Ambassador Skate Plaza
Los Angeles, California
| Address: | 612 W E St, Wilmington, CA 90744, USA |
| GPS: |
33°46'28.0"N 118°16'10.3"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | California |
Skateboarding
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Ambassador Skate Plaza is a well-known street-skating spot in Wilmington, in the Los Angeles Harbor area, and a genuine point of pride for the local scene. After a full revamp, it reopened as a modern plaza designed and built by Spohn Ranch in collaboration with hometown-connected pro Paul “P-Rod” Rodriguez.
The design is all about street skating: a central plaza laid out with an array of stairs, handrails, and hubba ledges, plus banks and manual pads that reward technical, creative skating. There's something for every level, from first ollies up a curb to the kind of tech lines you'd see in a video part. When it reopened, P-Rod threw a demo here with thousands of skaters packing in to celebrate.
It's a free public park, easy to reach in the Harbor/Wilmington area of Los Angeles, and a great add-on for anyone touring Southern California's deep bench of skate spots.
Bring a helmet and pads, and aim for a morning or evening session to dodge the SoCal midday sun. As with any busy public plaza, share the space, wait your turn on the features, and keep the session flowing.
More Information
Ambassador Skate Plaza | Spohn Ranch
Design. Build. Come Together.
https://www.spohnranch.com/portfolio/ambassador-skate-plaza/
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- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Los Angeles, California
- Head northwest on W 1st St toward N Spring St (0.5 mi)
- Turn left onto S Hope St (0.1 mi)
- Continue onto Flower St (499 ft)
- Turn right onto W 3rd St (0.1 mi)
- Take the CA-110 S ramp (0.2 mi)
- Merge onto CA-110 (1.6 mi)
- Continue onto I-110 S (18.6 mi)
- Take exit 3A for Harry Bridges Blvd (0.3 mi)
- Keep left to continue toward W Harry Bridges Blvd (253 ft)
- Continue onto W Harry Bridges Blvd (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto King Ave (0.1 mi)
- Turn right onto W C St (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto Bay View AveDestination will be on the right(0.1 mi)
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