Located
in Clackamette Park West of Hwy 99E @ the Oregon
City/Gladstone Bridge, Over the Clackamas River
Rules
Update:
Bicycles are now permitted
to use the skatepark during an open ended trial period.
We will continue to assess whether bicycles can safely
coexist with skaters in the same park.
Slow Skate. In order
to provide safe access to less experienced users, on
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00
- 11:00 AM the skatepark will only be open to inexperienced
users under the age of ten.
Tips
for Skate Boarding
Always wear a helmet
and protective gear
Obey all traffic control
devices
Avoid streets with
steep hills
Watch our for pedestrians,
bicyclists and vehicles
Be respectful of others
and protect your right to skate in Oregon City
Skatepark
Guidelines
Skatepark is open
during daylight hours.
Skateboarding and
in-line skating are hazardous activities. Skate at your
own risk.
Motorized vehicles
are not allowed in the Skatepark.
The use of helmets,
kneepads and elbow pads are recommended.
Graffiti and tagging
is prohibited.
Glass bottles are
not allowed in the Skatepark.
Please dispose of
trash in the trash receptacles.
When blowing nose
use a cloth handkerchief.
Alcohol and drug use
is prohibited.
Spectators must stay
off of the skating surface.
Unauthorized pieces
of equipment or obstacles are not allowed into the Skatepark.
Please skate safely
and in control.
Please do not play
music loudly.
It is unlawful to
skate on picnic tables, brickwork, planters or ornamental
surfaces located inside a public park.
History
of Park
In
1998 Gladstone School District and the Cities of Milwaukie
and Oregon City, in
cooperation with area youth banded together to create a
place where area youth could meet and skate safely. The
process of designing the park through local meetings empowered
area youth who ultimately assisted in initial fund raising
efforts and lobbied local governments to make their dreams
of reality.
By spring 1999, both Cities and the Gladstone School
District had committed $2,500 to be used to design
a Skatepark. On June 2, 1999 a resolution
went to the Oregon City Commission supporting the development of a Skatepark
and at the same meeting the Skatepark was sited at Clackamette Park in Oregon
City, just across the river from Gladstone. This site will allow for
easy access along Highway 99E for the area youth from Gladstone and Milwaukie. The
Park will serve as a regional Skatepark.
The youth continued to support their dream with local fundraising efforts
and local businesses also stepped up to assist with design efforts. AdaPT
Engineering of Portland donated Geotechnical services and Compass Corporation
of Milwaukie provided a survey of the area. Lee Engineering, Oregon City,
developed a drainage plan for the park, which Purkiss-Rose, RSI used in their
design of the Park.
During the design phase, Gladstone School District obtained a grant in the
amount of $62,500 and the City of Milwaukie awarded the project a Civic Improvement
Grant of $1,500. Gladstone School District and the City of Gladstone
committed general fund dollars in the amount of $18,000 and Oregon City Parks
and Recreation budgeted an additional $10,000 for the construction of the Skatepark.
The City of Oregon City provided in-kind service in the amount of $15,000
for project management, design review, legal services and bidding the project. At
a special meeting on August 22, 2000 Oregon City's Urban Renewal Agency and
the City Commission both approved loans in the amount of $90,000 to cover the
shortfall in the project budget.
Location