Lexington, Virginia: Parks & Recreation

PARKS & RECREATION The City of Lexington operates and maintains several parks in the area, as well as a community pool. Youth and adult sports are coordinated through Rockbridge Area Recreational Organization (RARO). The Public Works Department maintains all municipal property devoted to recreation use. Within the City, the Department maintains 3 large parks, 3 neighborhood parks, an athletic field complex and swimming pool, and 2 City school athletic fields. All of the facilities are open to the residents of the City and the Rockbridge County area. The parks (excluding Kids Playce) may be reserved through the Public Works offices (540) 463-3154. The Department also maintains a 600 acre site on Brushy Hill and a 2000+ acre site at Moore's Creek Dam in Rockbridge County. The Moore's Creek Dam site is open to the public for passive recreation and for hunting and fishing by permit. The hunting and fishing permits are sold in the Finance Department, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 300 East Washington Street. The Brushy Hill site is open for passive recreation only.
Brewbaker Field Sports Complex Brewbaker Field Sports Complex is a 9 acre facility including a municipal swimming pool with shower and restroom facilities. There is a Little League baseball field, Bobby Fox Field, as well as 1 asphalt surface basketball court, horseshoe pits, and a main field that is used for soccer, lacrosse, football, softball, and Babe Ruth baseball. There are also picnic tables, restrooms, a skateboard park, and a 1/2 acre community built children's playground known as Kid's Playce. [back]
	Fairwinds Park Fairwinds Park is a 1 1/4 acre children's playground located in Fairwinds Subdivision at the intersection of Denny Lane and Colonnade Avenue. Facilities include children's playground equipment, picnic tables, and a water fountain. [back]
Hopkins Green Hopkins Green is located at the corner of Nelson and Jefferson Streets, and is open from 8:00 a.m. to dark. No bikes, pets, or skateboards. [back]
	Jordan's Point Park Jordan's Point Park is located on an island and peninsula formed by the Maury River, Woods Creek, and an old mill race. It is a 9 acre facility with picnic tables, walking trails, and canoe launch. It is currently being developed in stages and most recently was designated as a point on Virginia's Civil War Trails program for visitors to observe where Union General Hunter crossed into Lexington after shelling it in June of 1864. [back]
Lime Kiln Bridge Park Lime Kiln Bridge Park is a 1/2 acre children's playground adjoining Wood's Creek Park at its intersection with Lime Kiln Road. Facilities include picnic tables, grills, and children's playground equipment. [back]
	M. Leroy Richardson Park The M. Leroy Richardson Park is a 4 1/2 acre facility adjacent to the Lylburn Downing Middle School. The park has wide expanses of green area, recreation and playground equipment, a picnic pavilion, a water fountain, and restrooms. [back]
Taylor Street Park Taylor Street Park is a 1/2 acre children's playground located at the dead end of Taylor Street. Facilities include picnic tables and children's playground equipment. [back]
	Woods Creek Park Woods Creek Park lies along the path of Woods Creek as it flows from Waddell Elementary School to the Maury River at Jordan's Point. It is a 2 mile long, passive recreation facility jointly owned by the City of Lexington, Washington and Lee University, and the Virginia Military Institute. The trail begins near Waddell Elementary School as a landscaped and manicured green area with wide expanses of lawn for 0.6 mile. The next 0.2 mile portion of the City owned park is a minimally altered nature trail running through the wooded areas along the creek. At the Route 60, West Nelson Street Bridge, the trail enters the campus of Washington and Lee University, crosses the grounds, and then joins the old C&O Railroad roadbed on the VMI Post. The trail follows the roadbed across the VMI Post until it ties into the City owned Jordan's Point Park. The Public Works Department only maintains the City owned sections of the park and the colleges maintain the park on their properties at their expense. [back]