A look at Lizard Ditch Skate Park. One of Austin’s lesser known skate parks.

Lizard Ditch Skate Park is one of Austin’s lesser known skate parks tucked away in the corner of the Silverstone neighborhood of Southeast Austin. This news article will expose some totally awesome info behind this skatepark.

Lizard Ditch Skate Park is a longtime Austin skate spot with a 3' foot deep ditch that waterfalls into a 7' foot deep ditch with a spine. This skate park has appeared in several national skate magazines and videos. (Ref: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1n1e3sVYGDcy36DFoBiY87-y01Ec&hl=en_US&ll=30.181738871514685%2C-97.74756047406055&z=15)

Although people who are local residents say that Lizard Ditch Skate Park is not an official park, the property Lizard Ditch Skate Park is located is owned by City of Austin and has been since the year of 2015 when Virginia P Raleigh sold her property to City of Austin on a special warranty deed. City of Austin came through a while back and cleared all of the transition and ledges that were in the ditch because it effects how the ditch is able to operate. However the City of Austin didn’t demolish or modify any of the quarter pipes built out of the ditch and curbs. (Ref: https://stage.travis.prodigycad.com/property-detail/555734/2022)

However some local residents of the Silverstone area are unhappy with this skate park. They say Lizard Ditch Skate Park is an illegal skate park built in a watershed drainage area. Multiple cars show up every day with about 15-30 people sometimes. They dump trash and mattresses on a regular basis. However they cannot do anything about those problems since the City of Austin owns the property. (Ref: http://austin.spotreporters.com/reports/20-00470860)

The ditches are the coolest part of the skate park. The ditches are tucked back in a large field surrounded by trees. These trees can provide shade in the summertime when hot weather comes around. 

 

Lizard Ditch Skate Park is located at 5106 Canella Drive, Austin, Texas, US 78744.