Contacts:

Josh Nims

FPSF Contacts:

Nick Orso

Contacts:

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation

Project Start Date:

1994

Proposed Completion/Launch Date:

Ongoing

Total Cost of Project:

Millions in volunteer labor and donated materials

FPSF Funding amount required:

$5K (miniramp), $31K (Gravity Games renovations), $1K (steel sheeting for renovated halfpipe)

Other Funding Sources:

City of Philadelphia, Nike, Adio, and countless community benefits, parties, video premieres and concerts put on by locals.

FPSF would like to thank:

The cast of hundreds of volunteers who keep FDR growing and operating under the harshest conditions imaginable.

The Tony Hawk Foundation

FDR Skatepark Images

FDR mini ramp (funds donated by Tony Hawk)

Tony Hawk with Franklin's Paine crew (2001)