FEATURES:

From the San Diego Reader Originally published in 1977

• El Cajon Skatepark
• 1209 E. Main Street, El Cajon
• Open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

If you are looking for a less advanced park, you might try El Cajon. It now has three moderate runs, but plans are afoot to expand the park with an empty swimming pool and a half pipe. The atmosphere resembles a miniature golf course in that even the decorative bushes appear to be made of plastic. It costs three dollars for a year’s membership, plus $2.25 for two hours of skating. Add to that 75c for equipment. Most of the membership fee goes toward insurance, so they say, and the remainder goes into park improvement. Insurance means a $100 deductible which covers any injury up to $2,500 although you are still required to fill out a liability form releasing the park from responsibility. It seems this is not a unique policy, but one that is becoming standard all over the country.

The Los Angeles Times

04 Jan 1977, Tue ·Page 81

NATIONAL SKATEPARK OF EL CAJON-

E. Main St. between Ballard St. and Jamacha Blvd. This park will have an expert run with a 12-foot-high bowl at the end and a 120x60-foot free-style bowl, similar to a reservoir run. The two-acre course, scheduled to open in January, will also have beginner and intermediate runs. It will be open daily 10a.m.-10 p.m. with lights.