Vans

I like the park itself the transition is perfect really fun not too steep. Also 2 really fun quarters in the street section. The clover bowl is fun with endless lines. I dig the roll in for speed! I feel like I’m super judged coming in here being a girl haha it’s funny because the actual skatepark staff probably don’t skate shocker haha. STOP DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GIRLS SKATING. but there is a girl working in the skate sign in place who is really nice yay!

Brought the family from AZ. Showed up right after closing to check it out before we decided where to skate the following day. The «manager» said that I couldn’t even go inside the fence to look. What did he think I was going to do? I was in flip flops and no board. Lame.

Great for all ages. People seem respectful of space & watch out for the little ones. I love the 80s station playing for my age group today ‚)

Fuck this place. Vans is so biased against other sports. Let’s build the most badass skatepark in oc right off the 405 for all to see and only let skaters ride freely in it. I wish this was a public skatepark. What a waste of space.

They need to allow Bmx in the bowls. Hopefully offer more Bmx days as well! Stop discriminating against Bmx.

Killer park offered to the public free of charge! From what I’ve gathered this is a private park that Vans offers to the pubic for free. There are some restrictions but once you get past those this place is amazing! Pretty large street course (street league style) with two bowls in the back. One flow bowl and one large clover bowl. The parks been around for more than a year, I can’t believe this is the first I’ve skated it!
Oh ya. BMX is offered on Wednesdays only so skateboarding is only permitted on the bowls (BMX is not allowed in the bowls).

This is a top notch skatepark with something for everyone and perfectly poured surfaces (did I mention it was FREE!). I frequently go out of my way to skate here and have a blast every time. The staff are very friendly, and to those crying reviews about enforcing helmets the staff are doing their job. Besides wearing gear when you skate, especially in the bowls, is about being intellegent and not looks or comfort. This is SoCal so getting hot during outdoor activities shouldnt be a suprise.
My only gripe is the lack of parking, which is frequently taken by patrons of Taco Surf, where they have their own reserved spots but sometimes choose to park elsewhere. I try to skate weekday mornings to avoid the crowds.
Thank you Vans for such an awesome park!

Random drug screenings of employees who work with our kids.

This skatepark is Free!!! It’s safe, secure and a great place for children and adults!
The staff is friendly, I never have a moment where I don’t feel safe.
The skaters here are also super courteous and encouraging!
The bowls and the street part are well designed, and it’s FREE!!!

Fuckin blows. There should not be staff babysitting/​helmet watching
I i am hot and sweaty because of skating and lack of shade there is always some little poser kid working there tellig me i have to put my helmet on when im kneeling down gaspig for air with sweat dripping off me
The park has the vibe of a snooty country club and totally takes the fun out of thrashin. They dont even let you skate with your shirt off.
It is realt sad because the park is great with the big bowl n transition and even the street course. But the vibe really keeps people from going there. There would be a great scene of locals if there werent these little security kids walking around with their chins up acting like theyre regulatin the place when they cant even shred at all. It is a shame. Just respect skateboarding and let it be a great park. Take out te kooks
Skate or die
Vans rules
Skateparks shouldnt have rules
Its not a country club its a skatepark so SHRED

What Free Skate Park!!! My son and I went into the store and bought some new stuff for our skate and the customer service was awesome. They put it all together and quick style too. We then grabbed our pads and skated the park for free. Totally awesome. The entire staff was very cool and helpful all around great experience and right next too costco, so your wife can get her shopping done while you skate :)

Best park everrrrr! I can’t really complain about free.
Open 10am-​7pm everyday.
Park hosts BMX on Wednesdays only.
BMX is not permitted in bowls.

«Staff» is so rude! Park and other skaters were great.
Nowhere for moms with kids under 6 to sit and watch.

The skatepark is really nice. Big, smooth concrete and all kinds of stuff to ride. However when you go there for the first time it takes you a while to get in since you have to sign a waiver and rent a helmet if you don’t have one.

I think Steve T. forgot it is a «Skate» park, bikes are lucky they get a chance at all (and the reason they can’t go in the pool is because the pegs ruin the coping). I love it when a company like Vans step up and build a free, top shelf skate park and all people want to do is complain about it. The place looks great, but we were not allowed to go in despite having full pads, because my daughter is only 5 years old and the cut-​off was 6. I wish I had known that before driving all the way down there and I hope someone else can benefit from this info before you get shut down too. Leave it to the O.C. to put rules on skateboarding. Kudos to Steve Van Doren for keeping it real!

Parents point of view: limited parking but you can park at golden west college as well when advised
Free to get in
They rent equipment $ 2 shoulder/​knee pads each pair
$ 3 helmets
Parents can stay but only in designated area w/​o helmet

Note that this review is not based on the actual skatepark, but the logistics of how it works from a parental aspect.
*Free admission
*If you are under 18, you are required to wear a helmet, kneepads, and elbow pads.
*You can rent these items for $ 2 each. So if you BYOH (helmet), it’s $ 4 per kid to rent the pads.
*If you are 18 or over you can enter with just a helmet.
*The pads are very uncomfortable. The kids were complaining about it a lot.
*The rental place is by the taco surf at the entrance.
*Once you have said equipment, you then go to the entrance.
*You must fill out a waiver via iPad that reminds me of buying a house. Not that i’ve ever done that, but it felt like it took forrreevvvverrrrr. The rumor is though, that once you fill it out, they have it on file and you don’t have to do that again.
*Parking SUCKS. There’s like 15 spaces. All the surrounding lots say no skatepark parking so I really don’t know what the heck you are supposed to do. I guess they encourage just dropping your kids off.
*Parents, if you want to watch your kids inside the skatepark, you have to wear a helmet. LAME.
*There is a very small, non helmet area you can enter near the front. But man, this area is super small with 4 small tables and that’s it. And you can’t see much except the front rails of the park. Sucks when kids want to have you watch them do their tricks and you can’t even see it.
*There’s restrooms inside and lockers too.
*It doesn’t look like taco surf is open yet but it will be soon.
*If you are driving around here be careful. Skateboarders are everywhere.
*It was super crowded when we went, but I am sure once they’ve been open longer it’ll mellow out.
And that’s about all I have to say about that.

I wish the parking lot was bigger :(there are only like 15 parking spots inside. There’s additional parking on McFadden I believe. Do not park in Costco or Old World, they will tow you.
Skate park is ridiculously crowded and there is barely any seating area for parents/​viewers.

So first day/​night of bike day at the new Vans park is a bust. Really Vans!!. 7 days in a week. One night for bikes and then you have a private skate party for employees!!! On the one night it’s for bikes. On the very first night. Nice welcome mat and smack in the face to our kids that ride bikes. Also out of 365 days a year, the bike kids only get 51 days a year to ride there. They do buy your shoes also and support your company. Why the segregation? Isn’t that why you built the park to have a place to go and not have to hang out at gas stations and liquor store parking lots? Also what’s up with no viewing area and we have to rent a helmet to watch our riders ($ 5.00)? Maybe I was misinformed? I’m hoping these are growing pains for you guys and you are going to open up the park for everyone all the time. And a pool for everyone! Not just skateboards :). I’ve always liked and support your brand. Just a little disappointed.

It’s so awesome that Huntington Beach FINALLY built a skatepark instead of making the kids skateboard at schools. This place looks great and is supposed to be open by March! Thanks to Vans for sponsoring this build and making it free to the public and there will be a taco shop there selling food also!