Skaters For Portland Skateparks

Skaters for Portland Skateparks is a group of passionate skateboarders and proponents for the creativeness and freedom that it provides to enthusiasts of all age groups, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our mission is to support and foster a comprehensive system of world-class public skateparks and skateboarding areas within Portland, Oregon. Together, we aim to maintain safe, fun and challenging skateboarding zones which are freely accessible to every skateboarder, every day for everybody’s enjoyment and benefit.

SPS was founded in 2001, and continues to push for skateable terrain a quarter century later.

Skaters for Portland Skateparks is a non-profit corporation and tax exempt pursuant to 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.

Board of Directors

Nick Pelster         

April Jones

Dean Dickinson  

Paul Van Orden

Alex Murrell

Bryce Kanights

Chad Balcom