March 27, 2026 3:50 a.m. 

Roseburg Skate Park is offering new amenities, thanks to a community grant-funded project completed this week.

A City of Roseburg release said the free skate park now has a 20-foot by 24-foot pavilion, plus a drinking foundation with a water bottle filling station and dog bowl. Picnic tables will be installed soon. Orange plastic construction fencing was removed after an inspection Thursday afternoon. Roseburg Public Works Department purchased the timber and metal shade structure from Romtec in Glide. Romtec provided materials, installation and subcontractors, who installed the structure in three days.

The project was financed with a $95,000 Community Health Improvement Plan Grant Thrive Umpqua won from Umpqua Health Alliance on behalf of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

The park is open to kids, youth and adults riding skateboards, skates, non-motorized scooters and BMX bikes.

The new pavilion was built on a concrete pad that had held a structure torn down 10 years ago. Metal pavilion posts were anchor-bolted into new concrete footings this week. The drinking fountain’s water line was connected last week.

Paranormal Action Sports owner Cody Scott said he’s looking forward to escaping summer’s heat at the new shelter. Scott recalled how some who used the skate park had trashed the last shade structure by adding graffiti, putting holes in the wood and even tearing out a picnic bench to use as a skate park obstacle. Scott said he’s educating locals about the new community asset and encouraging people to protect the entire park and its features. He wants graffiti artists or taggers to stop spray-painting anything in the park – and especially the concrete riding surface, because the paint makes concrete very slick to ride on.

For more information on Roseburg Parks and Recreation, go to: https://roseburgor.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation