Approach from Napier Street into John Black Dune Park, near the tennis club and Civic Centre. Follow the park path towards the skate area.
The skatepark sits at 20 Napier Street and includes multiple riding zones designed for skill progression from beginner through to advanced, with some more challenging obstacles mixed in. It is great for skateboards, scooters and BMX riders. If you're new to the park, watch the flow for a few minutes before joining in, especially with younger riders.
It was developed after years of community campaigning, beginning with local kids asking for somewhere to skate, a 2017 petition that drew more than 1,100 supporters, and a long process of surveys, site studies, workshops and debate over where it should go. John Black Dune Park was eventually chosen after strong support for a Cottesloe skatepark, alongside opposition concerned about antisocial behaviour and the impact on dune vegetation.
John Black Dune Park has changed dramatically with it. Once officially described as a highly degraded, weedy reserve, the dunes are now being progressively restored with local native planting by the Town, Cottesloe Coastcare and Perth NRM. The skatepark has also become a busy community space, without the antisocial behaviour some opponents feared becoming a defining problem. Together, the skating, planting and new paths have turned a neglected patch of Cott into a much more active and greener public park.
The Civic Centre gardens and tennis club are nearby, so it's easy to make this one stop in a wider Cott outing. For toilets, head to the Civic Centre across the road via the Napier Street stairway entrance.
Cottesloe Skate Park - Town of Cottesloe
Cottesloe Coastcare - John Black Dune Park