David Armstrong Extreme Park

Coordinates: 38°15′25.29″N 85°44′24.89″W / 38.2570250°N 85.7402472°W / 38.2570250; -85.7402472

David Armstrong Extreme Park

The David Armstrong Extreme Park, formerly called the Louisville Extreme Park, is a 40,000 square foot (3,700 m²) public skatepark located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It opened on April 5, 2002, and gained national recognition after the release of Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour, in which the park was featured. The park is open 24 hours everyday, and is designed with an input local taskforce. The public skatepark is owned by Louisville Metro Government and operated by Metro Parks. "Roughly one-third of the park will be demolished and rebuilt on adjacent property along Witherspoon Street, near Clay Street, to make way for the flyover ramps that will support the new Louisville-Southern Indiana downtown bridge".^[1] "The rebuild is expected to be completed by spring 2015.".^[2]

Park features

The park is most often known for its 24-foot (7.3 m) full pipe, but it also has an impressive set of other features including, two 11-foot (3.4 m) bowls, two 8-foot (2.4 m) bowls, two 4-foot (1.2 m) bowls, a 6-foot (1.8 m) bowl, a few fun boxes, a street course, a 6-foot (1.8 m) flat bank, several ledges, rails, and endless lines. It also has a 12-foot (3.7 m) wooden vert ramp with a 13-foot (4.0 m) extension. There are also publicly accessible restrooms and emergency telephones.

Gallery

See also

• List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area
• List of parks in the Louisville metropolitan area

References

External links

• Louisville Extreme Park Official Site
• Additional Information
• Aerial view of park from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps