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Channel Street Skate Park

Los Angeles, California

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20.8 miles S of Los Angeles, California

Address:	610 W Channel St, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA
GPS:	33°45'14.3"N 118°17'27.2"W Maps \| Directions
State:	California

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Channel Street Skatepark is a legendary DIY park in San Pedro, built by hand by local skaters in the early 2000s in the shadows beneath the Harbor (110) Freeway. What began as a renegade, unpermitted patch of hand-poured concrete grew into a beloved community landmark — a maze of transitions, bowls, and pockets shaped by the skaters who ride it.

Its story is one of the best in skateboarding. After roughly a decade of underground existence, the park was closed in 2014 when Caltrans began freeway work. Rather than let it die, the community rallied: through years of effort, the San Pedro Skatepark Association won a permit and a land agreement from the City of Los Angeles, and in 2022 Channel Street celebrated a grand reopening as a fully legal, official skatepark.

Today it remains 100% volunteer-built and community-maintained, hosting events, mural projects, and cleanups, and it's free to skate. The under-the-freeway setting keeps it shaded and rideable even when it's hot — a rare all-weather perk.

It's a true skater's park with gnarly, organic transitions rather than manicured street features, so it rewards riders comfortable on transition. Bring a helmet and pads, respect the local crew and the space they built, and pitch in if there's a work day on.

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The San Pedro Skatepark Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit and 100% volunteer.

http://www.sanpedrosk8.org/

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Directions

From Los Angeles, California

Head northwest on W 1st St toward N Spring St (0.4 mi)
Continue straight to stay on W 1st St (394 ft)
Turn left onto S Hope St (0.1 mi)
Continue onto S Flower St (420 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 (20.3 mi)
Take exit 1A for CA-47 toward Vincent Thomas Bridge/Terminal Island/Long Beach (0.5 mi)
Continue onto CA-47 N/Seaside Fwy (0.1 mi)
Take the Harbor Blvd exit (0.3 mi)
Turn left onto N Front St (0.1 mi)
Turn left onto the ramp to I-110/Harbor Fwy (0.3 mi)
Merge onto Seaside Fwy (0.1 mi)
Take the I-110/Harbor Fwy ramp to Los Angeles (0.3 mi)
Continue onto I-110 N
Destination will be on the right
(0.1 mi)

This location is under the Channel Street Exit off of the 110 freeway in San Pedro. It has a huge parking lot and is a park and ride for carpoolers. These guys have always built ramps and rails down here and a few years ago they decided to pour some cement and see how the city felt about it. The city of San Pedro was stoked! The are behind the project 100% and are happy with the process so this park is here to stay so it is time to expand! Courtesy of skatepark.com

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Tour of Channel Street Skatepark in San Pedro, CA by Patrick Goddard

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