Cal Skate

Oh how the memories come flooding back after a trip here. I still can’t decide if I like it now as an adult or like it because I remember liking it as a kid.
One thing I can verify with 100% clarity is falling sucks as an adult. It’s a long way to the floor from standing. And it hurts. As a kid you fall and pop back up and keep going. As an adult it takes a little wind out of the sails. At least it did for me.
My recommendation to avoid unnecessary falls is to go on adult skate nights. Avoid the littles if you aren’t bringing them with you of course and have a better free roaming access to the rink. The kiddos are all sorts of a hot mess of skating skills. I got stuck between two littles that didn’t know how to skate for different reasons and I misjudged my gap available. I took one down with me, lol.
If you don’t know how to skate you can get a handy rolling corner that you push in front to keep balance. There are video games lining the walls where were once the round seats along the rink.
The snack bar leaves much to be desired. Even when expecting junk food it still didn’t wow.
Overall, it’s a nostalgic way to spend a couple hours laughing with friends.

I took my 5 year old daughter to Cal Skate and we had a great time! It was on a Sunday and it was not too crowded. It was the first time my daughter has gone roller skating, so I got her a «skate mate» (a small, walker looking contraption made of PVC pipe and wheels) to help keep her upright. My only small complaints are that I thought it was a little ridiculous that the rink charged $ 5 to «rent» a skate mate after a paid admission fee and a skate rental fee. The DJ could be a little better, I heard «It’s Tricky» by Run DMC three times and couple of other songs twice within a 90 minute span.

My roommate and I found out about this place through a Groupon deal. It was pleasantly fun! The music was quite good, and I loved the décor and the lights. I would definitely come back again!

My kids love it here. The prices are very reasonable. The snack bar has very limited items but it’s still good. The dj playing the music is always fun and entertaining. Sometimes during the summer it might get too crowded so it makes me more difficult to move around and skate. But it is still a very fun place for all ages… young kids, teenagers and adults.

This place is such a fun place to take the family! Our kids really like it and the atmosphere is really great. Staff are super friendly and fun at the same time. I like the different skating games they offer and also the good playlist. I just wish they offered better food options in the food court and also membership passes.

Just as I remembered 20 years ago — good old fashioned fun! Go on Tuesdays and get half off. I went with my 3.5 year old daughter and although maybe a little young, they offer these roller assist thingys (basically a walker for the rink) which made it possible and enjoyable for her to partake in the fun. If you’re looking to kill a few hours with kids, GO! Just wish they offered healthier food at the consession stand.

We took our 5 year old daughter here for her first skating experience. Erica was amazing in giving us all tips and being very encouraging. We also had our 4 month old and I was able to push him in the stroller on the skating floor (you can only do this at certain times). Great family atmosphere. Will defiantly go back.

CalSkate has been a place my daughter has been going since she learned to skate during the Tot Skate at age three. This past Sunday during the Sunday night family skate we had a very different experience. The skating was very stressful. There was a group of children skating erratically, climbing over the walls onto the rink, skating the wrong way cutting other skaters off, and playing tag in a hyperactive way. The adults with the children did not pay any attention to them or correct their behavior and sat in the back of the rink smoking marijuana. Management was informed and asked to help but did nothing. Too bad they didn’t step up to maintain their positive reputation.

Pretty clean updated interior and overall great skating rink. Now the negative, they take credit cards at the front door for entrance and skate rental– great. Hungry and go to snack bar for food and after standing in line for several minutes order up $ 25 of some hot food only to be told sorry cash only. The very credit card machine that I payed entrance with is visible only 5 feet away! So now I’m told to go to the atm outside. So off I go only to come back to another line and long story short by the time I’m back to my food it’s no longer hot but the server very unsympathetic so kids eats cold nachos and burgers YAY! Not exactly an endearing experience. Advice to management. Post a sign at snack bar «cash only».

Totally retro (like, totally)! Skating, music, lights, food + games! Fun, fun, fun!!!

I started going to Cal Skate a few months ago, as a re-​beginning adult, and now I go a couple times a week. I just love this place. For one thing, it’s a miracle to me that a roller rink is still standing in this day and age. And to have it be such a nice place is a bonus. Cal Skate is very clean, well-​staffed with helpful people, has a great floor, and a good snack bar with some healthy choices. It also has a great pro shop where I bought my skates — they can help you figure out what skate is right for you and order whatever you want. Another really good thing is that they offer a lot of skating sessions, seven days a week, so you can always find a time to skate that fits your schedule.
Just last year, the Sayas were finally able to purchase the building, saving it from demolition which was already scheduled and just about to happen. The North Bay almost lost our last roller rink. Since they have owned the property, they have made many improvements, and if you haven’t been there in a while, come back and give it another try. It’s a great place to meet friendly folks while getting some relaxing exercise.

I hadn’t been there for a few years and was pleasantly surprised that the place had been given a facelift. My son is an inline speed skater and used to train and compete at this arena but he’s in Denmark now. The place was pretty run down and I believe was close to closing down a few years ago. Great to see that they are here to stay. The personnel was very friendly and helpful.

Took my 5 year old here randomly on a rainy day last winter and it was super fun! Took a little while getting used to the skates for her but she caught on. Fun music and lights. A little more crowded then I like and some people skating were pretty inconsiderate… but overall good experience. Not a cheap thing to do, but lots of fun for a rainy day.

Lots of memories of this place, that’s for sure! I remember coming here back in junior high, and it hasn’t really changed that much since then. Don’t get me wrong, it’s clean, the floor is nice, the staff are friendly, and it isn’t crowded. Can’t ask for much more than that. I do have to say that the ice skating rink (Snoopy Skate) does a much better job in the music department. Need to mix it up some!

I never went to roller rinks as a kid so I don’t have much to compare it to, but Cal Skate is a fun, high-​energy rink that I love to skate at. I come weekly for roller derby practice and everyone is always having fun at open skate session before I arrive.
They just put in new carpet which is really nice and there is plenty of seating around the rink. The rink floor is in great shape. Some of the music is not my taste, but I’m not really their target market =) so I get my pop-​fix in when I’m there.
Lots of friendly staff and their pro-​shop has great equipment and gear! Plenty of parking and conveniently located near hwy 101.
I would request for bigger toilets. adult size. That would be my only negative feedback.

Until very recently, my favorite thing about Cal Skate Rohnert Park was that it was exactly the same as I remember it from 25 years ago. I came here as a ten year old and I have actively skated for the last 5 years. Alas, the nostalgic carpet and paint job are gone, as this place has been completely redone this year! The same sweet folks who ran it back in the day are still here for us, providing a fun place for all the coolest people I know.
I referee roller derby here, they do fund raisers to donate money to my nephew’s school, my girlfriend had the best 30^th birthday at Cal Skate, and my niece competes in artistic skating competition here. They resurface the floor every year, the staff is friendly and helpful, and this is just a fantastic place for our community to come together, just for the fun of it! I always loved Cal Skate, and always will!

I love CalSkate! I skate there a few times a week with the Resurrection Roller Girls and CalSkate is an awesome home for our league. Go see Erica who works there if you want to learn how to skate from the best!

It’s the same place I knew 27 years ago! That was such a treat. They are open all the time and we went to adult night. What a blast! It took me a few times around to shake off the rust but we skated nonstop for the 2 hours. I forgot how much I enjoyed roller skating. If I’m going to point out a few bad things… they have way to many picnic tables on the side floor now. Not just in the snack bar court. This is a waste of skating area. I did not see it as being so dirty as everyone else here but I DID see built up lint on the speakers and such. They should get a ladder, shop vac and poof! The price of roller skates has went down dramatically in the last 25 years as well. A hundred bucks will get you a nice set. They used to be like $ 250 and up. You can bet we are goin back.

This is a great place for the family, very kid-​friendly. It’s kind of a funky, retro-​seventies experience, with lots of ceiling lights, colored paneled walls, and spray-​on ceilings. I was here on a Saturday night and the place was packed with punk rockers and roller derby fans of all ages. I watched the local roller derby team compete with the Berkeley Resistance and it was a fun evening, complete with belly dancers at half-​time intermission. Granted, this place does stand on a fine line between funky-​cool and tacky-​seedy, but I had a positive experience here.

I love taking the kids here. Its great fun for them and really cheap.
However, the skates are old and need replacing. The food is less then desireable, although I do like their nachos.
Seating is uncomfortable.
But, its still, surprisingly, fun.
Gonna catch the roller derby team in a few weeks, which should be fun.