Mount-Trashmore Park
A World renowned park!
Mount-Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach - A World renowned park is 165 acres, 60 feet high, over 800 feet long, and was created by compacting layers of solid waste and clean soil.
Park is open from 7:30 a.m. until sunset. Facilities include picnic shelters, playground areas, basketball court, volleyball areas, parking, vending machines and restrooms, plus an extensive street course Skate Park.
Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as its creation consisted of the conversion of an abandoned landfill into a park.
Mount Trashmore Skate Park is located in the northeast corner of the park, where numerous professional skateboarders have made appearances, including Tony Hawk.
The 24,000-square-foot skate park features an extensive street course including an above-ground, seven-foot deep bowl. The park also has a competition-sized vert ramp over 13 feet tall and 40 feet wide.
Mount Trashmore Park also has multiple walking trails - a Perimeter Trail that measures 1.95 miles, a Lake Trail that measures 1.45 miles, and a Mountain Trail that measures 1.30 miles. The park also features two lakes where fishing is permitted.
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Mount-Trashmore Park is located at;
310 Edwin Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Mount Trashmore Park is open daily from 7:30 a.m. until sunset. Since its opening in the 1970s, it ranks as the most popular park in Virginia Beach, with attendance of over one million visitors a year.
Office Phone: (757)473-5237
Shelter Reservations: (757)385-0465
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