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Skate Escape

📍 San Rafael, CA

★4.4(60 Google reviews)

Skate Escape in San Rafael offers a compact hardwood roller rink with clean rental skates, rolling walker bars for beginners, and a dedicated Kinder Skate session for children aged 7 and under on Sunday mornings.

✓ roller skating✓ Kinder Skate✓ birthday parties✓ beginner-friendly✓ skate rentals✓ walker bars
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★★★★★Featured review by Maryna Levchenko

Amazing place! Good atmosphere, helpful and kind staff members, very affordable prices. Good for kids birthday parties. Recommend!

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for toddlers through primary-school kids. The Kinder Skate session is purpose-built for under-7s taking their first laps — walker bars help beginners build confidence without pressure. Birthday parties are low-hassle with bring-your-own-food flexibility.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Arrive at Kinder Skate (Sunday mornings, ages 7 and under) for a quieter, beginner-friendly environment
⏰Rolling walker bars are available to hire — grab one early as they go quickly during Kinder Skate
đŸŽŸī¸Birthday party bookings allow you to bring your own food and drinks, which significantly cuts event costs

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.4
★★★★★

60 Google reviews

Friendly helpful staff40%
Clean rentals and rink30%
Great for young kids20%
Affordable pricing10%
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Maryna Levchenko

★★★★★

“Amazing place! Good atmosphere, helpful and kind staff members, very affordable prices. Good for kids birthday parties. Recommend!”

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Nan Andino

★★★★★

“We enjoyed this small, but fun, loud, friendly skate rink. The skate rentals were clean, in good shape, quick. Fees are reasonable, 12 to skate, 3 to rent skates. Bottled water $1. Staff was super helpful and friendly. We rented the helpful rolling bars for $5 for the little one who had never skated. She practiced on the padded walkway around the outside first, and caught on. The three middle kids had lots of experience on online, so quickly adapted to 4 wheels. The oldest was a little wobbly, but the 3 sides with rail to hold on to helped. There were no tall rolling bars left, but a kind young man overheard and offered to trade a smaller one for his taller bars. The rolling bars helped to get them circling confidently. Dad enjoyed skating too. Plenty of tables, seating around perimeter for non-skaters. This was a great rainy day activity.”

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Lady Coolbreeze

★★★★★

“That place is awesome”

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Jeff Lake

★★★★★

“This rink was smaller than I anticipated. But the floor is good. The music was ok. Mostly little kids, which was fine. You just have to pay attention to where you're going. The Sunday session (11:00 to 7:00 for $12) is a great value.”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Skate Escape is a small and well-loved community roller rink in Marin County. The floor is in good condition and rental skates are clean and well-maintained. Kinder Skate runs Sunday mornings exclusively for children aged 7 and under — rolling walker bars are available for first-timers and tickets are reduced for this session. Regular Sunday sessions run all day. Birthday packages include 2 hours of skating during public sessions, a private party room, admission, and skate rental.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday09:30 – 19:00
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed

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