It's a small skate park, but it is a small city. Looks like a good place to practice tricks if you…read moreare an experienced skater, not so much if you are an amateur. This skate park is located in George B Halliday Park, which has several baseball diamonds, basketball courts, batting cages, bleachers, concessions. Restrooms are near the baseball areas. Park closes around 10 or 11 pm. Skate Park is next to a ditch, shaded by large oak trees. Skate Park does not appear to be well lit, but the adjacent baseball diamonds are. There is a larger skate park in Mobile, Public Safety Park, but that is over 30 miles south of Bay Minnette.

GORGEOUS park!! Tons of shade, lots of room to run and…read moreplay, t's fantastic. We stayed for about 45mins and my toddlers didn't want to leave.

My kids are 11 & 14 and they still appreciate a good playground when they find it. They both jumped…read moreout of the car for this one. The answer is yes, if you have kids, then yes.

Gulf Shores' motto is "Small Town, Big Beach" and just over a mile from those beaches is a lovely…read moreand unique park where you can see how much this community cares about their children and its residents. Spread over 12 acres Lots of slides and activities. A miniature zip line, tire swing, regular swings, swings for smaller children plus a skate park, tennis courts, ball fields, indoor swimming pool inside the recreation center much more. There's picnic areas, a pavilion, grilling options, clean rest rooms, nicely landscaped with plenty of shade and it's wheelchair accessible with loads of parking. For address, directions and more: https://www.gulfshores.com/sports-facilities/johnnie-sims-park/ There's a number of special events around the year like music, movies, festivals and more but I'm so impressed with how community comes together for to support one another. For example, last night was a very nice event in our neighborhood for the Sims Park Christmas Celebration! There was the Rudolph movie playing, a petting zoo with camel rides, vendors, Santa taking pictures, holiday treats, crafts, hot cocoa & chili provided by our fire department and the 6th Annual Snowball Drop with prizes and more. After the cancellation last year it was a beautiful night that we were able to get out and meet up with friends and neighbors as meet some great folks. Bottom line: I'm feeling the Christmas spirit officially so Merry Christmas everyone!!

Great family oriented, my grand kids attend camp shred and have for a few years now. Highly…read morerecommended

This place is amazing! I am not even a surf or skateboard…read moredude, but walking around this facility made me WANT to be. You need/want it...they have it; surf boards of all sizes and materials, skate boards sizes/materials/wheels, clothes, socks, padding...everything. The only thing that I could "use" was the delightful coffee bar in the back of the store. This alone is worth stopping in for. The quality of their coffees could put Starbucks to shape. They have comfortable seating were you can sit and watch the skate board people practice. This is truly a wonderful concept store! Best wishes and I hope to see you when we return to GS in 2019.

Nice, clean park. There is shade by the concession stand. Six or seven fields exist. There are…read morebatting cages - bring your own pitcher. It looks very picturesque.

Decent park. Small town feel. Concession stand has been updated and I quite nice. Fields and…read moreseating need to be the next thing updated.

Ever wonder why GOD reflects DOG & DOG reflects GOD?…read more#ReflectDogs Love & Forgiveness Show GODs What an awesome dog park!! You almost feel like you're in a city park! And maybe that's because you are. Do they have a wet pad for little kids and they have a playground for little kids and they have a skate park and one hole corner is a dog park!! A true Community Center! The dog park even has some Condos for some local birds. There are nice double-gated concrete entry areas to both the big and small Park as well as nice water fountains that you can step on with your foot. A few benches to sit on around the dog park but other than that nothing but a few old growth trees and room to run! It is Well fenced and you can park very close

Renovations to the park are now complete with improvements in the skate park, new public restrooms,…read morelighting, benches, walkways. Dog Park is always empty.

This skate park is for the advance noobs. Lots of ramps to drop in, a full half pipe. The location…read moreshares a parking lot with a soccer field. Skateboard in the shared parking to get your balance if your a super noob, like me. Don't let my comments stop you from going here is your a newbie like me. You can only get better if your consisted.

I'm happy the locals have a park to call their own but it's really hard to skate..the coping is…read morereally big and the transition is pretty tall too. Don't skate this park alone it's no joke. If you can find the sweet spots it's a fun park to skate but it seems like more of a bike park.