January 6, 2007

       

 
    
     In 2002, students of Sherwood High School submitted a petition to the Montgomery County Parks and Planning Board requesting that a skateboard park be built in the city of Olney, Maryland.  A second petition was submitted to the Planning Board, this time with over 1000 community signatures.  The Planning Board then hired a consultant to develop a park plan and cost estimates.  In December 2003, the park plan was presented.  Work began to raise money for the project.  In May 2004 the County reached it's financial goal and was ready to start construction of the park.   The park was originally going to open in the summer of 2005, but the skaters stepped in and requested the County make a major change to their design plans: to switch from a modular park to a concrete one.  In the beginning of 2006, construction of the Olney skatepark begins.  On January 6^th 2007, due to unseasonably warm weather, the Olney skatepark unofficially opens.

    

Olney Manor skatepark is the very first County owned skatepark.  The park contains 14,000 sq. ft. of concrete and features a hubba ledge, steps with a handrail, fun box with a flat rail, a pyramid ledge, and a large bowl.

The Skate Park is located in the Olney Manor Regional Park, adjecent to the Olney Indoor Swim Center, at 16605 Georgia Avenue in Olney.

    

	Drop yourself into a great bowl at The Olney Manor Skate Park !