Central Virginia Accessible Playgrounds
Chesterfield
A Playground for Katie and Friends at Huguenot Park
10901 Robious Road North Chesterfield VA 23235
Information: Huguenot Park is a 53-acre park that is generally flat and heavily wooded with pine and hardwood, providing excellent cover for songbirds and other small animals. Park includes an azalea garden, fitness trail, picnic shelters, play equipment, restrooms, tennis and basketball courts, and fields for soccer and football.
Link to park layout (PDF)
The barrier-free playground was adapted for children with disabilities.
Special features include:
- Bench swings.
- Individual swings with seats having backs to support the back and head of the child.
- One slide is a double for a parent to slide down holding hands with a child or for two children to slide together.
- Ramp structure offers a child in a wheelchair the chance to get up on the equipment and look down.
- Wheelchair-ccessible sand tables
Boundless Playground at Bird Athletic Complex
10401 Courthouse Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832 804 229-4966
Information: This 14.3-acre site is conveniently located off I-95 and Rt. 288. The complex includes tennis courts, picnic shelter, restrooms, the Miracle League field and an accessible playground for children and young adults with physical, visual and emotional challenges.
Link to park layout (PDF)
Special features include:
- Smooth surfaces for wheelchairs
- Ramps to playground and within.
- Low platforms where those using wheelchairs can lift themselves out of them, onto playground equipment.
Hanover County
Pole Green Park Operation Hope
8996 Pole Green Park Ln.
Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (804) 365-7150
Information: A 217-acre park with softball fields, soccer fields, lighted football field, muli-purpose fields, tot-lots, a concession building with restrooms, 1/3-mile walking/jogging trail, picnic shelter, community center, a horse ring with stable area, sand volleyball courts, horseshoe pits and a skate park. Park is open dawn to dusk, year round.
Link to park map (PDF)
Operation Hope Playground, a completely barrier-free accessible play area.
Special features include:
- Adaptive swings
- Slides, accessible by ramps with a round platform for parking wheelchairs
- Hanging rings at wheelchair height
- Equipment painted in contrasting colors to help children with visual disabilities
- Wheelchair-friendly ground surfaces
Courthouse Park Operation Hope Playground
7232 Courtland Farm Road
Hanover, VA 23069 (804) 365-7150
Information: County park has picnic shelter, (1/2 mile walking trail, and a fishing pond with floating dock. Open daily from dawn until dusk throughout the year.
Link to park map (PDF)
Operation Hope Playground, a completely barrier-free accessible play area.
Special features include:
- 5 accessible slides
- 7 hands-on interactive displays
- 6 climbing structures
- Equipment painted in contrasting colors to help children with visual disabilities
- Wheelchair-friendly ground surfaces
Operation Hope Playgrounds in Hanover County
Poor Farm Park Operation Hope Playground
13400 Liberty School Road
Ashland, VA 23069 (804) 365-7150
Information: 254 acre park has three picnic shelters, nature trails, a tot-lot, horseshoe pits, beach volleyball courts, lighted soccer fields, an amphitheater, open play areas, a seasonal concession stand with restrooms, and 10 miles of trails in Poor Farm open to runners, hikers and mountain bikers.
Link to park map (PDF)
Operation Hope Playground, a completely barrier-free accessible play area.
Special features include:
- Adaptive swings
- Slides, accessible by ramps with a round platform for parking wheelchairs
- Hanging rings at wheelchair height
- Equipment painted in contrasting colors to help children with visual disabilities
- Wheelchair-friendly ground surfaces
Henrico County
Duncroft Park
4901 Francistown Road Glen Allen, VA 23060 (804) 501-7275
Information: Located at the entrance to Hungary Creek Middle School, this park features trails, picnic area and shelter, play area and equipment, and a nine-hole disc golf course. Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Link to park map (PDF)
Special features include:
- Ramp structure offers a child in a wheelchair the chance to get up on the equipment and look down.
- Wheelchair-friendly ground surfaces
- Equipment painted in contrasting colors to help children with visual disabilities
- Individual swings with seats having backs to support the back and head of the child.
Duncroft Park Accessible Playground
Three Lakes Park
400 Sausiluta Drive Henrico, VA 23227 (804) 652-1470
Information: A 90-acre community park located in the northeastern portion of the county on Wilkinson Road, one mile east of Rt. 301 it has a playground, picnic shelter, and walking trails available for family or group-use year-round andf fishing. The Nature Center is a 6,500 square foot facility featuring a variety of exhibits designed to provide hands-on experiences. The 50,000 gallon aquarium also gives visitors a “fish-eye” view of the underwater world. Open daily from dawn to dusk. The nature center with aquarium is open daily (except Monday).
Link to park map (PDF)
Special features include:
- Ramp structure offers a child in a wheelchair the chance to get up on the equipment and look down.
- Wheelchair-friendly ground surfaces
- Equipment painted in contrasting colors to help children with visual disabilities
- Smooth surfaces for wheelchairs
- Slide wide enough for a parent to slide down with a child or for two children to slide together at various levels.
Three Lakes Park Inclusive Playground
Hopewell
City Point Park
315 Allen Street Hopewell, VA 23860 (804) 541-2353
Information: A quiet neighborhood park with playground equipment, climbing structure, swings, ADA accessbile play area, picnic tables, blacktop play area, basketball court, and accessible parking.
Special features for the accessible play areainclude:
- Accessible parking
- Hard surface trail
- Play stations with arubber surface
- Sensory activities
City Point Park in Hopewell
Lynchburg
Riverside Park
2238 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 (434) 455-5858
Information: One of the most beloved parks in Lynchburg, Riverside Park has over 49 acres of rolling parkland with lovely stands of trees and walking trails that provide views of the wooded hillsides and the river beyond. Recreation opportunities include tennis and basketball, with extensive playground equipment for younger children located in the front of the park. The transportation exhibit in the park includes a train locomotive, tender, and caboose, the Fink Deck Truss Bridge, which is a national engineering landmark, and the hull of the packet boat, Marshall.
Link to park map (PDF)
The latest addition to the park is the first fully accessible playground in Lynchburg featuring:
- Accessible walkways
- Accessible play equipment,
- Two play structures- one, a large locomotive-themed play structure, and another sanctuary structure ideal for children who prefer a quieter place to play
- A sensory wall and drum circle area with built-in instruments to please kids of all ages,
- Benches, and beautifully landscaped grounds with shrubs and flowers to attract butterflies and birds.
Richmond
ARC Park 3600 Saunders Ave Richmond VA 23227 (804) 358-1874
Information: Free and open to the public for all ages and all abilities with most features being accessible. Open from dawn to dusk every day of the week.
Special features include:
- A wheelchair-accessible glider and a hammock-like Biggo Swing
- A wheel-chair accessible treehouse with an extra-wide ramp
- A custom-built, multi-sensory wall with panels that stimulate touch, hearing and sight
- A play house, a small stage, water troughs and music instruments for creative play
- Accessible fitness equipment and a multi-purpose playing court
- Water misting stations
- A large, shaded pavilion with nine picnic tables
- A family restroom with an adult-sized changing table
- Charging stations for electric wheelchairs
- Playground features that include Braille panels, interesting textures or fragrances.
ARC Park in Richmond
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