The Camden County Board of Commissioners joined area officials and the local skateboarding community on Dec. 18 to unveil a new skate park in the Cherry Hill section of Cooper River Park.
“This skate park has been long awaited and we are so thrilled to finally open it to the public,” said Commissioner Jeffrey Nash, liaison to the Camden County Parks Department. “The skateboarding community here in Camden County has been a huge help in bringing this project to fruition, and we cannot wait to welcome them to use the Camden County Park System’s newest amenity.”
The facility cost about $900,000, with funding from both the county and state. In July 2023, Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald presented the parks department with a check for $87,000 for park construction.
“This skate park is an investment in our kids, a space for families to come together, and a hub for creativity, recreation, and connection in Camden County,” noted Greenwald.
Cooper River Park – planned and engineered more than 100 years ago by Charles Levitt – encompasses 346 acres in Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Collingswood and Haddon Township. Its amenities include a playground, the Camden County Boathouse, pavilions, a softball field, a cross-country course, the Camden County Golf Academy, the Cooper River Yacht Club, two bike trails, Jack Curtis Stadium, a track, picnic areas and a bocce court.
As a tri-state destination, Cooper River Park was named a Great Place in New Jersey by the American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter. It is also the home of the Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta, the largest high-school and college- rowing competition in the nation.
