New to area - where can my 15yo son meet skateboarding teens?

[Anonymous]

Olney Maryland has a skate park. We haven’t been but my friend said there are kids of all ages who are kind go each other

[Anonymous]

There's a skate park near RFK, there's one near Langdon Rec center in NE, and there's one in Shaw on 11th St. NW (this is the one my son used to go to).

[Anonymous]

Not in DC but Gaithersburg has one too. https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/skate-park

[Anonymous]

Have him ride the L8 bus from Friendship Heights to the town of Kensington and walk two blocks to the informal skate park behind the housing opportunities commission building. Number 34 bus will also take him right to the skate park. But you might want to drive him up the first few times to make sure you’re comfortable with the environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have him ride the L8 bus from Friendship Heights to the town of Kensington and walk two blocks to the informal skate park behind the housing opportunities commission building. Number 34 bus will also take him right to the skate park. But you might want to drive him up the first few times to make sure you’re comfortable with the environment.

NP here who was following this thread and I appreciate this response. Much more helpful than the "Shouldn't he sort this out himself?" lady's response.

[Anonymous]

The amazing skatepark in Arlington is called Powhatan Springs skate park. The Shaw skatepark in dc will reopen in late August after a full redesign. Other good ones are Sunnysidea, Melrose and a smaller one in Takoma Park.

[Anonymous]

Sunnyside

[Anonymous]

And don’t forget Freedom Plaza which is a big skate spot.

[Anonymous]

There is a good size skate park in Kensington on Summit Ave. I always see lots of older kids there,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And don’t forget Freedom Plaza which is a big skate spot.

This. Downtown DC near the White House. I never see kids skating in Tenleytown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And don’t forget Freedom Plaza which is a big skate spot.

This. Downtown DC near the White House. I never see kids skating in Tenleytown.

Freedom Park is NOT a skateboard park. Kids are not supposed to skate there, and can be ticketed if they do.

[Anonymous]

My kid and his friend ride their bikes on the capital crescent Trail from Chevy chase to the bridge over the Potomac. They get off there and then go to the Palisades skate park. They have their boards in their backpacks. DS says it’s a little park, but something he and his buddies can go to on their own.

[Anonymous]

OP, what school does your son attend?

[Anonymous]

Kids skate at AU Park on their grounds -- either up at the law school in Tenleytown or at the main campus on Mass Ave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't he sort this out himself? He's 15. Send him out in a mask and helmet to go "exploring" and let him figure it out. He's 15!

Excuse her. This is the kind of rude people you will see here, you may even understand why your son is missing his former city.

Unfortunately, there are very few good options for skateboarders in NW DC. My son is one of them and he used to go to Arlington before the pandemic.