Las Vegas Durango Hills YMCA Skatepark

Opened in the Fall of 2002, the Durango Hill YMCA skatepark seems to attract all the bmx'ers. Some of the features had me thinking... who in the hell designed this place? It look as if the designers wanted a "safe" skatepark. The street area features are "mini-me" sized. Look at the size (or lack of size) of the ledges! The coping throughout the park is recessed and the concrete finish is very rough (not safe!). Be prepared to shed some blood if you fall! The bowls are about 6' deep with zero vert. There is a pyramid type thing located a few feet back from the coping, between the two bowls. What the hell were they thinking when that idea was put to paper??? The only people to use it are the bikers who launch out of the bowls and bounce their tires off the top. Oh, I forgot... that is why this park is so damn popular with the bikers! One would think with the hodge-podge of bizarre skateparks Las Vegas has to offer they would finally get one right. Not a chance! Nor will they get it right until they let a qualified design/build team do the job right the first time!
On the plus side, it is free to skate and lights are used for those night sessions. One interesting thing about this train wreck is the lighting system the Y installed. There is a pole located at the entrance to the skatepark. When you press the button, the lights switch on (don't try it in the daylight hours or after the park closes... the light will not work). By pushing the button, the light will stay on for an hour. When five minutes are remaining, a red light on top of the pole will light up. You have to push the button again so the lights will stay on for another hour.
Open from 9-9
Unsupervised, pad optional
Directions:
Take 95 to Cheyenne and go west. Turn onto right on Durango (north). Go a few blocks and turn left on Majestic Valley Ave. You will see the YMCA and the skatepark. If you pass Gowan, you have gone too far.