Longboarding the Exciting Vert at Mosqueda BMX Bike Park
The Mosqueda BMX bike park is a very large and exciting cement park that I had the unique opportunity to longboard in. It’s hard not to call it a skatepark… but according to the rules you are not allowed to skate or scooter in this park. And the rules are strictly enforced. If you ride BMX or any other bike then you will love to ride in this huge park.
First Impressions: Mosqueda BMX Bike Park
The Mosqueda BMX bike park is an amazing cement park. The size of the obstacles and vert left me speechless. I started by skating the perimeter of the park to get a better view of all the bowls and obstacles.
Pros: HUGE vert and tons of smooth transitions.
Cons: NO SKATEBOARDS ALLOWED!!! It honestly feels like a waste of such a great cement skatepark.
Directions: Click here to get directions to Mosqueda BMX Bike Park
Know Before You Go: NO SKATEBOARDS, there are lots of rules and they are strictly enforced. Bring a bike, helmet, and pads. The park is fully fenced in and the gates open only during posted hours.
Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 4 pm – 8 pm
- Saturday – Sunday: 8 am – 8 pm
Riders Thoughts: Mosqueda BMX Bike Park
Before I get started, I know you’re probably wondering how I got to longboard in this park when there are no skateboards allowed and the rules are strictly enforced. The answer is that I got extremely lucky. When we visited the Mosqueda BMX bike park the person who was supposed to work that day didn’t show up so the park was closed. I talked to some of the city park staff and I mentioned that I was here during the posted hours. So they gave me permission to enter the park but I don’t think the person knew the rules of the skatepark.
Checking Out the Layout
Once in the Mosqueda BMX bike park you notice that the size of the vert walls as well as all of the other obstacles are huge. This is because this park was created for bmx bikes, and the nature of the bmx sport is much faster and riders achieve much bigger air than skateboarding. Luckily for me, this made for great cement surfing. The large drops and tall walls mixed with the smooth transitions made for some huge cement waves and some great longboarding.
The perimeter of the skatepark is flat and wide in some spots and drops down large flat ramps in other areas. There are also a number of boxes and ledges scattered around the Mosqueda BMX bike park.
From this flat perimeter of the park riders can check out all of the cool drops and pockets in the large vert bowl.
There are a few ways to get into the main huge vert bowl section of the park. For the brave, you simply drop in from the coping or a ledge. For the less advanced, there are a few ways to roll in. There is one very tall rounded roll in that reminds me of the tall roll in at Ripon Skatepark.
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Riders can also enter the main bowl via one of the three side pockets. These side pockets are a great size reference. For instance, some skateparks are only as deep as these side pockets. But these are only half as deep as the rest of the bowl! I enjoy skating these because they have a smooth transition from the surface of the park into the pocket, and then another smooth roll into the main area of the bowl.
There are two shallow parts to the large bowl which link great to the rest of the deep bowl by means of a smooth roll in drop. I enjoyed starting in these pockets because it’s like starting at the top of the hill. So I was able to build up a lot of speed to get high on the walls and banked turns of the park.
The Mosqueda BMX bike park layout features a number of peninsulas and pockets that make for a pretty uniquely shaped bowl. This interesting shape provides riders with a seemingly endless amount of lines that go fast in any direction.
More About the Layout
In the center of the Mosqueda BMX bike park you will find the largest cement cradle in the United States. This is a 33 foot tall cradle made to allow BMX riders to get completely upside down. I was not able to get upside down when I was longboarding but I got to the equator a few times. Check out the video of me Cement Surfing the Mosqueda BMX bike park! You can see how small I look when I get in the large cradle.
Next to the cradle there is a gigantic wall for BMX wall rides. This really shows you just how high these BMX bikes can get. I could not skate this wall because it is set about a foot back from the wall of the bowl and I would get caught up on the ledge.
In the far corner of the Mosqueda BMX park behind the cradle there is one small stand alone bowl surrounded in full coping with a few different tall box obstacles around. This bowl is a very chill and shallow bowl that would be great for learning to drop in.
Overall, longboarding in this skatepark was an amazing experience! This is probably the tallest vert skatepark I have ever skated in. The large size of the Mosqueda BMX bike park makes it a really fast and fun park. Don’t expect to ride a skateboard in here. But if you like to BMX then you should have a great time!
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