Marshview Park
Hidden GemMarshview Park is a park in Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, best for mountain biking, trail walks near the Oceanfront, dog owners, families.
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 paved trails and a network of soft multi-use trails wind through the property, and Parks & Recreation has partnered with the Eastern Virginia Mountain Biking Association to develop the city's first formal mountain-bike trail system here — 4 to 5 miles of soft trails with varying skill levels, trailhead maps, and wayfinding. A large playground, picnic shelters, restrooms, and a four-yard fenced dog park round it out. Open daily dawn to dusk.
Amenities
- Paved ADA trails and soft multi-use trails
- Developing mountain-bike trail system (with EVMA)
- Large playground
- Four-area fenced dog park
- Picnic shelters
- Public restrooms
- Bike racks
Know Before You Go
- Best for: mountain biking, trail walks near the Oceanfront, dog owners, families
- Parking: Free lots at the Marshview Drive entrance. Open daily dawn to dusk.
- Accessibility: ADA-compliant paved trails run through the park; parking, restrooms, and the playground are accessible.
- Dogs: allowed — Dogs must be leashed on the trails; the fenced dog park's four separate gated areas allow off-leash play.
- Location: 141 Marshview Dr, on Lake Rudee near the Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, VA
Last verified 2026-07-10.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
Neptune Festival Boardwalk Weekend
September 25, 2026 – September 27, 2026 · annual
Virginia Beach's signature festival closes out September with its 52nd Boardwalk Weekend, spreading across the Oceanfront between 1st and 35th Streets. The headline draw is Neptune's International Sandsculpting Championship — 22 large-scale works by sculptors from around the world — alongside an art and craft show with more than 200 artisans, twenty-plus musical acts across festival stages, the Grand Parade, Neptune's 8K, and a surfing competition at the jetty. Most of it is free to attend, and it reliably fills the resort area for one last big weekend of the season.
Virginia MOCA Boardwalk Art Show
October 9, 2026 – October 11, 2026 · annual
One of the longest-running outdoor art shows on the East Coast marks its 70th year along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk. Produced by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, the juried show brings artists from across the country to sell painting, sculpture, photography, glass, and fine craft directly to visitors with the Atlantic as the backdrop. Hours run 10am–6pm Friday, 10am–5pm Saturday, and 10am–4pm Sunday, and October's thinner crowds make it an easy, walkable browse.
Wicked 10K Weekend
October 30, 2026 – October 31, 2026 · annual
Coastal Virginia's largest Halloween race weekend starts at the Convention Center on 19th Street and finishes on the Boardwalk near 20th, with runners in costume covering the flat, fast oceanfront course for the 10K, a Wicked 5K, or the shorter Monster Mile. A costume contest and a post-race beach party with food and drink follow the finish line. Presented by Sentara and run by J&A Racing — the same organizer behind the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon Weekend — it's the Halloween counterpart to that spring race on the same stretch of Boardwalk.