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Where to Skate In Portland And Beyond! I am working on a comprehensive list of great places to skate and can use your help. If you have a place to list, please email me with directions and a description. If you have a photo that would be great! Also help me rank each destination by voting for your favorite places to skate and also what level of skate, ie. beginner, intermediate or advanced. EMAIL A SKATE DESTINATION
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	Beaverton, Oregon
HOME Inline Skate Resource Skate Journal Skate Schedule Learn To Skate Skate Accessories Skate Links Article Archives Where to Skate Skate Maintenance Speed Skating Roller Hockey Email Sign-up for Email List Weather	Greenway Park	Greenway park can be access from many locations along fanno creek. The best area for skating is between Hall blvd and Scholls Ferry Rd. A series of winding trails takes you through the 86 acre park. The park is dotted with smooth basketball courts great for skate dancing, roller hockey or practicing some new moves. Take Hall blvd to Greenway Rd, Greenway to Parkview. There are no water fountains in the park so bring a water bottle. For a little more challenge or adventure you can pick up the Fanno Creek Trail, that starts at Denney and 217 and winds down through Greenway and into downtown Tigard. Future Plans take the Fanno Creek Greenway Trail Project through 5 cities and three counties. Read More Here. Proposed trails and completed quadrants
	Central Oregon
	Black Butte Ranch Bike Path Map	Smooth winding trails through miles of beautiful country on Black Butte Ranch. You'll enjoy skating the extensive rolling pathways through out the resort. I was impressed with the path surface and variety, the view was spectacular and I recommend skating Black Butte Ranch. It would be a fun skate trip!

	Gresham, Oregon
	Spring Water Trail Skater's Review	There's a paved section of the Springwater Trail through Gresham that is several miles long. (The rest of it's a gravel bike path.) This used to be a railroad bed, so it's flat, level, straight, and smooth. Beware of the little bridges made of railroad ties, they have large gaps and aren't skater friendly. You can access the paves section in Gresham, a paved parking area with equestrian trailer accommodations and a covered picnic shelter is located at SE Hogan Road, immediately north of the trail. Parking is also available at Main City Park. More Information
	Eugene
	Eugene Bike Trail System Maps and Routes	West of Eugene, the Eugene bike trail system has to rival the best in the world and is definitely worth a trip from Portland. This new two-and-a-half mile extension wends its way through prime prairie wetland. It offers the song of birds and a spectacular view of the Cascades, including the Three Sisters. Not to mention a beautiful cement trail, perfect for skating. It is not a challenging route, but it is perfect for stretching out. If you start at 15th and Jefferson and skate to the end and back you'll have about a 13 mile skate. With spurs and connectors you can easily double or triple that in spectacular fashion
	Fern Ridge Trail Extension & High Street, Alton Baker Park, U of O	Visit a Photo Gallery of Larry Robbins. Larry lives and skates in Eugene, and has wandered up to Portland on occasion to skate with the PISA skaters. Larry invites everyone to explore Eugene's best skate spots. Check out the Eugene Bike and Trail System Maps and routes for directions.
	Hillsboro, Oregon
	Dawson Creek Park	Out in Hillsboro, there's Dawson Creek Park, which is off Shute Rd. (Take the Helvetia Rd. exit off US-26, and go south a mile or so.) It's got nice paths around some duck ponds, with some gentle hills and curves, the pathways run between several industrial complexes with connecting roadways, sidewalks and large parking lots for those liking wide open areas.
	Portland, Oregon
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	McCall Waterfront Park and East Bank Esplanade along the Willamette River, downtown.	It extends from the Marquam Bridge down to the Steel Bridge and crosses the river where you can continue the loop on the east side down to the Hawthorne Bridge. North of the Steel Bridge, the trail continues past the condos to the old River Queen parking lot half way between the Broadway and Fremont Bridges. That's a really nice stretch, especially around sunset, I think. If you go out onto the sidewalk north of that, you soon come to another short stretch of smooth walkway behind the new office buildings, leading all the way to the Fremont Bridge.
	Oaks Bottom Spring Water Trail	The "Springwater on the Willamette" project completed the trail from SE Ivon Street to SE Umatilla Street. The new trail section, three miles in length, parallels an active rail line, making it Portland's first "Rail with Trail" project. The map illustrates the Springwater on the Willamette project and the location of the two remaining "missing links." The "Three Bridges" segment is anticipated to be complete in 2006.
	I-205 Trail	There's a trail that runs parallel to I-205 from the Columbia River south about ten miles, ending a little past the Clackamas Promenade. It's a good workout, since there are some significant hills, but while it's got some real variety, it's not that scenic--unless you consider a freeway scenic. You can actually follow this further north across the I-205 bridge, between the two sides of the highway. More Information
	Marine Drive Path	There's a trail along much of Marine Drive. It's broken into several pieces, but the longest one runs from just east of I-205 (where it joins the I-205 trail) to just west of the airport. It's flat, smooth, and pretty level. On a hot summer day, it's usually five to ten degrees cooler right next to the river. If you are up for a good work out, you will soon discover the head wind along the river will usually greet you on your skate back to the car.
	SW Washington


	Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway	I finally found a nice nice nice brand spankin new trail near the (rather nasty and unskate-able) Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway. Take Mill Plain west off I-205, then about 3 miles later turn right on Devine and the parking lot is on your right about ? half a mile up? Go EAST on the trail (don't cross Devine and head west). It's a little hilly, and I'm not sure how far it extends (I don't skate very far), but did I mention it is NICE! Smooooooth, nice scenery (well, it's under the powerlines, but it's not terrible), peaceful. Give it a try! -Jenny Go EAST on the trail (don't cross Devine and head west). Discovery Trail - Leverich Park to Bagley Park The hard-surfaced, shared-use trail connecting these two community parks begins at the NW corner of Leverich Park. It runs along Burnt Bridge Creek and through the forests and grasslands of Arnold Park, crossing St. Johns Road and following Nicholson Road to Bagley Park. Discovery Trail, Fourth Plain to Devine Road This section of hard-surfaced, shared-use trail follows the Bonneville Power Administration's power line through Meadow Homes Park and soccer fields, crossing 18th Street to Devine Road by way of Burnt Bridge Creek.
	Frenchman's Bar	A beautiful paved pathway starts just before you reach Vancouver Lake and ends up at the Columba River. Mill Plain Blvd East as far as you can go and watch for signs to the lake.
HOME Inline Skate Resource Skate Journal Skate Schedule Learn To Skate Skate Accessories Skate Links Article Archives Where to Skate Skate Maintenance Speed Skating Roller Hockey Email Sign-up for Email List Weather	The Vancouver Waterfront Maps and Information	A wide sidewalk goes from the Doubletree Hotel just west of the I-5 bridge, east as far as Beaches Restaurant. If you go out onto the street at that point (which has very little traffic after hours) and skate east to the Water Resources complex, the street ends and the paved path picks up again, at Pier Park going almost to I-205. From Portland go I5 North Hwy. 14 east exit (which is just past the Interstate bridge), Take Columbia way (which is only a short distance) then two rights back west to parking lots on the left. By the way, there's a large smooth concrete plaza behind the Doubletree, overlooking the river, which is great for skating on.
	Salem, Oregon Salem Park Information and Directions
	Riverfront Park	Riverfront Park is a great place to skate (downtown Salem along the WIllamette). You can even cross the bridge into Wallace Marine Park on the pedestrian path that has an "on ramp" right in the park.
	Minto Island park	Minto Island park is beautiful and has many bike paths.
	Mission Park	Mission Park is quiet a way out, north of Keizer, but is very pretty and worth the trip
	Pringle Creek	The series of Parks along Pringle Creek is delightful, if a little tricky at times, and will take you from South Commercial to Willamette University and beyond.
	Bush Park