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Rockwood Nature Center
Richmond, VA 23236, United States
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Mi
Review №1

Always friendly staff and a lot of turtles! Sorry to find out about their big snapping turtle passed away recently. Always a joy to see their iguana! Looks like he enjoyed some food and taking an afternoon nap.

Ja
Review №2

Surprisingly informative and well done. Make it a point to visit nature center while I am there.

Ma
Review №3

I love the trails. It is quite a intense workout if you like to jog in the outdoors.

Ka
Review №4

Great atmosphere, things to do for the whole family

No
Review №5

Nicely done park with widely paved trails and staffed nature building. Several fields and courts to play various sports. Very large and well-maintained.Now if only the dog folks would be consistent in cleaning up their duties. ;)

Ja
Review №6

A very fun place to go for a walk or run. It has a playground so you can keep your kids busy and a dog park for your 4 legged kids. It has sports parks to so youcan play ball.

kr
Review №7

My kids love the trails good go to place to social distance and good exercise

Fa
Review №8

Always a joy to visit. Family-friendly atmosphere. Great to exercise, stroll on the many trails, or just picnic.

Je
Review №9

Never knew this place had a nature center! Great for hosting birthday parties. A very knowledgeable employee teaches the kids about the reptiles and you even get to pet them!

Is
Review №10

Nice trails, ample parking, lots of gazebos and grills

Ad
Review №11

Really well maintained trails. Nice place for walks!

Da
Review №12

Its the starting point of a great walk. Just be ready to spend 45 minutes in the woods if youre going on a walk. If not its just a cute place to stop in and look at stuff

Wi
Review №13

Nice little park, well defined trails.

Ja
Review №14

Had a great time. Staff was very friendly.

1
Review №15

Great time of learning today !

Tr
Review №16

There archery program is great. Love the trails: Short but a nice walk with both paved and unpaved trails.

Ja
Review №17

Very pretty. Koi pond is very relaxing to sit near. Plenty of seats and an informative building. Updates seem regular and done with a lot of love.

Ja
Review №18

An excellent park with numberous route on the trail to walk through. Plenty of shaded area with friendly staff.

Vi
Review №19

I love the nature trails!

Ka
Review №20

Wonderful county Park! Beautiful walking trails.

An
Review №21

Awesome place to take pics or just be out in the nature. Cool animals

Be
Review №22

This is a very nice park! It was originally made during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps. So you also get a little bit of history education by going. There are well-marked trails that can give you a short walk or a long hike. Also while youre are here you can visit the Nature Center which is especially to be popular with small children. They also have many baseball fields. The most interesting part is they have archery ranges. If you are into archery this is the only place I know of in the Richmond area for you can go and play for free. Yes I said free! They also have a very nice dog park if you want to bring your dog for some fun play. If you have small children they also have a swing set and playground for them. There are also areas that you can rent for an outside party or barbecue, but remember that there is no alcohol allowed. So overall its a great Park to visit!

So
Review №23

Love the place!

Kr
Review №24

Wonderful place to disconnect and reconnect with nature.

Jo
Review №25

Always clean and beautiful!

Ja
Review №26

Staff are very friendly and full of knowledge.

Fo
Review №27

Great park with lots of amenities. Convenient location which is easy to get in and out of. Nature center is great and always has some interesting critters crawling/slithering around for the kids! No better place to get out and take a quick walk in Chesterfield.

Ma
Review №28

Beautiful trails very safe public restroom tennis courts basketball courts and you can just walk around the park on a paved road if you dont feel like walking on the trails. Great for Pokemon playing

St
Review №29

Beautiful trails!

ro
Review №30

So amazing. Beautiful trails

je
Review №31

Nice walking trails, spots to sit and contemplate nature

Aw
Review №32

It is a nice little area with some cool animals including a giant snapping turtle. It was clean and a nice quick walk through to add to the park. Clean public restroom as well...

Su
Review №33

Great place to walk and to have dogs

Bi
Review №34

Great place to visit! Great trails and an awesome nature center that has snakes and turtles and a bee hive connected to the outside.

Wi
Review №35

What a neat place to visit at Rockwood Park definitely something to the kids. Stumbled across this while walking the many hiking trails will definitely be back.

Ta
Review №36

It has a lot of trails and basketball court, baseball fields, and shaded areas

Du
Review №37

Nice park. Lots of activities. Adorable nature center for kids.

Ch
Review №38

Great place for little kids

Pa
Review №39

Walked the trail. Kids playon ty he equipment. Kept clean.

Ky
Review №40

Great for scout troops and kids

Li
Review №41

Great place wonderful ARK event

Ki
Review №42

Had a great time with the granddaughter, post a lot of pictures from the time we were there. They have a great nature center, great play area, great swing area, with a double swing for the parents and the child, its really nice. The Parks really well kept up. All the people Ive met them in very nice very kind, the parents and kids share the equipment very nice, the parents dont let any of the kids monopolize anything.

Be
Review №43

Visit frequently! Wonderful place!

Th
Review №44

Nice park with lots of activities. The trails are color coded, which was very cool.

Ni
Review №45

Great for walking with the dogs

Pe
Review №46

Nice place to walk and enjoy the weather

Be
Review №47

Great place for family fun.

Do
Review №48

First visit definitely returning to this gem.

D.
Review №49

Nice place. They have a good water fountain with cold water and the bathrooms are always clean

Br
Review №50

Lots of activities, camps, classes and events going on. The trails, playground, dog park, and sports facilities are all really nice and keep our family busy.

Ja
Review №51

Great walks

St
Review №52

Fun place. Gets crowded and hard to find parking. Baseball fields are kind of ugly.

an
Review №53

Take your kids by nature center to learn about local wildlife. Huge snapping turtle there. Lots of pretty paved or unpaved trails

Co
Review №54

Great trail, nice scenery, kids will love it..

Er
Review №55

Went for the honeybee festival. Neat nature center with lots of stuff for kids. Also pretty good walking trails.

Ev
Review №56

I dont go here very often, but the displays are great to see - especially to bring a little one. The place has a nice wood smell to it and is very enjoyable.

Be
Review №57

Great park

T
Review №58

Nice

m
Review №59

Fun place to walk the woods and take our dog on a walk and play pokemon go. But I wish some of the trails were more clearly marked. Some of the side trails are overgrown or covered in foilage and could be concerning during the summer when snakes are more prevalent.

Ad
Review №60

One of my favorite parks to go. Great trails for riding or holding, a nature center, baseball field, basketball courts, volleyball, rental areas available for rent, grills and much more.

As
Review №61

Great free nature center

Sa
Review №62

Great staff very knowledgeable

Ma
Review №63

Great kids birthday parties!

Ka
Review №64

Great bee function, parking was difficult

Gu
Review №65

Nice place! We rented one of the rooms for a Baby shower.

Ta
Review №66

Always a great and information visit. Its a nice place to stop in and learn about local wildlife, pls they have great classes!

Me
Review №67

Nice little place to take the kids when walking through the park great very friendly staff.

Ch
Review №68

Always a nice end to a long hike through the woods.

Ma
Review №69

Great place for kids to learn about nature

Jo
Review №70

Has really good trails. My child loves it there.

Aa
Review №71

Nice little area with different reptiles and a bee hive that you can look into so that was interesting for the kids.

J.
Review №72

Very cool

Da
Review №73

We took the archery course.

Ro
Review №74

Staff were awesome

Ma
Review №75

Friendly and engaging. Small, but very welcoming

s
Review №76

Definitely not a place I would recommend no real entertainment

Ma
Review №77

Great place has basketball, baseball, handball,tennis courts, archery, playground.

Al
Review №78

A beautiful space with some great people. I mostly go for the dog park, but I love the nature trails too.

ca
Review №79

The Archery is great. the baseball fields are nice, and many more activities. The area is beautiful for picnics and family time.

Ce
Review №80

Very Nice place for a walk through Nature!

Aj
Review №81

Nice park and trails to walk

Ju
Review №82

Great place to learn and share about natures habitat.

ma
Review №83

Awesome

Al
Review №84

An interesting community museum

Ki
Review №85

My boys love visiting here and learning about VA wildlife.

Ki
Review №86

We always enjoy visiting Rockwood

Al
Review №87

Kids have hallways loved this place

Be
Review №88

Wonderful facility and worker was really helpful and knowledgeable

Jo
Review №89

A great place to take the kids. Mine have always loved going here and learning new things.

Kr
Review №90

Love it and very informative

Ch
Review №91

Had the best time of my life

Ca
Review №92

Beautiful park, even for a non local

De
Review №93

Nature Center staff were attentive and super friendly.

Sh
Review №94

Nice place

El
Review №95

Beautiful place to walk!

li
Review №96

Great walking trails

Jo
Review №97

Awesome place, really gave my eyes a gallery

Hi
Review №98

Great trails...

Ma
Review №99

Fun and good for all ages

Ne
Review №100

Great place for everyone.

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  • Address:Richmond, VA 23236, United States
  • Site:https://chesterfield.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Rockwood-Nature-Center-71
  • Phone:+1 804-768-7448
Categories
  • Tourist attraction
  • Museum
Working hours
  • Monday:12–5pm
  • Tuesday:12–5pm
  • Wednesday:12–5pm
  • Thursday:12–5pm
  • Friday:Closed
  • Saturday:Closed
  • Sunday:Closed
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
  • Restaurant:No
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