Chad Muska is showing off fresh progress on Lorain, Ohio's long-anticipated skatepark, and the project now has a date on the calendar: a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on November 22 at Longfellow Skatepark. The pro skater, who grew up in the area, said the facility's full public opening will come later, in spring.
Muska shared the update in an Instagram post detailing the build's latest milestones, as reported by Shredder News. Event organizers have invited local skateboarders, BMX riders and others from the area's rolling scene to the November 22 gathering at Longfellow Skatepark, according to the outlet. California Skateparks is building the facility, located in Lorain, Ohio.
Among the standout features Muska highlighted is a bridge gap modeled after a piece of Lorain's own skyline. He said the obstacle's design is based on the city's Charles Berry Bascule Bridge, giving the park a touch of local landmark flavor baked right into the concrete.
A Nod to Jamie Foy's Latest Cover
The bridge gap picked up an unexpected nickname along the way. Muska said the design was finished before he ever saw Jamie Foy's newest Thrasher Magazine cover, which features Foy launching over a bridge. Once he saw it, the connection was too fitting to ignore — he said the obstacle simply had to be dubbed the Foy Gap.
Muska also spent time talking with Miki Vuckovich and Vince during the site visit, and Vuckovich photographed the skatepark's ongoing progress, per the same report. Muska has been a vocal advocate for skatepark development through his One Skatepark at a Time initiative, and he thanked California Skateparks and the local community for helping turn the Lorain project into a reality.
A Project With a Long and Shifting History
The skatepark has been years in the making, and its scope has looked different at nearly every stage of reporting. In 2024, Spectrum News 1 described plans for a 12,000-square-foot skatepark in Longfellow Park, with roughly $245,000 in earmarked CDBG funding at the time. A year later, Cleveland Scene reported the planned park at closer to 10,000 square feet, while a February 2026 Cleveland Scene report put the Longfellow Park project at 17,000 square feet, calling it on track to be the costliest and largest skatepark in Northeast Ohio.
Funding figures have shifted too. Cleveland.com reported in April 2026 that the city had identified Slip in Concrete as the lowest and best bidder at about $1.5 million, with the total project cost capped at $1.6 million including a 10 percent contingency. By June, The Morning Journal reported the city had instead selected California Skateparks for a $1.6 million contract, with construction expected to begin within the month and wrap up around October at the Longfellow Park site located at 1850 Cleveland Blvd.
Big Ambitions for a Hometown Build
Local officials have framed the project as a potential point of civic pride. Lorain Councilwoman-at-large Mary Springowski told The Morning Journal she expects the skatepark to be the largest in the state and hopes it will bring the city national recognition once complete. Whatever its final footprint turns out to be, the project has clearly grown into one of the more ambitious public skateparks planned in the region.
For now, the November 22 ribbon cutting at Longfellow Skatepark marks the next visible step, with the full public opening still slated for spring. Muska's own excitement was plain in his update, where he said he was hyped to see the progress on the new Lorain skatepark.
