Carmel Valley Skatepark — Attraction in San Diego

I agree, it is better than no skatepark. This park is not fun. Too deep. Only 7 foot brick banks(way too tall) in the flow area. Worst design and waste of money . There are some skateable spots. There should be an intermediate snakerun section and a 3 foot high pyramid to ollie over. The big bowl is so deep you may want to bring climbing gear and safety ropes to get out of it with. I think the bowl was made for/by professional skaters. I would be surprised if there were more than 10 people in a 100 mile radius that would consider skating this big bowl as "fun" . If you like this big bowl, please chime in. This bowl is work . They need to fill it in to reduce it down to something with a little bit of noping/roll in area and make it 8 feet deep with a 10 foot radius and leave an advanced pocket with vert. This deep bowl/pool is a possible 600,000+ mistake of a bowl. What sober person skates this? Who planned this park? This park makes people not want to skate. It is too...

Big and open with enough room where it rarely feels crowded. Big pool, stairs, and smaller areas to learn how to "drop-in." Everyone who comes here seems really chill and respectful regardless of your level. You can take classes through the rec center and Andrew is fantastic. And so are the instructors that teach with him. They're all kind and patient and really good at showing you with minute details, in a very supportive way, how to get better. Lessons are available for kids and adults at a very reasonable cost. Not quite enough parking space and there are no shady areas to watch from the sidelines from inside the skate park. Some benches just outside but not a great view of what's going on...

Carmel Valley skate park is a combination of many features that most skateboarders will find fits their style of skating. There's a more traditional street-style course with rails and ledges, a massive bowl for transition skaters, and other obstacles spread out for beginners and novices alike. The park is enclosed by a fence all the way around and is located right next to the police station, making this park safer than most that I've been to. The crowd this park attracts are younger kids with parents and young adults. Bring a helmet just in case a cop stops by and wants to write you a ticket, which probably...