Kiwanis Park

The park itself was nice. Actually pretty clean. Unfortunately the big parking lot is closed. So you can't park close to pond. Also closer to skate boarding part.... To many wanderers. Sad. And clear out the porta potty if your not going to keep it up. You know and see the problem. Anyone not addicted to drugs cannot go in there.

I have been bringing my son here to skate since he was about seven, he is twelve now. I gave three starts because the skatepark itself is great, but the location not so much. Lots of transients and drug users, and often young kids that are troublemakers, who smoke and drink without a parent in sight to supervise them. However, the regulars that are there to skate are decent people have always been great with my son. I love that we have a skatepark like this in town and, as long as you are vigilant, recommend giving it a visit!

Need to pick this whole complex up and move it out of the ghetto. Fields are nice, but lock your car up, and come heavily armed! If you camp there overnight, expect to leave with less than you came with! This weekend was yet another yard sale for the homeless, with several of our group getting stuff stole overnight. Might I suggest playing tournaments in another place?

It's a really nicely designed skate park with the bowl and transfers and infinite number of lines to explore. The main problem I have is where this city decided to build the thing. Literally in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Yakima. Kids from other areas of town don't get exposure or use because of safety concerns, and rightly so. I've never witnessed any violence but have heard of over a dozen fights and even some gun play on a few of those occasions. It's just too bad for the little ones that need a place to skate like that but can't because of knuckleheads that don't know how to act in a public place with kids around.

The park its self is awesome! Basketball courts, Baseball fields, a huge Playground and a wonderful Skate Park. The drawbacks are that it is so nice, people tend to want to live there. And when they leave their domicile when asked to move on, they don't bring everything they brought with them. The city staff does a pretty good job of making sure it's nice, it's just a hard neighborhood.