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Mainland Skate and Surf:
3401 Dale Rd
Modesto, CA
209.526.2552
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 Ripon Skatepark
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* Outdoor: 'Crete
* Free
* Vert / Trannie / Street
* Rating: Infected by Oregon
Although Cali has hosted the *most* parks per state in the US for a long time, we can now grab some sack and brag about one of gnarliest parks in America - prepare your bones for Ripon skatepark. Straight up big country concrete... a million concussions, just waiting to happen. A time capsule of pain and glory, unfolding in a little town just west of Modesto... unbelievable!
A few rumorous factuals for you: Our buddy Gdmueller tells us that the park opened on Feb24, 2001. 25,000 sq ft of pure trannie, with a street course and a pool slated for construction. Over $250k in costs [some sources say $400k], and Team Pain [407.366.9221] has been credited w/ design and construction... [it does look a bit like their recent effort out in North Point, FL].
Planning a road trip... definitely check it out. Other nearby parks include Livermore, Dublin and Alameda to the west. To the east you've got Modesto. Up north in Sacramento, check the trannie at Grand Prix...
Directions: From San Francisco take Highway 880 south to Highway 580 south. Take the 580 to Highway 205 east, and get on the interstate 5 north. Take the 5 to Highway 120 east, and take the 120 to Highway 99 south. Exit at Stockton Avenue and head south. Make a right [west] on Main Street, and take another right on Wilma Avenue. The skate park is on the left.
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