Skateboarding

COVID-19 Update: Skate parks are currently open. For more information, visit RichmondHill.ca/COVID19.

Richmond Hill has two great skate parks for skateboarders and in-line skaters to enjoy!

The Richmond Green Skate Park is located in the northwest corner of Richmond Green Park at:

1300 Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M5

The Lake Wilcox Skate Park is located at the south end of Lake Wilcox Park:

50 Olde Bayview Avenue Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, ON L4E 3C8

What's at the skate park?

All levels of skaters (beginners, intermediates and experts) are welcome at the Richmond Green Skate Park. The park has the following equipment:

  • Modular ramps
  • Banks
  • Stairs
  • Ledges
  • Rails
  • Mini ramp with spine and pump bumps

Call 905-771-8870 for more information about our skate park.

Park rules

Skaters need to follow the rules and regulations of Richmond Green Skate Park when they use the facility, including:

  • Wear your safety gear (helmets, elbow, wrist and knee pads are recommended)
  • Youths 10 years of age and under must be accompanied by a person 16 years of age or older
  • The park is closed for safety reasons when it rains (the park reopens when the equipment is dry)
  • The park is closed during the winter or when there are icy conditions
  • Richmond Hill doesn't assume any liability for injury to participants or spectators of any skateboarding or in-line skating activities
  • Call 9-1-1 in case of emergency (the nearest pay phones are located in the Richmond Green Sports Centre and the Tom Graham Arena)
  • Call 905-884-8013 to let us know about any damages to the facility that need repairs
  • The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to dusk
  • This is an unsupervised park, use at your own risk

Facility Watch

Participants and spectators at the Richmond Green Skate Park must also follow our Facility Watch rules:

  • The park is designed for skateboarding and in-line skating, no BMX bikes are allowed
  • Don't rearrange or add any equipment
  • Keep the park clean
  • No graffiti, stickers or littering are allowed, according to Richmond Hill's By-law 16-83
  • Share the park and be considerate to your fellow skaters
  • Look out for young skaters
  • No pushing, shoving or rough housing
  • No drugs or alcohol (including use of tobacco and cannabis) 
  • No inappropriate language or loud music
  • Richmond Hill reserves the right to ask participants to leave the facility for safety reasons and fairness to other participants
  • All participants must leave the park when asked to by Richmond Hill staff