Great views and the skate park are the highlights. Perfect for walking your dog or kid. Playground…read moreand varied areas at different elevtions. Unexpected to have such a nice park in this neighborhood. Hunter's Point doesn't bring to mind anything so beautiful - usually you just hear about the toxic levels of pollution that they build affordable housing on top of - but that is a totally different converstion. The park has an elevation that is just enough to get great views from anywhere you look. I think this is the highlight. Hard to believe that such prime real estate was utilized for just a park. Newer everything at this park. Structures and landscape. Nothing is super perfect but it has a certain level of care that is more than good enough. I wouldn't hesitate to drive 5 or 10 miles to get to this park. Dogs and kids will love it.

This must be a hidden gem because it was empty on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon. We found this…read morepark by following the yellow sundial which we noticed sticking out of the trees from miles away. There is a very cool skate park and equally awesome playground, plenty of picnic tables as well all around the park. Views are amazing up here, the city with Sutro tower on one side and the Bay on the opposite side.

HUGE ramps, is really smooth and I had the best experience with this skatepark. I recommend!!!read more

Amazing skatepark! and very nice public park too, fairly clean (other than the graffiti), it has…read morewell kept green areas to stroll around. I came here for the Sinigang SF cart's debut. Sometimes you'll find dog owners playing in the open areas. It opened in 2008. The place is an urban oasis, surrounded by the busy 101 freeway on one side, and cars buzzing on Potrero Ave. on the other side. But it's pretty peaceful at night. This skatepark is just a year old. Best place in the bay area to watch skateboarders do their thing. At the moment, everyone is respectful, and gets along well. It's also a convenient location when you get hungry, because of the many great places to eat nearby on 24th. The directions to get here are simple: from the 24th & Mission BART station, go down 24th street towards Potrero Ave., carefully cross Potrero (watch out for speeding cars) then turn right on Utah (at Jack's Club), one block to the park entrance. If you're driving, there are many free parking spots at the entrance. Hours: daily until 9pm.

This place should be the skatepark that all skateparks compare themselves too when they are in the…read moredesign phase! I love how tucked away it is in the middle of the City. I love that they allowed for artists to come and adorn the walls and overpass posts with color, culture and names of visitors past. There were a wide range of ages skating, biking, watching. Parents sat with their chairs outside of the complex looking on. There was even a gentleman whom sat by the entrance whom had set up a table and was streaming music. Everyone was very aware of their surroundings and there seemed to be this unspoken understanding of skatepark etiquette everyone was abiding by. It was a mixture of skateboarders and BMX enthusiasts. My 14 year old son has gotten really into skateboarding. It's what he got into during quarantine and this whole Covid thing. It was a way for him to incorporate some physical activity and something to concentrate on and hone in his skills with. I can tell he feels good and feels like he's in shape. He is mindful of what he eats on a daily and ensures he is drinking plenty of water. Not bad for a 14 year old huh? I think what has become a true passion has also helped him in the area of time management. Since he homeschooled for the 18 months or whatever it was he knew he has a set time frame to get school and school work done so that he could get his time in daily to skateboard and then still get online and play a few rounds on his gaming console. I really like how he evens out his time and prioritizes the way he does. I know some adults that cant get a hold of their time and here is this 14 year old in the middle of a pandemic crushing it. He continues to amaze me that one. Anyway, this skatepark. Since my son is passionate about skateboarding I've told him we should make an effort to seek out new parks for him. I sit and read or scroll through my phone and he does what he does and admires other people and their talents. It allows for him to see what he needs to work on and what he wants to accomplish. Every City needs these. They need a place for kids and adults to be able to do something positive and do what they love. There was no charge for this place. Parking is a little daunting as it IS SF but when you are in a City like SF you are aware of the "walking culture"..lol! We parked a couple blocks away. Place is clean and I assume since it is fenced in there is a closing time and someone comes and locks it so the park doesn't become a homeless encampment. It's a great place to visit if you need a place to let off steam, live and let go of all your cares getting some cardio in!

Nice people, fun place to skate and hangout. As a woman it is a relief to find a safe place to…read moreskate with my friends. Lots of restaurants and other things to do in the area.

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.

5 stars for civic improvement. It might not be a coincidence that City Hall decided to clean up the…read moreblight just in time for APEC, but gone are the fentanyl zombies & stolen goods market, replaced by mostly 20-somethings having a great time open air boarding. I have no skills in this sport, but I'm guessing this is a fun beginner to intermediate course. There's nothing too death defying here. Well done San Francisco.

Great use of empty space under freeway off-ramp. There's a fence around the park, good thing, it's…read morea sketchy area. It's the only highlight of my walk through the polluted Duboce speedway. The graffiti in my mind elevates the park to street art status, the more, the better. It's nice to see these mostly teens & 20 something's have a place to practice. Props to the handful of women. One thing missing is some more beginner ramps, what's there seems to be training grounds for tearing up concrete landings & benches. Watching the few pros take on the large ramps is exhilarating. Keeps the youngins out of trouble. I'm all in.

Awesome street skate park Great location, in the middle of…read moreSan Francisco. More chill to skate in mornings

The vibe has been welcoming to the pre-teen in my life. He was new to skating but it doesn't…read morematter, his confidence has grown. The other kids and leaders are kind. Shawn Connolly is a remarkable person the culture at the club is ideal for kids interested in skate culture and exploring the city safely with friends. Lucky to have this so close to home.

My son has done skate camps with the SF Skate Club for years. The ones during the year are spread…read moreover weekends many times and summer camp. These dudes are awesome. They are tuned in and conscientious. They teach kids to skate but are also really creative in the various ways they develop youth. I trust them. If you want your child to learn to skate or enjoy skating as a sport, I thoroughly recommend this fantastic club and community.

Only 3 stars because it's not an actual "dog park". It's not fenced in but it is an off leash area…read more So hopefully your dog is trained not to run away. There is also no water fountain for dogs. There is a small play area for children and a fenced in garden in the same area as the "dog park". I couldn't find it at first I was walking around the whole park until I finally asked someone. It's hidden, up on the hill. Take the stairs near the skatepark and soccer fields.

Yes, as the others mentioned, this playground has it all... Or at least the park behind it does…read more Basketball, tennis courts, soccer, baseball, a playground... There's a SLUG (League of Urban Gardeners) area too, so if you sign up way in advance, you might get your own plot of gardening land! You can take dancing lessons in the evening on Tuesdays at the community room by the parking lot, or join in the tai chi at the cement by the basketball hoops over the weekend. Only the playground is not dog-friendly. The rest of the park is great for walks. It's connected to McLaren Park, so really - you've got plenty of space to roam. And for the skaters in the house, there's a ramp on the other side of the park down Geneva towards McLaren. Gotta love my neighborhood park!

Mission Skateboards is a solid skate shop.There is quite a skateboard scene in the Mission as have…read morebeen to the skate parks here. I used to surf back in the day & skated a bit yet the ocean was more thing yet still have respect for skateboarding. I remember Mike McGill & Tony Hawk in the day. Skateboarding gets kudos for me for if you wipe out hitting the cement is no joke so definitely takes a daredevil to do this. In Mission Skateboards is Dying Breed SF Streetwear Clothing. I got to meet the designer & co-founder Andres Gonzalez. I like some of his designs as hip hop meets the streets with an urban edge. Happy 4th!

Scott was very helpful and patient needed a board to mob around the city and he made sure I was…read moretaken care of! The board I purchased is great I'm supper happy with it!

After the Phono del Sol festival here today I am beyond impressed with this park. Such a rockin'…read morespot when filled with good people, good music and of course good hula-hooping. Love the playground, the skate park, the natural incline, and the band stage. Beyond what's up. Trust.

Far be it from me to intentionally create new Yelp listings for "businesses"--Yelp really needs to…read morecome up with a new term for the subjects of its reviews--that already have listings, but it irks me to no end when listings are arbitrarily combined. So, for example, until I wrote this review, there was no listing for Potrero del Sol Park. There is a listing called Potrero del Sol/La Raza Skatepark, but I couldn't very well have added a review to that listing because (a) I've never used Potrero del Sol Park's skate-park section and (b) I hate titles with slashes in them. Technically, a slash means either/or. So it's either Potrero del Sol Skatepark or La Raza Skatepark. Well, which one is it? I have a suspicion that the skate park is called La Raza and that the person who created the Yelp listing decided that this would be a good way to combine listings for the park itself and the skate park, but for reasons I have (hopefully satisfactorily) explained, the listing is inaccurate. I don't want that listing to be removed, but I consider it a place for people to review Potrero del Sol Park's skate park and not the entire park. So here's my review of the entire park. It's cute in a gritty way. I've seen strange, inexpert musical performances here. It's a kind of mini Dolores Park. OK, that might not be an accurate description; but the way the hipsters sit on the grass and do nothing at all but don't really sunbathe, read, or do anything that most normal parkgoers do reminds me of how the hipsters do (or don't do) the same thing at Dolores Park. And the grass can be just as frumpy as its Dolores Park counterpart. I've never really felt like I was physically in danger here, but it has all the makings of a dangerous park, and general uneasiness comes with the territory. I wouldn't leave anything valuable-looking in my car if I drove here (parking's very easy on San Bruno Avenue), and I probably wouldn't remain in the non-skate-park portion of the park after dark. If I hadn't worked at nearby San Francisco General Hospital for four years, I might actually want to live in the general vicinity just to have such a quirky place so close. But I now know too much about the neighborhood to actually want to be a resident. (People get shot at Papa Potrero's Pizza, yo--there literally was a shooting inside the restaurant.) One more thing that I will always remember about this park: funny purple octopi painted on odd bandstand columns.