Applegate Skatepark in Merced – Great Street Skating Spot

The Applegate Skatepark in Merced, California is a cool little skatepark. The variety of street obstacles make this a good skatepark for riders of any skill or experience level. The Applegate Skatepark is located inside the larger Applegate Community Park with a playground, bike path, basketball courts, tennis courts, picnic shelter and a zoo.

First Impressions of Applegate Skatepark:

Pros: The skatepark has flow and a good variety of street obstacles.

Cons: Small bowl and no vert.

Directions: Click here to get directions to Applegate Skatepark in Merced.

Know Before You Go: This skatepark in Merced seems to be open 24 hours but there are no lights. The park provides restrooms and the playground is pretty legit! If you’re coming with kiddos they’ll surely want to play.

Riders Thoughts:

The layout of the Applegate Skatepark provides riders with a number of obstacles that link together pretty well. This gives the skatepark some flow as riders skate around the park.

Riders will find many boxes and pyramids throughout this skatepark in Merced. Some of these obstacles have metal ledges and some have cement ledges.

There are a number of reasons this skatepark is great for street style skateboard tricks. The ledges and rails provide riders with places to grind. And the many different transition types are angled well, helping riders get in the air and link obstacles together.

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The Applegate Skatepark has a good variety of sizes and shapes of obstacles allowing skaters to experience plenty of diversity.

This skatepark in Merced does have one small bowl. The variation of steepness and coping makes this little bowl good for beginners and those learning to drop/roll in with a skateboard.

Overall, the smaller size of the Applegate Skatepark plus all the street obstacles made this a difficult skatepark for me to ride a longboard in. But if you ride a regular skateboard and enjoy street tricks then you should really enjoy this skatepark.

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