July is National Parks and Recreation Month. Enjoy the great parks and trails in Lynchburg this month.
Riverside Park, located at 2238 Rivermont Avenue, is the second oldest park in Lynchburg and one of the most popular park for area families. Riverside Park offers two playground areas, including the popular train-themed Play Core Playground beside the Sprayground water play area, a ground level ADA accessible water park which opened in July 2010.
Sprayground includes a tall tower with buckets that fill with water before emptying onto the heads of those below. Also included are ground level water spouts, fish that spray water, and cascading waterfalls. Sprayground is open seasonally from May through September. The Junior League of Lynchburg helped fund this project, part of an ongoing renovation at Riverside Park.
The transportation theme continues throughout the park with 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. The Alpine Trail, the first dedicated hiking trail in Lynchburg, offers scenic views of the James River. There are also tennis and basketball courts and picnic areas.
Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy a day at one of Lynchburg's favorite parks during the month of July.
Try to spend 15 to 30 minutes each day participating in active, outdoor time. You can hike, ride bikes or just play a game of ball in your own back yard. Spending time outdoors helps the kids burn off some of that sitting-all-day energy. Start this week and commit to spending time outdoors every week during summer -- every day if you can.
You'll find information all of the area's parks in the Lynchburg Virginia Parks Guide. Whether you want to play, walk, or just hang out, there's a park that's just right for you.
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