downtown stockton marina and joan darrah promenade

Seekingblueskies

The downtown marina is just beautiful. The city should be proud of the area with all the things there is to do around there. I saw events going on at the hotel, the arena, the ballpark and the marina and got to watch fireworks from my boat and it wasn't even the 4th of July!! I see that you can rent kayaks from the marina office so I will definitely be back with my family and rent them. I then had dinner on the roof top of French 25 at the end of the channel and the sunset over the marina is just lovely. Stockton gets a bad rap about the crime but every time I am down there, I have no issues and we are happy to be there.

indayhill1

My husband and I enjoy visiting the stores and taking a romantic walk down the scenic waterfront, watching the birds, ducks and dream of having a night get-away in one of the beautiful yachts, under the full moon. Stockton is lucky to have this attraction in downtown area. We do not have this where we live.Congratulations, Stockton, for this beautiful place.

LovelyLou777

You can walk all around the waterfront. It is located very close to city hall, a movie theatre, the civic auditorium, banner ball park, Stockton arena, the court house and an array of restaurants. You can park in the webbers point parking lot on center street and have a picnic. In the summer many kids run through the water that springs up from the fountains. They also have concerts in the park in the summer. Great place to walk around.

charlesu215

Everyone knows Stockton for the Marina.It is always a nice calm place to relax. The fountains and playground are the perfect attractions for children. Or you could go for a nice stroll around the place and look at the ducks and yachts.

fredsredt

We enjoy walking the waterfront and Weber Point we walk both sides checking out the boats, some people fish off the marina nice place to walk

SuzanneGrecophile

Stockton has some lovely spots and the Marina is one of them. I visit yearly and enjoy strolling there and seeing the WWII Memorial monument and nearby statues honoring the early settlers in The Valley and the Firefighters.

IowaLakeGirl78

We arrived in Stockton by boat and boated directly past the Stockton Marina. I loved the appeal of the white shades - unique as far as what I have experienced. It was incredibly hot when we were in the area, about 110 degrees, so there were few people walking around. In fact, we didn't see anyone walking around.

JeffW854

The views of the baseball complex and hockey arena are nice. there are boats and offices and Nenas Mexican Restaurant. Office workers will be seen jogging at lunch, nice place to take visitors on a warm pleasant day.Except for the occasional homicide now and then in the evening I would have rated it excellent.

JudyM192

Very good during the Asparagus Festival of Stockton, ( April) Only 1 hotel and minimal restaurants. Not the safest area to be at night.

BigD_CA

We were downtown and had 30 minutes to spend with the kids, so we decided to stop at the park located on the Joan Darrah promenade. I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised for a downtown area, but it was a bit scary. The bathrooms were completely trashed and largely non-functional. It looked more like a hangout for homeless and vagrants than a playground for kids. We will not be coming back here...ever.

grammawa44

Be around for a special event and it will be fine. The street people who hang around will be away from the area during events that generate crowds. Generally not well maintained.

ArturoM110

It was great! the water was really clean and we cruised on a ship and breathed in the fresh air. we had a wonderful time

watchman01

We stayed one night in Stockton en route to Yosemite. Out of curiosity went downtown and found the marina area. What a nice place to walk and spend some time on a warm summer evening.

SFSing

Nice place to walk. The restaurants are opened during the day. I would not walk around in the dark. The place is jumping during events like the Asparagus Festival, the 4th of July, etc. Much safer when there are a lot of people around. It is located across from the Children's Museum. It is a great place for the kids.

tetons97

Great modern facilities with all amenites at a great rate