Our Story

Founded in 1997, Cowtown Skateboards is skateboarder-owned and operated. For nearly 30 years, we've helped shape Arizona skateboarding by supporting the culture from the inside out. What began as a local skateboard shop has grown into one of the Southwest's most respected skateboarding brands, built on authenticity, community, and a genuine love for skateboarding.

Our shops are more than places to buy skateboards - they're gathering places where skateboarders, artists, musicians, and generations of families come together. By representing the best brands with honesty, passion, and integrity, Cowtown has earned its reputation as Arizona's premier skateboard shop while remaining deeply rooted in the local scene that made it possible.

Community has always been at the heart of everything we do. Through contests, demos, video premieres, grassroots events, and our internationally recognized PHXAM Skateboard Contest, Cowtown celebrates skateboarding while creating opportunities for skateboarders from Arizona and around the world to connect through a shared culture.

As our community grew, so did our responsibility to give back. In 2018, we founded Cowtown S.K.A.T.E., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to expand access to the physical, mental, and social benefits of skateboarding for impacted youth and communities. While Cowtown Skateboards and Cowtown S.K.A.T.E. operate independently, they share a common belief that skateboarding has the power to positively change lives.

That partnership is woven into our brand. Cowtown Skateboards donates 5% of all profits from Cowtown-branded merchandise directly to Cowtown S.K.A.T.E., helping fund programs like Skateboard Angel, Skate & Create, and S.K.A.T.E. Spots throughout Arizona and beyond.

Together, Cowtown Skateboards and Cowtown S.K.A.T.E. represent two sides of the same mission: one preserving and growing skateboarding culture, the other ensuring more people have the opportunity to experience the confidence, creativity, belonging, and lifelong impact that skateboarding can provide.