Skatopia - Rutland, Ohio, U.S.A.

Skatopia is an 88 acre farm in SE Ohio Owned and operated by Dictator Brewce Martin. Some like to think of it as a "Commune" well that would be a misconception it is better described as a Dictatorship run by the Tyrant Brewce Martin. Over the years 1000's have donated their time and some money, more time than money though

Skate Features include: The Epcot Bean Bowl AKA The Punisher, 13' deep with 6' shallow left hand kidney, skatelite with Pool coping. The King Dong, a multi ramp spine bowled in with a bit of over vert. Surfaced with steel and Skatelite. Sometimes called the Slicer. The Fullpipe, some have called it the Fools Pipe, this has a 20' diameter and is 40 feet wide, it also has a 6' wide section with pool coping for dropping in on, it has about 4 feet of vert there. The Concrete Right hand Kidney is 9' in the deep and 5' in the shallow, with pool coping, this is in the steel building. It features 7' tranny with 2' of vert in the deep while the shallow is 4' tranny with 1' of vert, it's steep for sure. The Lula Bowl, named after the first skateboarder to die at Skatopia, Lula was a Pit Bull that loved to skate it up, she's buried under the deck by the pump bump that's on the deck. It features a cradle, a school bus, pool coping, school bus headlights, and some metal coping too.

Oh yeah, there's a Skateboard Museum at Skatopia as well. Upwards of 1800 boards ranging from a 1920's home made wooden scooter to the modern day skateboards.

Oh yeah again, Skatopia is open 24/7 and Camping is encouraged, if your cold no problem, there are 13 dogs on the farm to curl up to. Plenty of indoor space to sleep, you can even set your tent up in the barn so it don't get wet.

-Dan