Trash and a toilet are the first impressions - but look beyond that - this park is a hidden gem…read more Squeezed into a tiny sliver of land next to Pixar and very near the Oaks Card Club. You probably lost all your money there or just got kicked out - they don't tolerate any nonsense whatsoever - oh well you learned your lesson and good thing you have your skateboard in the back trunk. The trash was only up front and the toilet was a space age looking thing. Looked like a flying saucer. How cool is that? They call them the Portland Loo. This little park is as good as it gets. Incredible design - somebody did a great job squeezing it in. Half of it opens up to a parking lot so there isn't this claustrophobia inducing feeling when your there. Some good lighting even at night - which is great as the sun sets early now. Grab your skateboard and come here - you'll be as happy as my cat with his beach side crunch party mix treats.

New Skatepark in Emeryville. Looks good. Wormhoudt pour, not…read moresure if they are credited with the design. 5 shallow/7 deep bowl (approximately) with pool coping. Plenty of ledges and unique street obstacles. Rainbow rail, dragon back, various banks to wall, etc...

Summer Skate hours are all week from 1pm-7pm. Went here on…read morea Saturday at noon, and the gate was locked. Saw on the website that the hours had changed. Seems odd the skate park would open so late in the day. https://piedmont.ca.gov/services___departments/recreation/kennelly_skate_park

Update as of 5/26 the park is closed? Super annoying that…read morethis is not posted anywhere so I'm letting ya know. Also I wasted 20 minutes just trying to find the dammed place. It's about a 4 minute walk around the entire coaches play field. Just want to find a place where a girl can roller skate on a (ideally) safe, secluded flat surface for a little exercise but there is nothing around Oakland nor Piedmont area. I'm at a loss, and it's very frustrating.

Defremery Park is deep into the inner city, it's the best maintained, relatively, of the bests i've…read morevisited. the amenities are the skate park, children's playground, the large green area, baseball, tennis , bbq areas, and the historical building on site. the park also denotes the "oak center historical district" mentioning the historical buildings nearby. it's also a frequent gathering place for community events given it's large space.

I come here about once a week for an outdoor skate season. The setup is nice and the skate park is…read morekept very clean. They also have an area for baseball, tennis, and a good old fashioned BBQ. I also love that Defremery Park does a lot to pour into the community (feeding the homeless, summer lunch programs for the kids, etc).

Epic to night skate at ver nice people too I recommend for…read morenoobs and pros good for everyone

Awesome Skatepark. I was actually impressed. Has some big…read moreand little slopes. Great location and plently of parking. Right next to Fieldworks Brewery. Due to Covid they are only allowing 15 people inside for 1-hr. Once the hour is done they have everyone get out and allow the next group of people to go in. We definitely will be coming back just waiting for those warmer days to come.

This skatepark is TINY. Everything is hella steep. It's an ok skatepark I guess. Just not for…read morepeople who aren't great at skating such as myself.

This is just a little skatepark but it has a good selection of things to skate. A nice incline…read morewith a hip, ledges big and small, a handrail, and a couple steep hips. If you are really into skating transitions, this is not the park for you as this is really geared towards street skaters. On the day I came through, the kids were pretty obnoxious so I would be hesitant to bring kids to the park that's connected to the skatepark. Regardless of that however, they were really good at skateboarding and it was fun to watch them shred while I was catching my breath in between runs. It was interesting that they had coping on the ledges that went straight into the corners of the park yet opted to leave other more accessible ledges without coping, but this is a minor complaint. I would come back here again, but I would like to practice a bit beforehand as the skill level required to really kill it here is a little higher than what I currently possess!

The SK8 GYM owners(?) were quite helpful while I was thinking about taking a lesson. But once I…read morepaid and couldn't go, they all but refused to give me a refund. (Without going into detail, the reason was their fault, not mine.) As other reviews suggested, the owners delayed responding, blamed me, threatened me with a fee for the refund.... By the way, there's no way to contact an actual human being in "real time" -- no phone, no chat, just an email. The instructor who gave the lesson was good, very encouraging and clearly a great instructor. If I could rate the instructor alone, I would give a 5-star review. However, the overall experience really soured me to going back... ever. I'll go to the Church of 8 Wheels from here forward.

These negative reviews are totally unfounded, either that, or the business has evolved and…read morefunctions very, very well. These reviews completely scared us a year ago, and a year of trying Park & Rec classes and skateboarding camps where our child really didn't make progress, we enrolled here after a word-of-mouth recommendation. Our child has enjoyed and learned so much through his trainers (extraordinaire!), he has gone from wanting to master a skill, to being held back by fear, and then amazing confidence on the skateboard, and not just that, the summer camp is legit one of the few camps in the city where children actually learn new skills, and bond and have great fun - and have good restrooms to use and sinks to wash hands! Private lessons are not cheap, but thankfully last minute cancellations can be 'bought back' with a small fee.

A dope indoor spot to skate. I went for a birthday party not expecting much but man was I wrong…read more Awesome vibe with kids new and seasoned shredding. My son already want to go back. So do I for real.

Rob skate academy , what we can say about it is on a slightly rainy day was able to stop by here…read moreand enjoy some casual skating in a good environment. Staff super friendly and saw they helping some of the other free skaters that came in like we did. Not the biggest indoor spot but sure worth a look. Glad we found it

Crazy well located as you feel you can tickle the SF financial district. Car park right next to it…read more Picnic tables for those extra long afternoon. An inclusive community that don't mind if you bring your 5 yo on a scooter or your trick learning tween or their shiny new board.

PARK IS OPEN! Signs do mention masks and 6 feet distance but not everyone wears masks, especially…read morethe adults. Most kids had their mask on! 6 feet distance is hard. It has a bowl and a few ramps, overall a pretty decent skatepark. The view of SF is pretty cool as well. Good place to let the kids burn off energy!

Dirt world is dirt with over grown weeds. It is closed…read more Disappointing, wondering if they lost funding.

I am thrilled to see an outdoor activity such as this, enjoyable by all ages and races and genders,…read moremade available here in Richmond. I grew up riding BMX bikes for many years and we never had anything like this available. Now I can't wait to take my boys there with their bikes, and get another bike for myself. Dirt World has a little bit of everything for everyone. Whoops, berms, tabletops, doubles, big stuff, small stuff. The only things still needed are more lighting, seating and ideally (but due to space constraint, virtually impossible) a secured outhouse and sanctioned racing. But for what is resent, it's a great thing. Go visit Dirt World, help make it a success.

This park is absolutely delightful. It sits in the city of Piedmont, which is a bit of unusual city…read moregeographically because it is completely encapsulated by Oakland. It's somewhat of an oasis in Oakland. And this park is an oasis within that. The park isn't huge, but it does the job. Love the trails, great with the dog, and every once in a while, they'll have the food trucks. Parking nearby is easy.

We spent a crisp morning walking throughout the variety of trails in Piedmont Park. There's a dog…read morerun, play structure, plenty of bench seating, and many shady areas to explore. The safety railings and paved walkways with extra grooves to prevent slippage, especially in steeper sections. The trails would also make a great place to run as most of the paving is flat. This is definitely a place for repeat returns.