Mirleft Skatepark: Everything You Need to Know
Last Updated on 24th January 2026 by Jessie
Mirleft is the latest village in Morocco to benefit from the gracious cement-laden hands of a skateboarding NGO. In late 2024, Concrete Jungle Foundation completed the construction of Mirleft skatepark, paving the foundations for Morocco’s next child skater prodigy, and creating a safe community space for Mirleft’s youth. Here is everything you need to know about Mirleft skatepark.
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Background of Mirleft Skatepark
In November 2024, Mirleft skatepark was built in collaboration between international NGOs Concrete Jungle Foundation and Wonders Around the World, and the local boardriders group – Association Mirleft Surf.
Both NGOs share a vision of making skateboarding accessible to underprivileged youth around the world. They understand the positive impact that skateboarding has on children, not only in the physical context of the sport, but through the promotion of values like creativity and self-expression that are inherent to skating.
Mirleft skatepark is the second project that Concrete Jungle Foundation has completed in Morocco. In 2022, they built a skatepark in Tameslouht, on the outskirts of Marrakech, at the Centre Fiers et Forts children’s home. In addition to the build, they introduced their flagship Edu-Skate program to the kids at the centre. It’s a skate-based curriculum designed to teach important life skills like autonomy and perseverance, under the guise of teaching the youngens how to shred.
Donate
To support their efforts, you can make a donation to Concrete Jungle Foundation. €50 will provide one month’s worth of fruit and water for the Edu-Skate program, or if you’ve got a little more cash to splash, €1000 would fund a whole month of Edu-Skate classes in Morocco.
Mirleft Skatepark Construction
Mirleft skatepark was designed by INOUT Concept, incorporating traditional Moroccan and Amazigh aesthetics. The 985 square meter park includes a skateable boat, as a nod to the local fishing industry of Mirleft.
The construction crew was made up of international volunteers from CJF and WAW, plus a team of young Moroccan skateboarders brought on board through paid apprenticeships. It’s part of a grass-roots approach that the two NGOs take, investing in local staff to tackle youth unemployment and prioritise community input.
What to expect at Mirleft Skatepark
Unlike the bustling surf villages further north, like Tamraght and Taghazout, Mirleft is predominantly for the locals. Don’t expect to find a hive of fire-twirling backpackers at the Mirleft skatepark. It hasn’t yet morphed into a trendy Instagram backdrop, the way the Taghazout skatepark has.
Instead, you’ll see swarms of school kids racing across the road when the afternoon bell rings. Seven-year-old girls practising dropping in from a mini-ramp, and determined young boys trying to nail a kick flip. All taking turns on one of the handful of boards donated by the founding NGOs.
The skatepark was created to provide a safe community space for the youth of Mirleft. So by all means, go for a spin, enjoy the park yourself; the local kids love practising their skate lingo on foreigners, but remember that it’s first and foremost for the locals.
At the moment, Mirleft doesn’t attract quite the same crowds as Tamraght, Taghazout or Imsouane. Largely because it sits a few hours south of Agadir and thus falls off the heavily beaten track. But the construction of the skatepark has created a bit of a buzz around Mirleft, and now that the village has both the skating and surfing crowds satiated, I predict tourism to the place will blow up in the next couple of years. Be warned.
How to Get to Mirleft Skatepark
Mirleft skatepark is hard to miss. The large concrete plaza sits just west of the village, along the road leading to Grande Plage (Imin Turga Beach).
If you’re making the trip down from Taghazout or Tamraght, see all the transport options for getting to Mirleft.
To find out what else the southern village has in store, check out the top 10 things to do in Mirleft.
More tips:
- Volunteering in Morocco
- Skating in Tamraght and Taghazout
- Mirleft Travel Guide
- 10-Day Moroccan Surf Itinerary
- Tamraght Travel Guide
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