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Legends Park

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👍👍 Great park. Not crowded. I went there when it was 60 degrees and only saw one other person. I can't wait to explore this place more. My dog loved it too. Still love the quiet of this park. Haven't experienced it during the summer yet. Update: It's much prettier in the spring. I went there for the fi... People often mention park, playground, trails, people, area, lake, nice, trash, daughter, history,


Address

1614 Defense Rd, Petersburg, VA 23805, United States

Website

www.petersburgva.gov

Contact

+1 804-733-2394

Rating on Google Maps

3.90 (282 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 6 am to 11 pm
  • Monday: 6 am to 11 pm
  • Tuesday: 6 am to 11 pm
  • Wednesday: 6 am to 11 pm
  • Thursday: 6 am to 11 pm
  • Friday: 6 am to 11 pm
  • Saturday: 6 am to 11 pm

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: park (15) playground (10) trails (9) people (7) area (7) lake (6) nice (6) trash (6) daughter (6) history (6)
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  • 5/5 Kay H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great park. Not crowded. I went there when it was 60 degrees and only saw one other person. I can't wait to explore this place more. My dog loved it too. Still love the quiet of this park. Haven't experienced it during the summer yet. Update: It's much prettier in the spring. I went there for the first time in weeks and it looks so different and green, I thought I was lost. Still quiet which is important to me and my dog. Another update: I forgot that some people aren't familiar this area. Great park, but I would never go after sun down. The latest I've been here is 4pm. I have never seen anything suspicious besides people staying in their cars in the parking lot. Go during the day and you might not see anyone.
    10 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Chris D. 3 years ago on Google
    Great hiking trail with some elevation that leads to north end of Wilcox Lake. However, parking lot needs cleaned up.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Diane L. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice little park for some exercise while "Social Distancing". A little rundown and could use some TLC, but there is a trail along the lake, tennis and basketball and playground.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Meredith W. 2 years ago on Google
    Stopped to do a picnic lunch while traveling through the area. The Pavillion area had tons of flies i assume because the trashcans were overflowing. The bathrooms were also locked. Tiny playground, one of the swings was broken, but otherwise the playground equipment was good enough for my 4 year olds. Disappointing, but not the worst.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 kenneth l. 3 years ago on Google
    We had a great time exploring all of the trails and seeing the trees and the lake. We also had a great discussion about what we can do with the park in terms of tourism, natural preservation and educational opportunities. We need to make sure that all the trails are open, accessible and safe.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Jami D. 10 months ago on Google
    I enjoyed the hiking trails. However, needs someone or multiple someones do basic maintenance & upkeep. Some trails look overgrown & sometimes unpassable. The lake & picnic areas are looking rather tired as well. & there always seems to be sketchy looking vehicles sporadicly parked around it. This park has so much potential. Just needs some love.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Dmytro B. 1 year ago on Google
    Park provides a nice system of trails through the woods and along the lake accompanied with tunes of multiple songbirds. Nature is amazing and charming. However it could do with some restrooms, trash beans, and garbage collections. Parking could have also been organized better. There were also some stupid party nearby which has turned music that loud it was hardly comfortable to speak being a thousand feet far from them.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mike H. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice short trails around the lake with a couple of benches and a few nice views. Good place for a picnic. There’s also a playground and grilling area.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Brian W. 4 months ago on Google
    My oldest daughter and I were in town for a military graduation and decided to visit this park. We drove through the parking area and found a few vehicles randomly parked with people in them . Seemed very sketchy to me, but maybe it happens regularly there. Just seriously made me uncomfortable. Especially with all the trash everywhere. Piles of trash by the cans entering the park and trash blown in the edges of the woods from the parking lot. So we drove back to the main road and parked there. We walked the trails because I didn't want to let my daughter down. Very peaceful, lots of amazing confederate history and some very eye-opening history for my daughter. After reading about this park and how it was a swimming park, high dive, bath house and then later closed because the town refused to allow blacks to swim there. I'm sure it was the time in history that in some people's minds, it made sense. Maybe thwy closed it to prevent fighting between the races? But in all honesty, standing there in the peacefulness of the area, it truly makes you think what our nation has gone through. What our country did to itself, some people believe in tearing down history because it's offensive to some. I learned and felt so much from this park and the other parks we visited. I wish the park was cleaner, freshened up a bit, and finish boarding up the old bath house. Maybe paint it along with the homes on top of the hill. Keep the history alive, so more can see how ignorant people can be. Enjoy our pictures and Learn from history. The pure awe I felt while standing there, knowing why it was closed and who fought there was very overwhelming.

  • 4/5 Jacqueline A. 10 months ago on Google
    I took my daughter, and Grandbaby there for an event that was being held there. It was a Mommy and Me event that my daughter joined after having her baby. It's a very nice program, for people who need help raising their children, especially when you have people who you can connect with and talk to about common interests! The park was familiar to us, and it was well kept. They have a nice play area for the children.

  • 4/5 Zachary R. 1 year ago on Google
    GPS will not take you to the larger playground pictured on google maps here. It’s best to navigate to the church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, the playground is across the street from that church. Nice large playground with a good set of options for different ages. There’s a broken slide amoung the 10ish slides. So parents be aware. Some of the playground is in need of some mild fixing up beyond that slide. Also no swings. Other than that, it’s a very large playground with a ton of options and one we will happily return to.

  • 3/5 demonbuddy1 1 year ago on Google
    Needs maintenance. Basketball court is missing an entire hoop. Both outdoor hoops have old cracks in the pavement that are growing grass. Tennis courts are nice, but the gates are randomly locked?!

  • 2/5 Joel M. 1 year ago on Google
    Helping My daughter play basketball. Not sure why but bathrooms stay locked. Lots of trash and weeds on the play ground needs mulch and clean up.

  • 3/5 Christiano D. 1 year ago on Google
    Great park! The pavilion is awesome. The bathrooms though are like most park bathrooms not the cleanest. The lake is great though if you want to catch some fish. There is a limit of 2 fish and you have to have your fishing license.

  • 2/5 Caroline L. 3 years ago on Google
    Playground is covered in trash. Play structure is quite old, but not unsafe. Trees and surrounding nature was pretty, but parks and rec needs to put some effort into cleanup!

  • 4/5 Arnold W. 2 years ago on Google
    2 Great trails, one mainly flat circle in back and more challenging hilly half mile in middle...good playground for kids

  • 4/5 billy c. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice trails, but usually covered in leaves and branches, with steep grades, so wear appropriate shoes. Not many views but very tranquil and a nice easy hike for human and dog both(cats would be fine too).


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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