Skaters zip through the air at the Northwest Skate Park in Jackson Springs. Credit: Chris Girandola

Skaters zip through the air at the Northwest Skate Park in Jackson Springs. Credit: Chris Girandola

Over this past weekend, a concrete state of perfect harmony existed for a few hours at a place called Jackson Springs; well, actually the Northwest Skate Park in Jackson Springs. While the Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation celebrated its grand opening back in April, the skate park — the third of its kind in Hillsborough County — officially entered the game on Saturday with the Rock the Rails Contest and Concert series.

Skaters zip through the air at the Northwest Skate Park in Jackson Springs. Credit: Chris Girandola

  • Skaters zip through the air in a celebratory convoy following the Rock the Rails Contest and Concert series held on Saturday at the Northwest Skate Park in Jackson Springs
  • Chris Girandola

  • Tampa resident Darrell Gordon, 24, took home top honors in the trick competition at the Rock the Rails contest in Tampa this weekend.
  • Chris Girandola