Robb Field Skateboard Park

Super fun park, STREET SKATERS BEWARE. Heavy on the transition and bowls, and not a lot of street stuff to skate. This is the oldest park in San Diego, and so with that comes a few things. The ground is pretty rough but as long as you mash you can get around. Localism is big here so respect the park and the park will respect you.

It’s ok, but I do not like how it is not maintained. All the rails are sticky and there is trash on the ground. If you are visiting I would recommend going to mission valley ymca skatepark it is much more maintained and is worth it to pay.

Very nice park! I roller skate so for the most part everything was great for my type of usage. Only beef is that it is an unsupervised rink and no one obeys the «no bikes or scooters» rule. Though everyone on those vehicles were nice and obeyed the «no cutting off people» unwritten rule. Will go again

The large, variable transition-​based layout of this park makes skating fun and as challenging as you want it to be. Rough concrete on most of the walls means you better pump hard to keep speed. Oh, and don’t fall.

Men will be boys. Had to get the skateboard out for him to get it in! This place is beautiful. The skaters have a really fun place to go and hang out with amazing skate stuff going on. Plus, it is also nice for those of us who do not skate. I can either watch them, or go for a wonderful walk in a beautiful place. This place was amazing.

Excellent skate park for the littles at least! As a mom, I don’t understand all the trash talk by other reviewers. I like that there aren’t any big turns where I can’t keep an eye on the kiddos like at Clairemont. There’s nothing worse than hearing your kid go down and cry and not being able to see them.
My 6 year old loves both the big bowls. I’ve seen dads and their sons who look like they just learned how to walk, practicing on boards and scooters here. Everyone from skaters to BMXers are very nice to the little kids. Both my kids like the beginner shallow «bowls”/skate areas near the parking lot that are somewhat shaded as well which is great in the summer.
The park is very clean usually and restrooms are nearby and plentiful.
Nice variety of ramps, pyramids and drop-​ins for beginners IMHO. I can’t comment on flow, but neither kid has complained about it.
I really can’t believe this place is free!

Fun park that’s free and open at daylight.
Crowd is a mix of young and old. Concrete is less than smooth in the bowls, but if you can roll in and know how to work a corner, you’ll be fine.
The street area is pretty tranny filled, but there are some rails and ledges. Mainly hips and bowls though.
You may assume that a free, open at dawn skatepark is overrun by degenerates, but it’s not. Most people that know how to skate or ride bikes there are respectful and courteous. It’s when younger kids that don’t quite know how to look where they’re going are there that things can get out of hand. Not that kids shouldn’t be allowed in the park, but you can easilly spot which kids were raised right and which weren’t.
The walk there is rife with homeless people, but I’ve never had an issue.
Show up early before 8:30 if you want the park to yourself for an hour or so.

Not much to say here checked this spot out today for the first time and was not impressed … Place just seems like it was slapped together but none the less it is a free skate park just sucks that i was easily bored … I stayed for 20 minutes than got bored and headed over to memorial instead where i finished my session for the next few hours its crowded but way more fun than this spot !
3 stafs because its free

After I skated memorial skatepark in Logan, I realized how little this park flows. You can’t really grind any of the ledges by the entrance because there is no running space. There is also a weird hump shaped ramp just plopped in the middle of the park. The concrete also needs to be smoothed down– its almost as sticky as black gravel.
I gave this place 2 stars because the bowl in the back is pretty decent with a nice spine, but the rest of the skatepark is unflowing.

After skating memorial, chino an wsvt I decided what the hell, and mobbed to this park. Its got bowls, flat bars an the usual kids lurking on their bikes an scooters. Its a cool park but they need to repave it an make it alot smoother. Add piping around the coping to make it flow better. Seems like they half assed the park an werent really thinking. on how to make it flow better. They have a stair set at the beggining of the park but nowhere to get speed to clear it. The pyramid is too steep an doesnt make sense to put a rail next to another rail on the same set. Come on san diego, sd used to be the place to. go to skate. Nowdays it seems like emptying out the pool is still the most legit an. fun thing to shred nowdays

This park was good when it first opened because there was nothing else nearby. Now there’s a few spots around town and this one really doesn’t compare. The concrete is like sand paper and it just doesn’t have good flow to keep your speed.
What should be done is this park should be dedicated to BMX and another section for skateboarding should be built properly next to it. That’s my opinion anyway.

Robb Field Skateboard Park is a great addition to the Robb Field Recreational area. Open from 10:00 a.m. to Dusk every day of the year, including holidays, it is a very popular and well-​used site next to the San Diego River Bike Path.

«With 40,000 square feet of concrete, this skate park has something for everyone, regardless of age or skill level. The „street course“ design features a combination bowl, along with numerous handrails, ledges, blocks, a pump bump and an octagon volcano.» There is a beginner’s area –immediately next to the parking lot-​with some low bowls and benches and seats for the over-​protective mothers (such as myself) to sit on while they watch the kids. The younger kids can build up their skill levels and confidence before they make the big leap into the Skate Park where the real action is!
The Robb Field Park is considered one of the «most awesome skateboard parks in Southern California.» Robb Field is the first skateboard park constructed and operated by the City of San Diego, designed with input from top local skateboarders, such as Tony Hawk. The Robb Field Skate Park opened in February 2000, and at first charged membership and admission to use. But as the City of SD went financially-​under; the employees who manned the pay booth were let go and the place now is wide open for anyone to use-​with a few restrictions.
What reduces the Skate Board Park down to 4 Stars from 5 Stars is the lack of upkeep the City of San Diego had foisted on this property.
It is the crown jewel in San Diego Skate Parks, yet it has miserably deteriorated in upkeep. Now when I ride by on my bike-​there are over-​flowing trashcans, litter, grafitti, weeds galore. The many nice trees and plants are badly in need of pruning-​or in some cases-​are completely dead! I remember the very day this place opened-​it was a really big deal for all the area kids and it’s sad to see it looking now like a down-​on-​her-​luck dowager!
I have suggested to the Rock Church Beautification Ministry that they consider making this there next area of fixing up. Most of those skateboard –crazy kids don’t give a hoot about the disreputable state of the park, but the parents who hang with their kids there probably do.
So I will consider the 4 Stars to be a temporary evaluation and hope that the Robb Field Skate Park will see some LOVE soon and clean up nicely as a result! As long as the kids love it, skate till they drop, and stay out of trouble-it’ll be A-​OK with me!

OB skatepark (ocean beach) 100% concrete now open for free to the public no pads no entry fees