Last updated October 2026
Pukekohe Skatepark sits on the corner of Stadium Drive and Franklin Road, right next to Navigation Homes Stadium in central Pukekohe. It is a free, open-air concrete park with a street section of ledges, rails and stairs, a mini pool bowl, and a pump track with rollovers, berms and a fly-out quarter pipe.
The park was pushed for by local young people through the Franklin Youth Advisory Board and opened in December 2017. It is a different place from the smaller skate area inside Bledisloe Park on Queen Street, about a kilometre away, which is covered further down this page.
Practical Information
- Location
- 19/21 Stadium Drive, Pukekohe (corner of Stadium Drive and Franklin Road), beside Navigation Homes Stadium
- Cost
- Free, no booking needed
- Opened
- Sunday 17 December 2017
- Features
- Street section with ledges, rails and stairs; mini pool bowl; pump track with rollovers, berms and a fly-out quarter pipe; shaded pergola seating
- Suits
- Skateboards, scooters and BMX; designed for a range of abilities
- Nearby facilities
- Playground and public toilets at neighbouring Roulston Park, within about 150 m
- Parking
- Street parking on Stadium Drive, with car parks close by
- Dogs
- Auckland Council parks require dogs on a leash unless signposted otherwise
- Also nearby
- Bledisloe Park skate area, 86 Queen Street, about 1 km south-west
About the Skatepark
The park was designed by RICH Landscapes, who worked with the original user group and a local professional skateboarder to cater for a wide range of wheeled play and skill levels.
The layout combines a street section (ledges, rails and stairs) with a mini pool bowl that has a rising pool coping edge, so street riders and transition riders each have their own space.
Around the edge runs a pump track with rollovers and berms finishing at a fly-out quarter pipe, which suits younger riders and scooter kids learning to carry speed without pushing. Local riders also mention manual pads, hubbas, a funbox, banks and gaps among the street features.
The design has a local look. The green and brown pigments in the concrete reference the patchwork hills around Pukekohe, and the rails and shelter borrow their style from the farm structures used in the area’s agricultural industry. A central pergola gives shaded seating, which matters on a hot summer afternoon on open concrete.
Because it sits beside Navigation Homes Stadium and Roulston Park, it is easy to combine a session with the playground next door, and there are public toilets a short walk away. Expect it to be busiest after school and on weekends.
How the Skatepark Came About
The skatepark was a youth-led project. The Franklin Youth Advisory Board first raised it with the Franklin Local Board in 2013, consulted young people on the design, and stayed involved through to construction.
By October 2015 Auckland Council reported that plans for the Stadium Drive site were almost finalised, and construction started in April 2017, marked by the local board, the youth advisory board, Pukekohe Rotary and the designers.
It opened on a hot, sunny Sunday, 17 December 2017, and according to Pukekohe Rotary it was popular with young skaters from the first day. Rotary arranged the pergola and seating, with help from Placemakers, Holmes and Brown (who built the pergola at no charge), the Chenery Memorial Trust and Graham’s Monuments, who supplied the plaque.
A delay with the steel posts meant the pergola was not finished until 2 May 2018. Rotary also notes that many of the plants did not survive the dry weather and being run over by skateboarders.
Bledisloe Park Skate Area
Pukekohe has a second, smaller place to skate inside Bledisloe Park at 86 Queen Street, about a kilometre from the Stadium Drive skatepark. It is easy to mix the two up, but they are separate parks with different features.
Bledisloe Park is Franklin’s main sports park, with cricket and football fields, the Pukekohe Netball Centre courts and the Bledisloe Park Sports Centre. Auckland Council lists skate facilities in the park alongside a playground, accessible toilets and changing rooms, parking, seating, picnic tables and a barbecue.
The skate area is simpler than the Stadium Drive park: a local rider describes a bowl, rails, a kicker, flat bars and banks. Access is from Queen, Harris and John streets and Collie Road, with the main car park on Queen Street.
Where to Learn More
RICH Landscapes: Pukekohe Skatepark: the designer’s project page, with photos of the street features, the mini pool bowl and the seating area, plus notes on the design ideas behind the park.
OurAuckland: Work kicks off on Pukekohe skate park: Auckland Council’s 2017 story on the start of construction, including the artist’s impression and the full feature list.
Auckland Council: Bledisloe Park: the council’s page for Bledisloe Park, covering access points, parking, facilities and park rules, useful if you are heading to the Queen Street skate area instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Pukekohe Skatepark?
At 19/21 Stadium Drive, on the corner of Franklin Road, next to Navigation Homes Stadium and Roulston Park in central Pukekohe.
Is the Pukekohe Skatepark at Bledisloe Park?
No. The main skatepark is on Stadium Drive. Bledisloe Park on Queen Street has its own smaller skate area, about a kilometre away.
Is it free to use?
Yes. It is a public park with no entry fee and no booking.
What features does the Pukekohe Skatepark have?
A street section with ledges, rails and stairs, a mini pool bowl, and a pump track with rollovers, berms and a fly-out quarter pipe, plus shaded seating under a pergola.
Can scooters and BMX bikes use it?
Yes. The park was designed for a range of wheeled play and abilities, not only skateboards.
When did the Pukekohe Skatepark open?
It opened on Sunday 17 December 2017. The Rotary-funded pergola was finished in May 2018.
Are there toilets nearby?
Yes. There are public toilets and a playground at neighbouring Roulston Park, within about 150 m.
Who designed it?
RICH Landscapes, working with the Franklin Youth Advisory Board’s user group and a local professional skateboarder.
See all skate parks in the area on the Pukekohe skate parks page, or browse parks and reserves in Pukekohe. Next door, Te Pae Mahara Roulston War Memorial Park has a playground and toilets, and Bledisloe Park is home to the smaller Queen Street skate area.
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