Lauridsen Skatepark
Lauridsen Skatepark, at 88,000 sq ft, is currently the largest public skatepark in the United States. Opening on 7 May 2021, it was designed by project engineer and landscape architect Tim West, alongside Shane Tully of Snyder & Associates with support from…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casey’s Center and Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center.
Casey’s Center
Sports venue
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The Casey's Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened on July 12, 2005, at a cost of $117 million. Casey’s Center is situated 670 feet southwest of Lauridsen Skatepark.
Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center
Convention center
Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center is a building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, that is part of the Iowa Events Center. Named to honor the World War II veterans of Polk County, it opened on February 1, 1955. Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Lauridsen Skatepark.
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Garden
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The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is a 12-acre botanical garden located near Downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of the Des Moines River and north of I-235. Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Lauridsen Skatepark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and Downtown Des Moines.
East Village
Neighborhood
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Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.
Downtown Des Moines
Neighborhood
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Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.
Des Moines
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.
Lauridsen Skatepark
- Type: Pitch
- Description: public skatepark
- Categories: skatepark, skateboard, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.59363° or 41° 35′ 37″ northLongitude
-93.61917° or 93° 37′ 9″ westNamed after
Nix and Virginia LauridsenOpen location code
86H8H9VJ+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 923009685OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=skateboardWikidata ID
Q108044037
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lauridsen Skatepark”. Photo: Carl Wycoff, CC BY 2.0.