Helmet, elbow pads, knee pads required. Park is empty. What a waste of city money to staff 2 people all day for an empty slab of concrete. Almost every other city has publicly available unsupervised skate park with proper signage which removes liability. Many studies have shown skate parks are one of the most cost-effective amenities that benefit the community. Skateboarding has always been an outlet for middle and lower class kids to practice a healthy sport and enjoy their community. Introducing more barriers to this pushes them other places without a healthy outlet. I'm sure the community of Clovis would rather have kids of lower socioeconomic status in a park practicing an accessible sport, than scattered around the town wherever else, loitering. Might as well dump a load of dirt on it. It's already a waste of space and resources. Maybe actually build something that benefits the community. No kid or parent is going to bother coming due to the large amount of restrictions. (No bmx, no spectators, odd hours, full pads.) They'll just stay at home or better yet, move somewhere with actual good resources and amenities. read more

As soon as we got here, some dude in a purple shirt told us pads and helmet are required. That kinda sucks... I was wondering why this park is always dead. This is a waste of space. read more

Looks like a great skate park but we arrived on a Sunday at 12:30 and the place is locked up tight. After reading some of the reviews about requiring helmets and pads we made a special trip to pick some up only to find the place closed. We live in Prather and this is the closest park to us. I'd give it a better rating however reliability is essential and this place isn't. read more

No bikes allowed. We got there and some guy came out and said me and my brother could not ride bikes there.

We were coming from a scooter competition at Woodward West in Tehachapi. The Vault Pro Scooters have been doing a skate park tour with their scooter professionals. Since I photograph at skate parks, this looked like a laid back opportunity after two full days that produced 2700+ photos, with an opportunity to photograph more scooter pros. I know, people think Walmart and $99 when you say scooter. This is hardly the situation. Imagine someone 50 feet into the air on a $400 scooter. That happened on Saturday, and I was recording it. In any case, my buddy really wanted to see these people and even though we didn't know what they were going to do, they were doing it at this skate park, and it was on the way back north. The skate park looks good with both vert and street skating. It's open to skateboards, inline skates, and scooters. Bikes are not welcome, for some odd reason. Helmets are required. I was a bit annoyed because there is a rule that there can be no spectators and photographers can only be inside the skate park on a skateboard, inline skates, or a scooter, wearing a helmet. Also, you can only photograph specific people, as they're concerned about privacy--or lawsuits. (The Vault Pro Scooters people could have called ahead to Parks & Recreation to get a special dispensation, and I told the main person of their group this for a possible next time.) There was a lawsuit concerning a spectator who caused an accident with a skateboard rider and she apparently sued the city. You'd think that the parents would have been suing her for causing the accident. In any case, the rules are fairly restrictive for everyone. Even crossing the line at the main gate will cause a security person to tell you to move back. Today, there was also a woman with a baby who tried to enter because she wanted to help her older child. Thankfully, they wouldn't allow her to enter. Imagine her and her baby being hit because she couldn't move out of the way quickly enough. There are other good parks but I'm sure local people will find it fun. read more

Letterman Skate Park - Looks good with lots of street and some vert--no bikes, no spectators, no cameras. - Skate Parks Near Me - Clovis, California

I used to come here a lot in 2005-2008 when the park was first opened for skateboarding BMX bikes with my boyfriend. There is also a playground for kids, a veterans memorial, benches, tables, public restrooms. I used to go to the part of the park by the canal, then just follow it on foot with either my friends, or my dogs alongside the back ways of Clovis. The only bad thing I had to say about this park was that the parking lot was always full because of the skate park. It was also walking distance to some gas station stores on Bullard Ave for snacks. read more

This is a really nice skate park for rollerskates, blades, scooters and skateboards only. Very nice smooth concrete surfaces and lots of rails. Summer hours 9/2020 are 5-9pm daily. FresNO parks are closed- so come to Clovis! read more

Letterman Skate Park - Skate Parks Near Me - Clovis, California

This seems like it's a really nice skate park it's truly well built and looks awesome but the staff sucks, today I brought my kids and they brought their bike they asked if they could go in and the guy inside the trailer said negative in a very rude way. I don't understand why they don't allow bikes if it's like the only skate park in Clovis. Anyhow my kids were really sad not only because they weren't able to go on but also bc of the way he talked to them " kid friendly" they claim but it definitely didn't seem that way. read more

Man I didn't even get to skate bro.as soon as I was about to enter ,a guy comes up to me asking if I have gear ?Who asks that when you can visibly see I don't have any .idgit.anywho,I bought some gear due to this unfortunate event .but NOT to go there lol no thank you . read more

Used to be my favorite place in my childhood. Now there is mandatory rules such as Helmets, arm pads, and knee pads. This completely ruins skating for people who grew up not being a P****. read more

made me spend $50 on gear to skate at this dead skate park i wonder why no one goes only got the skate for 20 mins until guys in purple shirt told me i had to go because im "hogging" the skate park when there was only one other person there read more

Don't waste your time. Elbow pads and knee pads required even for teenagers??! No wonder no one is here.

Brought my daughter here to do bmx on a Sunday and it was locked up. Hours say 10a-9p with no posted days. Also, reviews say that bikes aren't allowed? This place has more than enough space for bikes. Unreal. read more

I rode to this skatepark on my bike and they didnt let me in I don't get why because it is a good skatepark for bikes and there isn't another one for miles. Basically the reason it gets a 1 is because it's the only skatepark in town and its filled with 7 year olds on scooters that never go on the big obstacles and they don't let bmx in which is completely bs. read more

Yeah right. Like I skate. No, I love this park because it keeps skateboarding youth off the streets and out of traffic. Before it opened, which I'd guess would be about five years ago now, I'd be on the phone all the time with Clovis PD because there would be kids skateboarding in Villa Ave, using driveways as "ramps." In the dark. I know... I know... And if they'd have gotten hit, their parents would have tried to sue the pants of the driver. Anyway, that's all gone now, thanks to this skate park. read more

Ive skated a grip load of parks in california. Being from southern california skating is in my blood. Being from san diego ive been spoiled by all the great parks out there and when i moved up here i started having withdrawls. Its so hard to find a good skatepark up here that has a bit of everything and this park nails it all. Good transitions and ledges are good. I can skate anywhere but having a good park is always a plus in life. I really want to get in touch with the cities around here and get some parks built, get the kids involved like we do in the lower parts of california. Skateboarding should be embraced worldwide. All in all its a good park, quite a drive for me but when you love skating as much as i do, a drive doesnt bother you. read more

The street course was fun, but not great. Overall, had a cool session, but that helmet was crampin' my style. (3 1/2) read more

Letterman Skate Park - The cool looking entrance. - Skate Parks Near Me - Clovis, California

First of all, I'm not exactly sure what the big deal is with skateboarding. You don't need to review a skatepark because it keeps kids from actual street skateboarding. No one is coming to read reviews of a skatepark to read what you have to say about it. They want to hear from other skaters saying if the park is worth visiting. Anyways...I have been here a couple times back when I used to skate quite often. The only other parks I have been to are Lion's Den, Orange Cove, and Ground Zero in Madera (god damn, why did that place have to close...awesome birthday party there). But all in all this park has a couple bowls and some fun box's and a set of stairs (8-10 can't remember). It's not the best park I've been to, even though I've only been to a few, I much prefer to go to Lion's Den if I ever decide to start skating again...which probably isn't going to happen. read more

Dude lets go skating. We can't play football baseball basketball or any other sport but we can roll on our boards lol. It's 2014 not the 80s. That park is bs. read more

Clovis skate park is "alright". I would say it is completely a skateboarding park because everything is really steep. It is more like a scooter/rollerblades park that doesn't seem really built for skateboarding. There is a patched up crack after the 8 stair but still throws me off for some reason.. Friggin A. Has a cool 8 stair hubba, long manual pad, curve ledge , flat bar.. Pretty cool. read more