Parks in Virginia Beach
First Landing State Park's maritime forest, Mount Trashmore's kite hill, Back Bay's wildlife refuge, and the neighborhood parks and trails in between.
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State Parks & Natural Areas
First Landing, False Cape, and Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge — wild coastal Virginia within city limits.
City Parks
Mount Trashmore, Munden Point, and the neighborhood green spaces Virginia Beach families use every week.
Dog Parks
Fenced off-leash parks across Virginia Beach — the one 'dog friendly' that's a place of its own, not just a policy.
Trails & Nature Preserves
Bald cypress swamps, dune trails, and bayside paths — where to hike and bike in Virginia Beach.
Playgrounds
The best playgrounds in Virginia Beach, from Mount Trashmore's Kids Cove to neighborhood favorites.
Skate Parks
Virginia Beach's skate spots — including the city's deep skateboarding heritage around the Oceanfront.
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Back Bay National Wildlife RefugeHidden Gem
Immediately south of Sandbridge, Back Bay NWR protects thousands of acres of barrier-spit habitat — beach, dunes, maritime forest, and freshwater marsh — that…
Bayville Farms Dog Park
The best-equipped of Virginia Beach's five free public dog parks: Bayville Farms offers three separate fenced areas so small and large dogs can be split up,…
Bayville Farms ParkHidden Gem
A 1978-vintage neighborhood park on land once part of Captain Adam Thoroughgood's 1643 land grant, Bayville Farms sits next to the Bayside Recreation Center…
Beach Garden ParkHidden Gem
An 18-acre surprise a few minutes' drive from the boardwalk: half a mile of paved trail and wooden decking carries walkers over tidal wetlands where herons,…
City View Park
A sports-first city park on Kempsville Road built around four lighted softball fields and a multi-purpose field, City View Park also includes basketball and…
False Cape State ParkHidden Gem
One of the last undeveloped stretches of the Atlantic coast — and you cannot drive to it. False Cape occupies the barrier spit between Back Bay and the ocean,…
First Landing State Park
Virginia's most-visited state park packs a genuine wilderness into the city's northern corner: 20 miles of trails through maritime forest, bald cypress swamp,…
Great Neck Park
Established in 1990, this 70-acre district park sits directly on Lynnhaven Bay in the heart of Great Neck — the neighborhood tucked between the river and First…
JT's Grommet Island Park
The first 100% accessible oceanfront park of its kind in America: 15,000 square feet of playground built directly on the beach at 2nd Street and the Boardwalk.…
Kempes Landing ParkHidden Gem
A three-acre park redeveloped from the former home of Kempsville Pony Baseball, Kempes Landing keeps that history visible with a 'Good Game' statue honoring…
Kids Cove at Mount Trashmore
The biggest playground in Virginia Beach: nearly 26,000 square feet of play structures, swings, and climbing features at the base of Mount Trashmore's famous…
Lake Lawson / Lake Smith Natural Area
A 42-acre wooded preserve in Bayside with an outsized 12,000 feet of shoreline on two connected freshwater lakes — which is why anglers and birders treat it as…
Level Green Park
Home to the city's first public sprayground, Level Green Park has quickly become a go-to summer stop in the Kempsville area. Two full-sized basketball courts,…
Little Island Park
The 122-acre city park anchoring the south end of Sandbridge, and the only full-facility public landing on that five-mile stretch of residential beach: a…
Marshview Dog Park
The closest fenced off-leash park to the Resort Strip — critical local knowledge in summer, when dogs are banned from the resort sand all day. Marshview's dog…
Marshview ParkHidden Gem
A hundred acres of woods on Lake Rudee hiding minutes from the Resort Strip, Marshview Park is the Oceanfront area's back-to-nature escape valve. ADA-compliant…
Mount Trashmore Park
Virginia Beach's most famous non-beach landmark started as a landfill: opened in 1974 as one of the first parks in the world built on converted waste, Mount…
Mount Trashmore Skate Park
Virginia Beach's storied skate spot: the bowl-and-ramp complex at Mount Trashmore opened in 2003, was rebuilt in 2007 after a fire, and has hosted pros up to…
Munden Point Park
Deep in rural southern Virginia Beach, 100-acre Munden Point Park sits on the North Landing River — a major leg of the Intracoastal Waterway — and feels more…
Pleasure House Point Natural AreaHidden Gem
One hundred eighteen acres of tidal marsh, sandy shore, and maritime forest on the Lynnhaven River just south of the Chesapeake Bay — a rescued piece of…
Pungo Ferry Landing Park
A working boat launch on the North Landing River deep in rural southern Virginia Beach, Pungo Ferry Landing is currently mid-upgrade: construction beginning in…
Red Wing Dog Park
The city dog park closest to the southern beaches, set inside 97-acre Red Wing Park on General Booth Boulevard. One acre of off-leash space is split into two…
Red Wing Park
A 97-acre park on the General Booth corridor best known for its gardens: the Miyazaki Japanese Garden — created in 1997 for the fifth anniversary of Virginia…
Salem Woods Dog Park
The fifth of Virginia Beach's free public dog parks, and the one furthest into the Kempsville-Centerville suburbs: a 1.72-acre fenced facility divided into two…
Stumpy Lake Natural AreaHidden Gem
More than 970 acres of undeveloped forest wrap around Stumpy Lake in the city's southwest corner, where bald cypress trees rise straight out of the water along…
West Neck Creek Natural AreaHidden Gem
A 217-acre wooded natural area kept deliberately undeveloped, West Neck Creek borders West Neck Road and Princess Anne Road in the rural southern reach of the…
Williams Farm Park
The Learning Circle campus in Bayside anchors two of the city's newer recreation investments side by side: the indoor Williams Farm Recreation Center and the…
Williams Farm Skate Park
The most modern of Virginia Beach's three premier public skate parks: 25,000 square feet of concrete featuring a tiered bowl, a flow park, and an urban skate…
Woodstock Dog Park
Kempsville's off-leash option: a one-acre fenced area inside Woodstock Park where small and large dogs play together in a single shared enclosure — worth…
Woodstock Park
A 30-acre everything-park in the heart of Kempsville that punches far above its size: a 30,000-square-foot concrete skate plaza with a two-level bowl, a…