The 8 Best Skateboard Ramps
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Quarter pipes, kickers, grind boxes and rails for home skating, compared by height, build, setup and weather. The Ramptech Quarterpipe leads for outdoor use. When users buy our independently chosen editorial recommendations, we may earn commissions to help fund the Wiki.
A quarter pipe sold as "3 feet" is often three feet wide and only two feet tall, so check the height before you buy. Wood kits from skater-run shops arrive pre-cut and need a drill, while plastic ramps snap together by hand. This guide is for parents and riders setting up a skate spot in a driveway, garage or backyard.
From the manual
- Never put more than 300 pounds of total weight on a LandWave ramp or deck. p. 1
- Rubber feet go only on ramps that touch the ground; pull them off before stacking a ramp on a deck. p. 1
- Stacking past two units, about two feet, needs the build at least two units wide. p. 1
- LandWave limits riding to experienced riders over 8 and warns that leather-soled shoes slip on the plastic. p. 1
From the manual
- It's a take-off ramp only: the sheet says never to land or jump onto it. p. 1
- The 600-pound limit counts the rider and their equipment. No riding in rain, damp weather or at night. p. 1
- Eight masonry screws anchor the set, and the drawing asks that they be well installed before use. p. 2
- One-year warranty from accepted delivery, claimed through the original seller; freight damage not noted on the bill of lading voids it. p. 3
From the manual
- Rated for riders 7 and up and 220 pounds at most; the sheet labels it for advanced riders. p. 1
- Set it on flat ground clear of stones and gravel, away from walls, pools and cars, and never in wet weather or at night. p. 1
- The photo steps show pull pins that set the leg height, and no tools. p. 2
Editor's Notes
November 5, 2026, by Ezvid Wiki Editors:
We checked the picks against their makers' own pages where one exists and read the instruction sheets for the Elevate set, the Landwave ramps and the Madd Gear rail, which now feed a From the manual section under each. We corrected the Madd Gear rail's warranty to two years, dropped an unsourced two-year warranty for the Landwave pair, fixed which OC Ramps kits arrive by freight, and noted that the Elevate set is a take-off ramp only.
October 23, 2026, by Ezvid Wiki Editors:
The Ramptech Quarterpipe stays on top for one reason: its plastic riding skin and galvanized coping can stay outside, and a home ramp lives outside. Around it, most of the old list had disappeared. The Ten-Eighty Skatepark Set, Ten-Eighty Micro Flybox, Landwave Pyramid and Graw Jump Ramps G20 are gone, and so is the Mojo Rails Quarter Pipe. People still search for it, but it isn't sold anymore and the Mojo Rails web address now points to an unrelated site. We also dropped the FreshPark Professional Quarter Pipe over weak owner feedback and the OC Ramps Halfpipe, which no longer has a current price.
The new picks cover what readers ask about: wood kits from OC Ramps, tool-free plastic kickers from Landwave and Andjoor, a jump set, a grind rail and a grind box. For the details we leaned on what OC Ramps, Ramptech, Landwave and Madd Gear publish about height, materials and assembly, the American Academy of Pediatrics' skateboard safety advice, and federal recall records.
Earlier notes
February 16, 2021, by Brett Dvoretz:
Your skill level will go a long way towards determining which ramp is best. Those who are very experienced can choose something big like the FreshPark Professional Quarter Pipe, OC Ramps Halfpipe, and Mojo Rails Quarter Pipe. All three of these are tall enough to give you plenty of air and are sturdy enough for riders of all ages. Of these, the FreshPark Professional Quarter Pipe is the only easily portable one because it conveniently folds up. The Mojo Rails Quarter Pipe has wheels so you can roll it from your garage out to the street, but at roughly 300 pounds, you aren't going to be picking it up or putting it in the back of a vehicle. The Ramptech Quarterpipe is a good choice for those who are ready to move past small ramps, but not quite ready for the above models.
For the beginners out there, we recommend considering the Ten-Eighty Skatepark Set, Ten-Eighty Micro Flybox, and Landwave Pyramid. All of these have a gentle slope, so they don't launch you too high, but still allow you to get comfortable catching a bit of air beneath your wheels. Plus, their lightweight and modular plastic construction makes them easy to bring to a friends house or the park. The Graw Jump Ramps G20 is low enough that it is suitable for beginners, however its slightly flexible platform and shape make it fun for experienced skaters too, as they can get a lot of air from it if they know how.
March 21, 2019, by Brett Dvoretz:
Not everybody has the luxury of living next to an awesome skate park. Luckily, with one of these cool ramps, you don't have to. Instead, you can create your own skate park anywhere you want. If you are looking for something that can give you a lot of air and will also allow you to practice stalls and other advanced tricks, then you definitely need to check out the Ramptech Quarterpipe, Mojo Rails Quarter Pipe, and OC Ramps Quarterpipe. If you are all about jumping over things, the Ten-Eighty Micro Flybox, Landwave Pyramid, Landwave LWR2, Graw Jump Ramps G35, Discount Ramps SK-905-4RK, Ten-Eighty Flybox Launch Set, and D6 Sports Quadbox can help you improve your skills in this area, as they are all designed to give you a good balance of launch and forward trajectory. We need to point out though, that Ten-Eighty Micro Flybox and D6 Sports Quadbox are intended for younger riders and beginners who aren't yet ready for very high ramps. Advanced riders will definitely appreciate the wooden construction of the Graw Jump Ramps G35, which gives it a nice flexing motion that provides you with a high and smooth launch.
Special Honors
Keen Ramps Keen Ramps builds wood mini half pipes, quarter pipes, grind boxes, rails and kickers and sells them from its own site. Its quarter pipe comes as a kit that goes together with a drill, and the company also offers local installation. It's another skater-focused maker of wood kits to compare with OC Ramps before you order. keenramps.com
Skatelite Skatelite makes the dense, weather-resistant riding surface found on many skateparks and pro ramps, and it has done so since 1995. It's made from recycled paper composite. It's the upgrade for a homemade plywood ramp or a worn kit, and the company sells full 4-by-8-foot sheets and smaller mini sheets online, sized for a home quarter pipe or kicker. skatelite.com
Height First, Then Type
A quarter pipe is a curved wall with metal coping along the top for stalls and drop-ins.
The number in a ramp's name is often its width. OC Ramps warns shoppers about this on its quarter pipe page: its 3-foot-wide quarter pipe stands 2 feet tall and runs about 4 feet deep. For a first home quarter pipe, 1 to 2 feet of height is plenty. GoSkate, a skateboard-lesson company, trains its instructors to treat 3 feet as the starting maximum and to teach drop-ins on a bank before a quarter pipe.
The type decides what a rider can practice. A kicker or launch ramp is a wedge for ollies and airs, with no lip on top. A quarter pipe is a curved wall with metal coping along the top for stalls and drop-ins. A spine is two quarter pipes back to back, a funbox is a flat table with ramps on its sides, and grind boxes and rails are for slides and grinds. The Board of the World ramp guide lays out these types with examples.
Most new riders get the most use from one low quarter pipe or launch plus one rail or box. That pair covers airs, stalls and grinds without filling the whole driveway.
Wood Kits, Plastic Ramps And The Weather
Wood kits from skater-run shops come pre-cut and pre-drilled, with a proper curve and metal coping, which are the hard parts to get right with homemade plywood. They're heavy, though: OC Ramps lists its 3-foot-wide quarter pipe at about 70 pounds, and its Lutzka 3-in-1 page puts the 4-foot-wide one at 175. Most kits need a drill and a flat, hard spot, and OC Ramps puts assembly at 20 to 60 minutes depending on the kit.
Bare plywood soaks up rain and rots, so paint it with outdoor or skate paint, or cover it when it's not in use and let it dry out after a storm. Metal coping can rust, so a coat of paint helps there too. Ramptech skips the problem with a plastic riding surface and coated plywood sides, and it warns that tarps trap water inside a ramp and make rot worse. A dense composite skin such as Skatelite is the usual upgrade for a homemade or worn wood ramp.
Plastic ramps mostly go together by hand and weigh much less, which suits kids and small driveways. They don't have coping, so they're for launches, and they need flat, level, hard ground. The Elevate and Madd Gear instructions also rule out gravel, slopes and wet weather.
Safety, Space And Delivery
The American Academy of Pediatrics' skateboard safety advice calls for a helmet plus wrist guards, elbow pads and knee pads. It notes that about a third of skateboard injuries happen in a rider's first week, that children under 5 shouldn't ride, and that kids 6 to 10 need close adult supervision. Ramps and rails are behind many skatepark injuries, so start low.
Set ramps on level, hard ground, keep the landing area clear of cars, pets and people, and make sure nothing can slide when a rider hits it. Keep ramps off the street: the Elevate and Madd Gear instructions both say to ride only in traffic-free areas, and a homeowners association or city may have its own rules about obstacles in a driveway.
Bigger wood kits come by freight and are left at the curb. OC Ramps ships free within the lower 48 states and asks for two or three adults to unload its freight kits, which include the 4-foot-wide quarter pipes, half pipes and the Lutzka 3-in-1; its 3-foot-wide quarter pipe comes as a boxed kit. Plastic ramps and rails usually arrive as ordinary boxes.
How we researched this
We compared 20 ramps, kickers, grind boxes and rails for this list. We read the instruction sheets for the Elevate Outdoor EZ-Link set (part SK-78900-EZ), the Landwave ramp-and-deck system and Madd Gear's 99-inch grind rail, plus the spec, shipping and return pages of Ramptech and OC Ramps, which publish no manuals; Andjoor has no maker site, so its entry rests on its listing. GoSkate's instructor training and the American Academy of Pediatrics' skateboard safety advice shaped the height and gear advice. On November 5, 2026, the CPSC recall database showed no recall for any of these brands, its only skateboard-ramp recalls being a 2022 children's toy ramp set and 2002 Gen-X Sports ramps, and Health Canada's recall list had no skate-ramp recalls at all.
Sources (20)
- OC Ramps: Quarter Pipe 3 Foot Wide
- OC Ramps: Quarter pipes collection
- OC Ramps: Greg Lutzka's 3-in-1 Quarter Pipe
- Ramptech
- HealthyChildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics): Skateboard Safety
- Board of the World: Best Skateboard Ramps guide
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: SaferProducts.gov
- Keen Ramps
- Skatelite
- Ramptech: 2'x4' Quarter Pipe Skate Ramp
- Ramptech: Refund policy
- OC Ramps: 6 Foot Grind Box
- OC Ramps: Refund policy
- EZ-Link Skateboard Ramp Set instructions, part SK-78900-EZ (PDF)
- LandWave: Assembly instructions (PDF, archived copy)
- Madd Gear: 99" Grind Rail
- Madd Gear: 99" grind rail instructions (PDF)
- GoSkate: Instructor training, teaching on ramps
- Skatelite: Skatelite Pro sheets
- Health Canada: Recalls and safety alerts
Frequently asked questions
What are the names of skateboard ramps?
The common ones are the kicker or launch ramp (a wedge for airs), the quarter pipe (a curved wall with coping), the half pipe (two quarter pipes facing each other), the spine (two quarter pipes back to back), the funbox (a table with ramps on its sides), the grind box and the rail.
Is a ramp kit better than building one from plywood?
A kit saves you from cutting the curved sides and fitting the coping, which is where homemade ramps usually go wrong. The pieces come pre-cut and pre-drilled, so a drill and about an hour finish most of them.
What height of quarter pipe should a beginner get?
One to 2 feet tall. Check the height, not the name: some quarter pipes sold as 3 feet are 3 feet wide and only 2 feet tall.
Can a skate ramp stay outside?
Plastic ramps and ramps with a plastic or composite riding surface handle rain. Bare plywood needs outdoor paint or a cover, and metal coping can rust if it isn't painted or covered.
Do I need tools to set up a skate ramp?
Wood kits from OC Ramps and similar makers need a drill. Plastic kickers from Landwave and Andjoor, and the Madd Gear rail, go together by hand. The Elevate set links by hand too, but its instructions call for eight masonry screws to anchor it, and those need a drill.
