West Modesto will get its first skate park. Here’s where it will be.
A skate plaza is coming to west Modesto at Cesar Chavez Park on Fourth and G streets near the south end of downtown.
The concrete plaza will provide jumps, ramps and other features for skateboarders, roller skaters and bicyclists. It is being designed by Spohn Ranch Skate Parks, based in Los Angeles.
It will be Modesto’s second skate plaza, joining the one at Beyer Community Park in the northeast part of town.
The city got an $8.5 million state grant last year to transform Chavez Park with a new swimming pool, soccer field, picnic pavilion and other attractions. The project includes slightly enlarging the Maddux Youth Center.
The overall park design is being done by O’Dell Engineering of Modesto. Construction is scheduled to be done by summer 2023.
Spohn Ranch has designed hundreds of skate parks around the world. The closest is in Sacramento.
On a Zoom call Thursday, the firm was scheduled to present ideas from various other projects. The public also had the chance to chime in, and a Spanish interpreter was on hand.
At a second meeting, at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25, the designers will present concepts based on the earlier comments.
“We will continue consulting with community members and industry experts to make this skate plaza a loved destination for our residents,” said Ken Peterson, parks project coordinator, in a news release.
This story was originally published January 21, 2021 at 11:30 AM.
