MAJOR NORFOLK PARKS
BARRAUD PARK
Barraud Park is located off Tidewater Drive on Vista Drive. The parks' amenities include picnic shelters,
a lighted softball field, playgrounds, and parking. This site is also home of Norfolk's Recreational
Boxing Program.
LAFAYETTE PARK
Lafayette Park, one of Norfolk's oldest parks, is located at 35th and Granby Streets. It
has two outdoor basketball courts, four tennis courts, picnic shelters, a
boat ramp, a ball field, a large playground area, and scenic pathways. Lafayette
Park is adjacent to the Virginia Zoological Park and the Ernie
Morgan Environmental Action Center.
LAKEWOOD PARK
Lakewood Park is located in the center of Norfolk, between Granby Street and Tidewater Drive, at
1612 Willow Wood Drive. The park features nine tennis courts, two lighted ball fields, a playground,
restrooms, and off-street parking. Lakewood is also the headquarters for the
athletics programming
office and the dance/music program, which provides classes and programs throughout the year.
NORTHSIDE PARK
Northside Park is located at the northern end of the city, about two miles south of
the Chesapeake Bay, at 8445 Tidewater Drive. Here you will find a year-round indoor pool with
sun patio, two lighted softball diamonds, a playground, picnic shelters, walking paths, outdoor
basketball court, seven tennis courts, a wading pool, and ongoing aquatic programs and classes. Northside
is also the site of the Imagination Island playground, the largest community-built playground in the
state.
OCEAN VIEW BEACH PARK
The unique 6.5-acre park/beach, located at 300 W. Ocean View Avenue, is considered the jewel of
Ocean View. The park has a large band shell for presentations and dancing, a beach with lifeguards
in the summer, a boardwalk, beach handicap access ramp, and lots of open green space.
TARRALLTON PARK
Located behind the Tarrallton Community Center at 2100 Tarrallton Drive, the park offers three
family-size picnic shelters, a colorful play-equipped area and tot lot, restrooms, lighted tennis courts,
lighted basketball court, and three soccer fields. Visitors will also find a Little League softball
field complex. Tarrallton Park encompasses 70 acres and is a great place for just walking an enjoying
the outdoors.
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