Hipster Skateboard advice

Do any of you who have boards not suited for todays kind of riding (trick oriented) go to skateparks and just ride around as if it were a bowl? I've always been put off by skateparks as very intimidating environments but once I'm up and running it'd be fun to go with a small group.

Stockwell sometimes has people cruising around and its pretty fun just to carve around there, but its best to go during the week/early otherwise it gets packed.