At log last the Localz skatepark tour video of the awesome Leduc skatepark is complete! join Leduc Local Joe Weidmanas he shows you all of the best features of this outstanding skatepark, located just south of Edmonton and not far from the Queen Elizabeth 2 highway. Definitely worth the stop if you are driving Highway 2
Skateparktour.ca is excited to announce a brand new partnership with Canada Skateboard!! We will work together to include ALL Canadian skateparks on Skateparktour.ca! Canada Skateboard and Skateparktour realize how useful a complete skatepark directory will be and are working together to make it happen!
This partnership will be good for everyone who uses Canadian skateparks, not only skateboarders. If you skate, BMX, scooter, inline skate, roller skate, or unicycle you can use Skateparktour.ca to find skateparks, and you can submit skateparks to be added. The more skateparks on the list, the more we all benefit.
Whiterock BC Skatepark
We need EVERYONE who uses skateparks to tell us about skateparks missing from Skateparktour.ca! We want EVERY skatepark, large, small, indoor or outdoor. Use our easy to complete form to submit a skatepark. You can submit as many parks as you can visit, there is no limit!
To help get the wheels rolling about this project, Canada Skateboard is offering prizes for contributions made before August 31st! Every valid skatepark submission gives you a chance to win one of three prizes. You could win a Canada Skateboard coffee book, a Canada Skateboard deck or a Canada Skateboard Hydroflask.
So, let the skatepark blizzard begin! If your skatepark is not already on skateparktour.ca, submit it today!!!
On the weekend we shot video of Christian and Brennan with Stephen B for a Localz video tour of the new Innisfail skatepark! The park cost $1 million and has proven very popular since it opened in October 2019. Look for the Innisfail Skatepark Localz video early in August.
For years now, Skateparktour.ca has included video edits shot at individual skateparks alont with photos or a virtual tour as part of the information provided about skateparks. In the past few years, fewer and fewer people have been making these “edits”, so Skateparktour.ca is starting to make our own.
The first video in the “LocalzSKatepark Tour” video Series from the Glendale Skatepark in Red Deer AB has been published and more are on the horizon. The Glendale video features (Skateparktour.ca sponsor) Industry Skate & Snow team members Riley & Mitchell Gladue sharing their thoughts about Red Deer’s outstanding primary skatepark.
The name of the series, “Localz Skatepark Tour” intend to counter the “Locals Only” ethic that was once more common in skateparks, and promote skateparks as great places for people sho skate, bike, scooter, inline, unicycle, or WCMX to gather and have fun. Today’s skateparks are welcoming and inclusive, and this video series will provide another way to showcase what your skatepark has to offer.
Do you want to help make a Localz Skatepark Tour video for your local skatepark? Contact Skateparktour.ca to discuss how we could make it happen!
Seylynn Skatepark, Canada’s oldest skatepark. Virtual tour coming soon!
On a recent trip to BC, I visited 32 skateparks and took spherical virtual tour photos so that in time, you will be able to explore more Canadian skateparks with virtual tours! Since 2006, Skateparktour.ca has provided skatepark users with opportunties to find and check out skateparks where they live and travel, and this recent trip will help skateparktour.ca keep current with the most popular skateparks in bC.
As this post is written, there are 195 Canadian skateparks on Skateparktour.ca, 88 of which are in BC. This trip will see 15 BC skateparks added and 16 parks upgraded to virtual tours from slideshows. The new additions include the recently opened Victoria Park in Coquitlam and Queens Park in New Westminster, and Canada’s oldest skatepark, Seylynn.
It will take some time to create and post all 32 virtual tours because skateparktour.ca is a one person operation, but they should all be in place before summer. that is the hope anyway. Each new addition will be announced on Facebook and Instagram, so be sure to Like / Follow Skateparktour.ca so you will be kept up to date!
Spherical virtual tour photos taken May 2019
N = Skatepark new to Skateparktour.ca – virtual tour in production
N** = Skatepark has been expanded or replaced – new virtual tour in production
The amazing Queens Park flow bowl!
Skateparktour.ca has been busy getting the site tuned up and ready for another season in Canada’s skateparks! Some changes have been made to make the site work more efficiently for you when you look for skateparks, and big plans are in place to grow the number of skateparks on the site. Here are some of the changes made so far:
Map search results for the Okanagan
Creston BC
You can now have an immersive VR experience directly from a web page without the need for an app. Most of the current VR headsets can display WebVR content. All you need to take advantage of this feature is a compatible headset and a compatiblem browser on your device. You can find an up-to-date list of browsers at WebVR.info
Skateparktour.ca will be taking some road trips this season to take photos for virtual tours of more skateparks. Planned trips currently include:
