Shailer Park — also known as Matthew Lambert Skate Park — is a compact street park in Logan with more ledges than you can hit in one run. In the video above we walk the whole park, obstacle by obstacle, and make the honest calls on what works and what doesn't.
The rundown
Shailer is a street park through and through: ledges everywhere, a couple of rails, and a handful of quarters and a taco wall to keep your speed between obstacles. Nothing is oversized, and most of it flows together.
Timing matters here. On a weekday during the day there's often no one around. After school and on weekends it tends to get packed, and it can be hard to get a run in without getting in someone's way.
Ledges, rails and the good stuff
The standout is the A-frame up-and-down ledge — one of the cooler, more unique park ledges around. There's also a ledge that mimics the angle of the rail, and while it's easier from one side, it's hittable from both through the little garden gap.
The big bank has a curb across the top of it. It doesn't really slide — it probably could with a lot of wax — so treat it as a stall spot. From up there you come down to the main ledge, and fair warning: the coping doesn't really support a blunt unless you're right up on it, so go too low and you'll scrape concrete. There's a fun little kicker you can wallie up next to it too.
Rail-wise you've got the flat rail, which is super wide for a flat rail, and a flat bar. The flat bar's position is honestly bad — horrible run-up, horrible roll-away — but when the park's quiet you can still get a proper flat bar session in. Even the seats can be factored into the ledge lines.
The low ledge out of the bank works three ways: ledge out of the bank, out-ledge going the other direction, or an awesome manny pad. And there's a step-up euro gap — a cool feature, but if you're bringing young kids, keep an eye on them around it. If they're not looking, it could end very badly.
Quarters and flow
Across from the ledge there are two little quarters — fun for a pump and a little grind. The taco wall keeps your speed up depending on what you're hitting, and there's a cool hip quarter you can grind up and drop in from to get speed going either way. Just know there's no proper platform behind it — you can stand up there, but be careful not to fall off the other side.
The deep quarter is the same story: no platform behind it, which isn't ideal, but you make the most of what you've got. A little quarter keeps the flow going into it. And there's one bank that's just a bank — it doesn't seem to serve much purpose, but it's there.
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Who it suits
Street riders will get the most out of Shailer — ledges and rails are the whole personality of the park. It's also one of the more kid-friendly parks amenity-wise: basketball court, tennis court, a big oval, toilets and a bubbler all in the same reserve.
The catch for young kids is the crowd. After school and on weekends the park fills up with older skaters, scooter riders and BMX riders, and it can be a pick-your-battles call whether they'll actually get a good ride. If you can, bring them on a weekday during the day — and keep an eye on the euro gap.
Getting there
You'll find it on Harley St, Shailer Park. Type either "Shailer Park Skate Park" or "Matthew Lambert Skate Park" into Google and you'll get here either way.
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