Visit this outdoor park and see the air power that played a vital part in America’s early space exploration and aircraft testing. Admission is free to this 15 acre park that includes a children's playground. Many of the displays have connections with nearby Langley AFB and the NASA Langley...
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Bluebird Gap Farm offers an exciting, family-oriented adventure and educational experience rarely see in an urban environment. The 60-acre farm has about 150 domestic and wild animals, including everything from the usual array of farm animals to a raccoon, birds of prey, whitetail deer, tortoises,...
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Briarfield Park is a regional 49 acre athletic park. It includes four lighted softball fields, five lighted tennis courts, four large picnic shelters that can be reserved, a fitness trail, and a large playground. For your convenience, there is a concession stand during softball league games and...
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Bay front park with ¾ mile of clean beach. Kayaks and paddleboats are available for rental. There are two picnic shelters with tables and grills, children’s playground, restroom facilities available May 15^th through September 15^th from 10:00am-6:00pm, a stage...
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Housed in its own pavilion, Hampton's Carousel is a whirling tribute to the skill of its creators. It still boasts its original mirrors and oil paintings, as well as 48 intricately decorated horses. Rising and falling to the strains of the original band organ, many of these...
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Gosnold’s Hope Park is the second largest development park in the city consisting of 105 acres.l It offers the public eight picnic facilities complete with tables and grills, campsites, restrooms, a public boat ramp, a fitness trail, athletic fields, children’s playground, picnic shelters...
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Grandview Nature Preserve forms the northeast corner of the city of Hampton. The Preserve covers over 475 acres of salt marsh, tidal creeks, and Chesapeake Bay beachfront. The Preserve is open to the public free, but has limited parking along State Park Drive. The Preserve is a great location to...
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Grundland Creek Park was acquired by the City of Hampton form the Federal Government  in 1972. This 74.6 acre site was formerly a Nike Missile site that was constructed to protect the east coast from aerial attacks and was closed after the Cold War. Today the park features an activity building,...
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The Matteson Trail is located at the Hampton Golf Course and encircles the course. The 3-mile nature/fitness trail is named in honor of Tess Matteson, a member of the Hampton Roads Bird Club who was instrumental in the development of the trail. The trail begins and ends at the Sentara health and...
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This park consists of 8 acres featuring Ridgway Bark Park. For the convenience of its guests, it has one picnic shelter. The park is open year round from 7am to sunset daily.