Skate parks in the Philippines (spot book?)

To be updated ...

In alphabetical order of the towns' names, irrespective of provinces and geographical location. All places in Metro Manila are listed under Metro Manila, again in alphabetical order.

This is a totally incomplete list, of course.

Antipolo City (Rizal province, Luzon)

There seems to be a new skate park (opened in May 2025?). From the photos on Google maps, it's a concrete skate park centred around pretty huge bowls and transitions. There's also a street area - surrounding the bowl "landscape" - with a curb, a small curb (manual pad), a four-stair (one loong stair) down rail, a flat rail, and smaller transitions. From the pictures, the ground of the street area does not look super smooth but totally fine. I wonder why they would build such a huge transition landscape.

One comment on Google maps states that Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday are for BMX and scooters.
The address seems to be: J6PF+6C, Antipolo City, 1870 Rizal
Opening times seem to be from 8 am to 8 pm daily.

Note: One comment online states that this is the biggest skate park in the Philippines - which is definitely incorrect. The one in Baler is bigger, and the one in Valenzuela City is quite likley bigger too.

  

Baler (Aurora province, Luzon)

The biggest skate park in the Philippines appears to be in Baler, Aurora province, Luzon. You can take a direct bus (Joybus or Genesis) from Manila (Cubao) to Baler, which takes about six or seven hours and costs about 645 PHP (Genesis) to 900 PHP (Joybus).
The skate park is literally in the middle of "nowhere" (farm land, with some houses) and is located inside a real sports complex area, which houses just the skate park. The area of Baler where the park is is called "Setan". The park is huge, then there are the bleachers/pavillions (sitting area commonly found in sports arenas) ... and then behind that, there is another skate park: a pump track and a skate plaza. The entry is free.
It was open on 23 and 24 November 2024, when I was there, and there do not seem to be any plans to close it. I was there on Saturday morning and there was absolutely no one. It was sunny and hot, but there was a cool breeze too. Then I was there on Sunday afternoon/early evening (it gets dark around 5 pm), and there were many local skaters there - some probably four years old, mostly teenagers, and then a few older ones too.

The concrete in the skate park appeared to be slightly "chalky", i.e., as if covered with a very thin film of powdered chalk (I also saw that on the soles of my shoes afterwards). I'm not sure where this comes from (salt from the ocean mist?). This isn't really an issue when skating though. The only thing is that I felt that it slightly slowed down the scoop with tricks that you really scoop (impossible and pressure flips) - but this effect is really minimal and barely noticeable.

Suggestions:

• Bring (a lot of) water, for example a 5 litre bottle.
• Take a tricylce from the centre of town - it's about 5 km, a bit less [about 3 miles]).
• You might also be able to get a tricylce on the way back. I've seen many pass through. Once I took a tricycle, once a local took my for free on his motorbike (slightly dangerous maybe).
• Bring wax! Some ledges were waxed (I only skated the small stuff), but at least the ledges in the skate plaza in the back of the park (behind the bleachers) really stuck and were hard to grind.
• Bring an extra deck (and whatever might break) to Baler. I'm not sure you can buy decks or anything related anywhere in Baler or nearby. My deck broke the second day.
• Bring a skate tool - I feel (?) that in the very warm weather my trucks get very lose (and they are already very lose).
• Bring some food if you need any. There is a supermarket (Puregold Baler) about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.

Pump track:

The surroundings: cows, pigs, rice fields, ...

Sunday afternoon/evening:

Baguio City (Benguet province, Luzon)

There's no "real" skate park in Baguio. But there's a part of a street that is pinned as a skate park on Google maps, with some old school (welded) transportable ramps. When I was there, there were no ramps and it started drizzling. But I did see some skaters in the streets (Ben Palispis Highway - not great for skating or walking. They were skating towards the mural at the roundabout [CH2W+WCJ] and then going up the street [Kisad Road, I think]).



Note: Baguio is very hilly and relatively cold (for the Philippines).

Banaue (Ifugao province, Luzon)

There's definitely no skate park. I didn't see skaters. Banaue is luke a village spread along a winding main road in the mountains. It rains a lot, it's extremely humid, and it's cold (about 20 °C, but it feels colder, if it rains). If you take your board there, make sure to wrap it well to make it close to 100% waterproof. Also, ideally take winter clothing (ideally waterproof everything, warm-ish jacket).

Bangued (Abra province, Luzon)

There is no skate park or skate shop in Bangued, and I did not see any skaters. Bangued is a rather small town. Theoretical skate spots: The Bangued Town Plaza (Taft Ave and McKinley) actually has some totally skateable benches, but the ground was quite dirty (not sandy though). And next to the plaza there's the town's main covered court (basketball court under a roof), with ultra-smooth concrete.

Borongan City (Samar province, Visayas)

There is, apparently, a "Margielyn Didal Skate Park" in Borongan City (deepest Eastern Samar). It's an outdoor park. You can find photos online. Not to be confused with an indoor training facility for Margielyn Didal that you may have seen online. I am not entirely sure that travelling deep into Eastern Samar on your own, as a tourist who obviously looks non-Filipino is 100% safe. But the NPA guerrilla is not known for kidnapping (or beheading) tourists. Eastern Samar is quite poor (financially) and poverty often goes along with more crime (e.g, theft or robbery). Unlike in the case of most of Mindanao, the German "Federal Foreign Office" does not warn against travelling to Eastern Samar.

Dumaguete (Negros Oriental province, Visayas)

There appears to be a small skate park in the city of Dumaguete, called "Kool Kidz", which seems to be temporarily closed (as of December 2024) but is scheduled to reopen at some point in 2025.

Iloilo City (Iloilo province, Visayas)

There is a skate park in Esplanade (a park/recreational area) in Iloilo City. It's still open. The concrete is a bit broken in some parts but still OK to skate mostly - the park was built in 2016 or 2017 I was told. The ramps are quite steep for my taste. The "Thirdworld Skatepark, Baluarte, Molo, Iloilo City" does not exist anymore - this was confirmed by several locals. One local skater told me that someone threw a grenade (!) into that skate park (the Baluarte one), which destroyed the park. A local skater also told me that there 

If you want to get the park to yourself or mostly to yourself, go in the morning. Advantage: there is a taho vendor (or several) that come by at some point. You can buy taho for 40 PHP for a small plastic cup (or bring your own reusable cup).

Side note: Officially they are not permitted to sell anything there, because people who buy from them might litter (!). Support your local taho vendor. In Iloilo City, they pronounce "taho" with a "raspy" "h", it seems.

If you want to meet more local skaters, the best time is to go at about 17:00 (5 pm). But note that it gets dark at that time. The skate park has a some lights in the are where you see that two-different-heights-curb", but that area is small, the whole skate park is not that big (most of it is covered with ramps), and there might also be packs of BMXers there. So it may not be easy to actually skate there in the afternoon/evening.

I was also told that there is no skate shop and no other shop selling skateboards in Iloilo City. I also did not see any of the sports stores in malls sell skateboards (such stores sometimes do). But someone at the skate park told me that there is a local skater who sells decks (blank decks for a bit more than 1000 PHP and decks with graphics for a bit more than 2200 PHP - that's all I know).


These curbs are crumbling.





I didn't take a photo of the other side ... the ground has several "potholes" (missing concrete that has eroded away).

The ground has several "potholes" (missing concrete that has eroded away).

Side note: At SM City mall (Benigno Aquino Ave, Mandurriao), they have a DC store, but as you may know, DC nowadays is crap and the canvas shoes are more than flimsy and only last a few days until the soles wear through (skating). 

There is also a Vans store inside of SM City mall (Iloilo City). They have some all-canvas (vegan, with synthetic stripe) "old skool" Vans. But they aren't cheap. They also had some all-canvas high-top "old skool" Vans - although the side stripe looked and felt very similar, the label said leather. It's always hard to tell, if the stripe is truly synthetic.

Laguna City (Laguna province, Luzon)

I have not been, but the "Back Yard Skate Park" still seems to exist. The address, supposedly is: 8492+X5Q, Rizal Boulevard, City Of Laguna, 4026 Laguna. I'm not sure if "City of Laguna" is technically correct - the correct way to put it may be Santa Rosa city. Anyway, it's close to Robinsons Santa Rosa (mall) and SM City Santa Rosa (mall).

Laoag City (Ilocos Norte province, Luzon)

There is no skate park or skate shop in Laoag City, and I did not see any skaters.

Legazpi City (Albay province, Luzon)

There is a pretty good skate park, although somewhat dilapidated, in Legazpi City. It's directly next to the sea. At least the flatground was still skateable in 2023. The park is on Legazpi Blvd, Legazpi Port District, almost next to the JCI Legazpi Baltog Monument.

Photos from November 2023:

Maasin City (Leyte province, Visayas)

There appears to be a new skate park in Maasin City, that opened in October 2024.

Malita (Davao Occidental, Davao Region [Region XI], Mindanao)

There is a YouTube video of Manny Santiago skating a big "We Legendary" skate park in the Philippines. The video was posted by Manny Santiago (MannysWorld) on 4 April 2024. I'm not sure this is a public skate park. In the video Manny says "skate park or TF [training facility] or whatever you wanna call it". Manny says that this park is next to the beach, a wakeboard park (whatever that is), there are huts (for staying at), a kitchen, a bar, ... So, it seems more like a resort. In the video, Manny says that they want to turn it into a resort.

The exact location appears to be CHWJ+V4H, Lacaron, Malita, Davao Occidental.

Note for foreigners: The German Federal Foreign Office warns against visiting pretty much any place in Mindanao outside of Davao City and the north east of Mindanao (i.e., Caraga region: Region XIII). The regions tourists are warned against travelling to include the Davao region (i.e., Region XI, outside of Davao City), where Malita is located. 

Similarly, the government of Canada recommends to "Avoid non-essential travel to the following provinces of Mindanao island due to the risk of kidnapping and high levels of crime:

• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Bukidnon
• Davao de Oro
• Davao del Norte
• Davao del Sur, excluding Davao City
• Davao Occidental
• Davao Oriental

".

The government of the United Kingdom advises "against all but essential travel" to this region, also including Davao City.

The Australian goverment (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) suggests for that same region: "Reconsider your need to travel".

Mindanao is known for kidnappings by Islamist terrorist gangs/guerrillas (some of whom are associated with the so-called Islamic State). So, if you do go there, better choose the safest means of transport possible. Note that Malita is located about 130 km (81 miles) from Davao City. So, taking a private car with tinted windows is probably best but probably expensive.

Metro Manila (aka National Capital Region, NCR - Luzon)

Ayala Mall Circuit, GOMO skate park (formerly called Mountain Dew skate park), Makati

Note: As of May 2025, this skate park (and the whole circuit park surrounding it?) appears to be permanently closed. There seems to be a local skate spot in a nearby street: La Campana street, Makati. It's geographically right next to the (former) skate park, but you have to do a 15-20 min detour (on foot) to get to it - which is typical in Manila.

As of 14 November 2024, this park still exists. It's open, in a "public" park (it's private land and belongs to the Ayala Mall), but it's in a bad state, still skateable though, especially with some sweeping away of leaves and "nuts". There is no apparent entry fee (there used to be in 2022) and no apparent closing time (?).
Photos from November 2024:






From April 2022: It costs 100 pesos entry fee. You need to bring an ID and a proof of COVID vaccination (but this may change soon). Here it was raining, but it dried again quickly once the rain stopped. Photos from April 2022:

Photos from the end of December 2021, when the skate park was still closed:

Ayala Triangle Gardens - a park in Makati - not a skate park!

This is a park in a very wealthy neighbourhood - if you can call it a neighbourhood - the Makati Central Business District. It is a public park, but privately owned. I didn't see anyone skate there, and there are some security guards, and the ground is not super smooth, but there are curbs, benches, stairs, and lots of space. Right next to the park is the street Paseo de Roxas, and a part of that street right next to the park is sometimes used for food-related festivals (food stalls), and that street is really smooth - there is space, but also parked cars, and probably security guards nearby.
Some photos of theoretical spots at Ayala Triangle Gardens:
At the bottom of the stairs

Stairs

Anti-skate design ledge

Run up to the stairs

Concrete bench - better bring wax

Space

These "curb blocks" look great but they do not feel very durable if you knock on them. So proceed with caution.




Some flat thing in the middle - very rough surface


That rectangular arch has water raining down



Same stairs as above

Some photos of the part of Paseo de Roxas right next to Ayala Triangle Gardens:

BGC - a fancy neighbourhood - not a skate park

BGC (Bonifacio Global City) is like a theoretical skate park. BGC is a relatively repulsive enclave of the rich, with upmarket malls, hotels, big brand stores, etc. They also have parks with grass that you can't walk on. While most people in Manila are obviously considered second-class humans by the rich, this is hardly anywhere more obvious than in BGC. If there was somewhere to remove all the happy shoppers, this place would be the perfect skate park.

 

Centris Mall - Centris walk - not a skate park

Centris is another mall on Quezon Avenue (actually at the intersection of Quezon Ave and EDSA). There used to be a small skate park there - several years ago. But some of the architecture looks skateable. There are security guards everywhere of course. But you might get away with skating through, without lingering around too much.

COG skate park, Quezon City - this does not exist anymore (as of November 2023)

Still accurate as of June 2025. There used to be skate park there several years ago.

Intramuros - City of Manila - not a skate park

Between San Agustin church and Fort Santiago. There are many security guards everywhere.

 

Engines skate shop - not a skate parkfva

Update June 2025: I walked past there again in June 2025, and again the shop seemed "open" but with the door closed and a sign "BRB" (be right back) in the window. There's a bench in front of the shop where you can wait and a number you can call.

Address: Cubao Expo, Gen. Romulo Ave., Quezon City, 1104 Metro Manila. Small skate shop with a few decks and all the skate stuff. They had blank decks (price: 2200 PHP, plus griptape: 350 PHP) as well as a few Santa Cruz and Creature logo decks (price: 3600 PHP, plus griptape: 350 PHP). Obviously, it's hard for a skate shop (in Manila at that) to survive and have a huge selction of decks. For example, I wanted to get a 8.25" deck, and they had the blank decks (made in China, and probably [?] not that high quality) and two Creature decks (one was longer, with a longer wheelbase). So, despite the limited selection, there was some choice (wheelbase is important). I bought one of the Creature decks (also made in China, but hopefully OK quality). 

The guy in the store was very friendly, helpful, and knowledgable. Also, the skate shop is in a nice little, quiet shops & cafés street - right in the middle of the usual Manila hell. So, the shop is worth visiting, I think. It's the one with the green door. On Google maps, the opening times are 11 am to 8 pm, but I was there at 1:20 pm and it was closed. I thought maybe they are out for lunch or whatever other reason. I asked a friendly-looking guy in a Bad Religion shirt from one of the neighbouring shops and as I asked he pointed out that the owner was just riding by on his motorbike, and that he (the owner) would surely open the store now. I walked around that little shopping street for 5 or 10 min and when I came back the skate shop was open. So, don't give up immediately if you find the shop closed (I would say).

Not sure why Creature call a 14.2 inch wheelbase a stump though. 👻

From another visit (February 2025): This shop is really worth supporting. They have all kinds of small spare parts in stock, including bushings, bearings, and pivot cups.

If they're out (BRB, be right back), call or wait a little.

Langing Handa/Sacred Heart barangays - not a skate park

Just walking through the neighbourhood, I saw that Scout Rallos street and Scout Borromeo street (looking from Tomas Morato Avenue) have super smooth asphalt. So, another theoretical skate spot at night maybe.

Lokalride skate shop - at least the physical store does not exist anymore

I was at the address (41 Liberty Ave, Cubao) on 5 June 2025. There's some medical practice ("Liberty Med") now instead of the skate shop. According to a photo on Google maps, that medical practice seems to have already been there seven months ago (about October/November 2024). To the right of the medical practice (where the skate shop used to be) are residential houses that have the street numbers 41A, 41B, etc. The Lokalride skate shop still appears to exist on shopee (?).

Manila Skate Park (aka MSB or Manila Skate Plaza, City of Manila) - now demolished (?)

Note: Apparently, as of January 2025, the skate park is being / has been demolished, according to a YouTube video posted on 14 January 2025 (see below). The area where MSB is / was located is not a wealthy area, with many homeless people. It's almost like the politicians want to create more drug addicts.

However, another YouTube video from January 2025 states that: "Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan promised that a new skate park will be built in place of the demolished Manila Skate Park, during the groundbreaking of the construction of the 10-story Kalinga sa Maynila Center in Paco, Manila on January 25, 2025." (ABS-CBN News 2025)

Photos from 2024:

I was there today (22 November 2024), and it was temporarily closed. I'm not sure if it was some kind of shelter again, but there was a huge tent, lots of people (who did not look well-off) and big trucks (lorries). From what I could see from the back, from the outside, it did not look like it was in great shape but not completely destroyed either.

Photos from November 2024:


The entrance:

Info from 2022:

I was there in April 2022. The "Skatepark of Manila" was closed and had been turned into a shelter for the homeless - although the place with all the ramps still existed.

 

Marikina skate spots

There is no skate park in Marikina, although local skaters have been asking for a skate park since about 2000 apparently.

There are two skate spots right next next to the Marikina river, near the "I love Marikina" sign next to the river (there is another "I love Marikina sign" in Marikina Freedom Park).

• Under the bridge (approximate location: 14.636178990919985, 121.09336685406907) ... I'm not sure if this stays dry when it rains, probably not.

Which movie does this remind you of?

... and ...

• the old roller skating rink (approximate location: 14.637688174106959, 121.09317959488071) ... This is not a fancy indoor roller skating rink with super smooth ground but rather a really old, and huge, concrete circuit with railings all around. The ground is not super smooth but OK. There are some high ledges and the railing. The high one is HIGH, and the middle one would theoretically be slideable and grindable but the lower bar is set back, i.e. further back than the upper bar, so pretty inaccessible (if I remember correctly). I saw skaters in the top right area of the "rink" (closer to the I love Marikina sign) and in the bottom left area, which seems to be the main skate spot (closer to the river). There are benches and tables there on a kind of platform, but these don't look too skateable because of the rough ground and no space. With sufficient skills you can probably somehow skate them though.

Old roller skating rink (Marikina):

Benches and tables under a roof.

Left hand side curve (view from the river)

The skate spot

Apologies to the skater for not getting a better picture.

Here you can see that the lower rail is set back:

This is the right hand side curve, close to the "I love Marikina" sign. I also saw skaters there at some point.

Next to roller rink is a foot bridge across the river. If you look closely, and know where to look, you can see whether there are skaters from the other side of the river.
I also saw a pretty smooth, roofed area - looks like an abandoned goverment building, which looks totally skateable and which looks like it would stay dry when it rains. But you might get kicked out by someone (?).Footbridge:

Next to the footbridge ... an abandoned (?) building, roofed theoretical skate spot:

You can see the skate spots from the other side of the river:

Roller skating rink:

You can't see anything in the photos ... but in the videos you can - if you look at them on a larger screen, like a laptop, not so much maybe on a phone.

Under the bridge:

Parañaque Skate Park

This is a new-ish skate park, built around 2024. It is relatively close to SM MOA (about 20 min walking).

The address is: GX2Q+5GG, Bulungan, Parañaque, 1700 Metro Manila.

Update: I went there today, 3 June 2025. The skate park is in a bad state - and has been referred to as "the most corrupt skate park". I interpret this to mean some politician(s) pocketed most of the money and half-built a tiny skate park to pretend they built a skate park.

The skate park itself is barely skateable - unskateable I would say, but I saw some locals actually do a board slide on the "fun box" rail. Luckily, next the skate park is a walkway - similar to a bicycle path in Europe - that has quite a slick surface. There were a lot of rocks, dust, and some seashells too, but these could easily be swept away. 

I asked several people how old this skate park is, and they said about one year (one said about two years). But as you can see from the photos, it looks like it's badly designed and badly built. Some local skaters of all ages showed about starting from about 3 pm. Some local skaters also had a flat rail and a wooden curb box somewhere nearby, which they brought. The flat rail and curb had something like old bicycle tubes at the bottom to prevent them from slipping around on the slick "bicycle path" surface - which did work relatively well for the flat rail. I didn't really skate the curb.

This cat stayed there all the time, totally unimpressed. This is the side of the skate park.


Why it's better to bring your actual skate shoes in your backpack:

The walkway

Behind the walkway, unfortunately not skateable. Next to the balustrade on the right is the ocean.

The one end of the walkway (in the direction of SM MOA)



That same end of the walkway (in the direction of SM MOA)

The Evel Knievel super launch into a pile of rubble

The concrete is too rough properly to skate, I would say.

View from close to the street. There are also some street vendors there that sell water (25 PHP for one litre). I did bring water but not enough.









The other end of the walkway

Pasay Skate Park

There supposedly also is a skate park in Pasay. You can find videos online. It looks very small. It seems to have opened in 2025 or late 2024 - and already looks old. I have not been there.

Pasig Skate Park

This seems to be a new (2025) skate park - I have not been. The address (supposedly) is 1257 E Bank Road, Pasig, 1608 Metro Manila. 

Further location info: "along East Bank Road, Manggahan Floodway, in Barangay Sta. Lucia" (according to the Philippine Information Agency).

According to a Facebook post: "over 3,300 square meters along the Manggahan Floodway, the park is open daily from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m."

Update: This park was inaugurated on 27 February 2025 (according to a YouTube video - in which you can see the skate park, especially towards the end of the video). It looks like it's quite small and lacks flatground space. It has basic curbs and flatrails.

Santa Lucia Mall indoor skate park (?!)

I was at Kick Engines skate shop today (26 Nov 2024; in Cubao; see above) and asked about places to skate. I was told there is an indoor skate park at Santa Lucia mall. This seems to refer to "Sta. Lucia East" shopping mall (address: 3 Marikina-Infanta Hwy, Cainta, 1900 Metro Manila). I will post photos here if I go there.

From searching online, it seems that this skate park is called: "Diamond Skatepark Ph", and the exact location is: "4th Level, Building 3, inside Great World of Fun".

Skate of the Nation - does not exist

On Google maps, there is something called "Skate Of The Nation". The address is: 55 Maginhawa street, Diliman, Quezon City, 1101 Metro Manila. There is nothing skate-related at this address. It's a large residential house, and it looks a bit empty.

Photo from 7 June 2025: 55 Maginhawa street

Skate Of The Nation seems to have been a skate shop around 2014 and 2015, then at this address: We're located at 19 Malingap, Teachers Village, Quezon City. I would guess the "55 Maginhawa" address was later (or earlier) and that now it does not exist anymore.

SM Southmall indoor skate park (?)

Address SM Southmall: Alabang–Zapote Rd, Almanza, Las Piñas, 1750 Metro Manila

I'm not sure if this still exists, but there are some videos online. It looks small and more suitable for small children. There is an entry fee.

Street skating - not a skate park

Just as a side note, I have not seen skaters very often from the bus or jeepney passing along Quezon Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. But I've sometimes seen skaters, including in ...

• Binondo: Quintin Paredes street (near the Binondo Chinatown Arch and Jones Bridge - be careful don't get mugged by the gangs of children; keep all your valuables in inaccessible spots) and inside of Chinatown.
• Near University of Santo Tomas: I didn't see any skaters there but the asphalt looked really new and smooth: Don Quijote street and Dos Castillas street.
• Quezon Ave: Victory Ave, between Kaliraya street and Agno extension, about here: 14.623842183786643, 121.01050905209037
• Commonwealth Ave: Next to the road on some crazy banks. Near here: 14.65922941617162, 121.06190574130186, opposite one of those crazy Iglesia ni Cristo churches [crazy banks:
  
  
  ] ... and next to UP-Ayala Land TechnoHub, near the Philippine Social Science Center, about here: 14.660729261508347, 121.06295335030477 (they were just skating down the street) ... and next to Don Antonio street (just off of Commonwealth Ave, about here: 14.67755735901544, 121.08362524514361) ... and at the end of Ilang-Ilang street (skating children; about here: 14.684709681729057, 121.08962388064255).
• Mandaluyong: On Shaw Boulevard with Pilar street, 14.58924669926396, 121.041577658009 (skating down the street).

Valenzuela City Skate Park

Update 9 June 2025:

I was told, by local skaters at the Valenzuela Linear Skate Park, that half of the new Valenzuela City Skate Park is temporarily closed due to repairs. If understand correctly, this is the pool section and the middle and everything behind that - so really most of the skate park. 

Info from February 2025:

I was going to go to Valenzuela Linear Skate Park (see below), but when I arrived at Valenzuela People's Park, a friendly skatboarding on a mountain bike told me to check out the NEW skate park. He led me to the pretty awesome and brand new Valenzuela City Skate Park.

How to get there: Go to Valenzuela People's Park. Walk on MacArthur Highway towards that huge highway bridge. Turn right into a side street (San Vicente street), turn left (A. Pablo street), passing under the road. The skate park is on your left. Entry is free. They have toilets. There is no skate shop, but there may be a guy selling small skate spar parts - I didn't meet or see him though.

Location of the skate park: approximately 14.69041406163962, 120.97164996852487

If you come from the other side of the huge highway, you can't miss it. There are huge banners everywhere and you can see the skate park. All the locals also seem to know where the new skate park is.

On San Vicente street - turn left here. You can also skate the banks here - I saw some guys skate them:


In front of the bowl area:





Bowl area:

Behind the bowl area:

Valenzuela Linear Skate Park

This skate park opened in September 2024 (or maybe October 2024).

Location:

NLEX Service Road, Barangay Karuhatan, Valenzuela. Google maps says: MXVG+X28, Tierra Sta. 3, Valenzuela City, Metro Manila

Directions on how to get there: 

In contrast to what Google maps suggests - their info is wrong - you can can easily walk to this skate park from Valenzuela City People's Park. You can go by Jeepney to Valenzuela City People's Park. Walk towards the corner of Manila N Road and NLEX (South Supermarket and all kinds of chains are there, such as McDonald's - fuck McDonald's). Turn left and walk straight - until you reach the skate park, less than 10 min walking. You won't be walking on the motorway - many people do, you'll see that from the skate park. Rather, there is a small, walled-off street going straight to the skate park, at the end you'll see the locals who live there (low-income neighbourhood but not shanties). At the end you'll see stairs (16-stair steep rail with a kink at the bottom and a fence at the bottom. And one or two security guards at the top and or bottom of the stairs. To the left of the stairs there are toilets - without running water (when I was there). Walk up the stairs and you're in the skate park. There is no entrance fee, and practically no rubbish. Thanks to the security guard. You security guard may tell you - of you take off your shirt - that this is not allowed, but don't get angry at him, it's the (idiotic) law in the Philippines. The motto in big letters - that are already crumbling after nine months - along the park is: "Never Stops Skate and Green Linear Park". Another sign explains that the park is called "Never Stops". Another sign has lots of info in Tagalog. And another sign says that badminton is not permitted there. You don't need to wear a helment or pads of anything.

Photos from 9 June 2025:

This is a bust of Francis M, a Filipino rapper (RIP).

This is supposed to look like him (?). Does it?

Skate park!

You can look into the cemetery. The skate park is between the NLEX road (lots of air pollution) and the cemetery.

Info from December 2024:

I saw this from the bus but couldn't take a photo. It's pretty big, long but narrow, and looks quite new. 

Vitas Skate Park and Aquatics

According to Google maps there is a skate park in Tondo, City of Manila. According to a YouTube video from 22 March 2024, this place seems to still exist. But it's inside an enclosure and only open (according to Google maps) from Monday to Friday, 1 pm to 4 pm.

As you can see from the screenshot below, the park is overcrowded with small obstacles, but looks skateable.

Address: 2403 Vitas Street, Tondo, City of Manila, 1012 Metro Manila

Naga City (Camarines Sur province, Luzon)

There is a small skate park in Naga City, but the ground is a bit uneven, and I didn't skate because it was wet.
Photos from November 2023:

In the Philippines, everybody say "play skateboarding".

Ormoc (Leyte province, Visayas)

In Tacloban (November 2024), I was told that the best skate park in the area is in Ormoc.

Pontevedra (Negros Occidental province, Visayas)

There seems to be a new skate park in Pontevedra. But I'm not 100% sure that it is already finished (as of December 2024). Neither do I know where exactly it is located. It is next to a children's playground.

Pulilan (Bulacan province, Luzon)

I only passed through Pulilan, sitting in the bus, and saw this very skateable-looking parking lot at SM Center Pulilan mall.

Quezon City

See: Manila

San Fernando (La Union province, Luzon)

From the bus going through, I saw people skating at the town plaza in San Fernando. The plaza (or that part of the plaza) is elevated from the ground and under a roof. They must have had some curb/ledge or flatrail because of of them was doing what looked like krooked grinds (from the bus, I could not see their feet).

Photos from December 2024:

Look at it from a laptop or similar. On a phone you probably won't see much.

 

 

Siargao Skate Park (Surigao del Norte province, Mindanao)

Siargao is a touristy island. Although it is part of Mindanao, it seems to be safe for foreigners. And according to a YouTube video from May 2025, there is a skate park there, called "The Cloud 9 skatepark". As you can see in the YouTube video (see screenshots below), it looks pretty new - apparently, it opened in October 2024. There's quarter pipes, a flat bar "rainbow rail", flat rail, a curb, flat banks, low manual pad, and plenty of space. The ground looks smooth - but I would guess this won't be smooth for long.
According to Google maps, the address is: Tourism Road, General Luna, 8419 Surigao del Norte

Screenshots from a video from May 2025:

Tacloban (Leyte province, Visayas)

Tacloban City Youth Hub skate park: opposite (or rather to the right of) the CEO Gym; appears to be open daily from around 5 pm (but not necessarily always); small and big miniramp, some flatground area (with a DIY portable curb etc.), small quarter, a bank, rail and "hubba" ledge (quite narrow space and quite close together); the skate park is in quite a good state; painted concrete; the park includes a small skate shop that sells decks, trucks, wheels, etc. as well as their own shop (Buhay Brugits) T-shirts, trucker hats, and sunglasses; really friendly people.
Photos from November 2024:
View from the outside

I didn't take photos of the actual ramps! Idiocy ... or the "I'll do it later" approach.

Thanks again, to Paul from Buhay Brugits for sending the shirt (and sticker) to Manila! ... "Buhay" means "life", and "brugits" is a Waray term that might be loosely translated as "to dress fresh".

 

Tagaytay (Cavite province, Luzon)

There is a large and well-known skate park in Tagaytay, but I have not been there.

From April 2022: I was told that the Tagaytay skate park is open and that the street course has been repaired.

From June 2025: I was told the skate park is still open.

Talisay (Cebu province, Visayas)

There appears to be a new skate park (which opened in 2024) in Talisay City. Location: Barangay Lawaan 1 Talisay City Cebu. Near Talisay City Hall. Talisay is not too far from Cebu City.

Tuguegarao (Cagayan province, Luzon)

In Tuguegarao (pronounced Tughigarao as far as I understand), there is no skate park - or skate shop. But I randomly came a across a large group of skaters having a little flatrail competition at Caltex petrol station (gas station), right across Robinson'small and to the left of McDonald's) on Saturday evening. One skater also told me that a popular skate spot is the parking lot of SM City mall in Tuguegarao (not to be confused with SM Center Tuguegarao Downtown). I'm not sure when the local skaters skate there, i.e., during opening hours or not. But I did walk past SM City mall and saw the pretty smooth concrete surface of the outer part of the parking lot (closer to the street). The inner part of the parking lot (closer to the mall building) has the typical Philippine "raked" concrete, also skateable but not as smooth.

Next to SM City mall, there is also an SM City Tuguegarao "transport bay", right next to the SM City mall. I don't think this is where the skate spot is but I didn't check that place out.

Photos from November 2024:

Smooth concrete at SM City mall parking lot.

"Raked" concrete, same parking lot but closer to the mall building

Portable flatrail ... Caltex petrol station (Pan PhilippineHighway, JPGM+H7V, Tuguegarao), opposite Robinson's mall, Tuguegarao (December 2024)

Vigan City (Ilocos Sur province, Luzon)

There is no skate park or skate shop in Vigan City, and I did not see any skaters. As in most places in the Philippines that I've seen, there are basketball courts everywhere. Often they are fenced in and under a tall roof and are part of the barangay hall, and the concrete is very smooth, shiny, and painted. Sometimes, however,  these basketball courts are more casually out in the open.

Here's an unusual one with a temporary (?) church on the basketball court.

Side note 1: Skating (i.e., being in a public space) without a shirt is technically illegal in the Philippines. It's probably generally safe to ignore this, but a cop might tell you to put on a shirt. I had this experience at Ayala circuit mall skate park - but this is on private land owned by Ayala Malls.