Powhatan Springs Skatepark

I was super disappointed with this park today. I will say it’s very well built, has restrooms, parking, and the concrete is very smooth. Unfortunately it’s mainly just a giant bowl and not a whole lot else. The bowl looks like fun but you need to be fairly experienced to skate it. Maybe I just missed the easier section of the bowl. There’s also a big set of stairs, again, only of use to very experienced skaters. The park was heavily crowded and cramped. Everwhere I turned I was in somebody’s way. It might be fun on a day it’s not so crowded, or after a few more years of practicing.

Decent flow but nothing too original. Sections 4, 6, 8, and 9.5(?). The little kids will tell you the larger bowl is 14 feet deep because they’ve never seen anything actually big. Fun to carve, tough to air — pool coping in both deep sections is set out really far. There is a double coping spine with a 6 foot side (8 foot tranny) and a 4 foot side (don’t know the transition but hella tight). The tight side, too much in my opinion, makes spine transfers tough in either direction. It’s doable but you’ve got to be good.
The street section is a two-​level L-​shaped one with some basic obstacles and not much flow. Most kids do flatground tricks or ollie variations over the flat bank hip. Two decent sized ledges and one medium difficult flatbar rail down stairs, neither of which I’ve ever seen done except by a BMX rider. I go there because it’s fairly close, but if you don’t mind the drive, the Front Royal park is much smoother and has better flow.

One of the best skate bowls anywhere! Even I can get to coping (check out my picture).

I know next to nothing about skating, but hey, you don’t have to be an art critic to appreciate the beauty of a Monet.
This park is clean, pristine and a skateboarder’s dream. Nice bowls with great contours and plenty of good rails.
Amazing was the ride range of skill levels that managed to all get along. From kids under the age of 5, who could barely stand (and others under the age of 10 who were phenomenal) to adults in their 40s. The crowd was also suburban skater chic, with moms and dads taking pictures of their budding skaters and adults sporting all of the latest skating gear. Although there didn’t seem to be any attitude.
Supposedly, kids under 12 need a parent but there isn’t any professional supervision. The park is free, although the website says they charge fees sometimes. You will want some greenbacks for the beverage vending machines.