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Wild in the Parks rolls into Bellevue Saturday | $500 cash purse for Volcom amateur skateboard competition

Published 11:57 am Monday, June 22, 2015

Volcom is making Bellevue Skate Plaza its third stop on its Wild in the Parks tour
Volcom is making Bellevue Skate Plaza its third stop on its Wild in the Parks tour

Volcom is making Bellevue Skate Plaza its third stop on its Wild in the Parks tour, a free amateur skateboard contest series, on Saturday.

Wild in the Parks has competitors skateboarding in three divisions in a vie for the global competition in Los Angeles, where the top prize is $15,000. The global competition takes place Oct. 17.

Registration for the 14 and under, 15-21 and open/amateur divisions is 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the park and free to anyone wanting to compete. The competition starts at 11:30 a.m., with a $500 cash purse.

Volcom pro skateboard Caswell Berry will also pick his favorite competitor for a photo opportunity inside the Volcom team van to be featured in The Skateboard Mag.

Bellevue Skate Plaza is located at 14224 Bel-Red Road.