Brenda Joy Skatepark in Fort Morgan | Fun Skatepark Pump Track Hybrid
Brenda Joy Skatepark is an off the beaten path Evergreen skatepark in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Located about an hour and a half from Denver, the Brenda Joy Skatepark is a fun stop on a Colorado skatepark road trip, especially if you enjoy flowy layouts. Brenda Joy Skatepark is a fun 7,500 square foot skatepark that’s full of flow and is packed with smooth transitions, making it great for riders of any skill level.
The builders of the skatepark in Fort Morgan, Evergreen Skateparks, have called it a “skatepark pump track hybrid”. That’s because the features of the Fort Morgan Skatepark include many of the circuit shape, humps, and bumps you’ll find in a pump track plus the concrete and coping you’d expect to find in a skatepark. The continuous flow and smooth transitions of the skatepark are great for cement surfing with the longboard!
Also nearby: Sunshine Skatepark in Log Lane Village
First Impressions: Brenda Joy Skatepark in Fort Morgan
When we arrived I first saw the small street plaza. Then I saw the notable moonscape features of another Evergreen Skatepark. I knew this park would have a ton of flow and be great for the longboard!
Pros: Fun moonscape transition skatepark and street plaza skatepark
Cons: No lights
Directions: Click here for directions to Brenda Joy Skatepark in Fort Morgan
Know Before You Go: The park here features the smooth transitioned skatepark, a small street skating plaza, and a mountain bike park!
Brenda Joy Park also has a playground, restrooms, picnic pavilion, mountain bike park and bike trail. In Fort Morgan but looking for a skatepark with more street obstacles and ramps? You should check out the nearby Log Lane Village Skatepark.
Riders Thoughts:
The street plaza section of the Brenda Joy Skatepark in Fort Morgan is a simple flat foundation area with a few ramps and features suited for street tricks. Here riders will find a quarter pipe spine, a rail, and a few different boxes with metal ledges.
From here, a sidewalk leads up to the Evergreen area of the skatepark. Along the sidewalk there are a few more rails and concrete boxes before leading to the smooth transitions.
When you get to the Evergreen section of the Fort Morgan Skatepark you see how the park is almost entirely made up of smooth transitions. The pure flow of this skatepark is very obvious and can take riders in any direction. The humps, hills, and smooth transitions makes for a perfect cement surfing playground.
The layout of Brenda Joy Skatepark has a circuit shape to it. This can help direct the flow of traffic when the park is busy. The concrete circuit has a number of large banked turns with coping. And there’s a large bowl area on one side of the park that features a unique smooth roll in on either side. This roll in is a great place for riders to learn how to enter and deal with the speed and banked turns of big vert.
The layout and flow of this skatepark make it easy for riders to build and carry speed through out the park, especially the large banked turns. It’s easy for riders to go fast into the banked turns and get high on the walls.
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Through out the skatepark in Fort Morgan, there are a variety of sizes of smooth transitions. Riders will also find other cool features such as cement ledges and inlayed coping.
The back side of the Brenda Joy Skatepark features a short but steep horseshoe shaped bowl/banked turn surrounded in coping. But there are also smooth transitions up and around this obstacle to avoid the turn.
The flow and smooth transitions and pump track(ish) layout can allow riders to build speed and go fast around the track. But be careful because some of the coping and ledges can sneak up on you! So get a good understanding of where the obstacles are before you get going too fast. And be ready to jump over some coping if you need!
If you enjoy the flow of this skatepark you’ll also like: Frisco Skatepark | Howard Heuston Skatepark | Valmont Skatepark
Mountain Bike Park in Fort Morgan
Aside from the street plaza and big skatepark area, there is a really cool mountain bike track here too! The mountain bike park at the Brenda Joy Park in Fort Morgan features a number of wooden features plus both wood and dirt banked turns.
Along with these obstacles, riders will find a bunch of dirt ramps, hills, and mounds to take the mountain bikes on.
Overall, the Brenda Joy Skatepark in Fort Morgan is a park that you can spend all day at with a number of different wheeled vehicles. This is a fun spot for every style of riding no matter your skill level.
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