East Gate Park

East Gate Park

13th St NE, Roanoke, VA 24012, United States
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Jo
Review №1

We were there to do geocaching.I was there with my grand children. We had a ball. Found 2 out of the 3 caches. Then, of course, the younguns wanted to play on the playground. Nice playground. They enjoyed themselves immensely.

La
Review №2

Peaceful and beautiful! A great place to fish and set a spell.

Jo
Review №3

Accessible and a great place to take kids.

Zh
Review №4

Kids have fun, thats what matters. Bathrooms are usually dirty. Found an insulin needle in the womens bathroom but the tip was broken in it, so I dont think it was used for insulin.Pavilion area is nice, itd be nicer if they had a drink machine for water etc bit other than that, wasnt too bad.

Gr
Review №5

Spacious, nice covered picnic area, sparse playground

Ch
Review №6

Good place to get a piece of mind

Ja
Review №7

Pathways along river good swimming holes

Ca
Review №8

We had a b day party and grounds bathrooms were good. Clean and easy to maintain for cleanup. Thanks

St
Review №9

Youre such a nice pleasant place for a big city me and my girl loved it

ma
Review №10

Because Ive lived in this area for 20 years and I have beautiful memories and wonderful pictures

CM
Review №11

Its a special place.

Ki
Review №12

Very quiet out of the way park great for a family gathering where you dont want the entire city involved.

Me
Review №13

I love thia go thete all the time

Ev
Review №14

I settled on three stars because it really depends on what you do here.First off, some people are getting the place confused with mason mill park, that place is close by and has the big spillway in the pictures. East gate park however, has two sides, the playground side and the creek side.First, the playground side. This is where google maps will take you. It has a huge field with a playground, a covered thing for pinics and stuff, and some bathrooms. Its good, but as a hardcore fisherman, I thought that to get back to the creek you had to go across the field and trek through the woods. I WAS DEAD WRONG, LITERALLY. It took a lot of bush wacking, and coming across some old tent stakes and bottles, we eventually came across a tent. We immediatly turned around and sprinted outta there!Okay, now for the creek side. This is that little parking area near mason mill park with access to the creek. First off, the scenery was beautiful, but this place had some quirks too. First, we found another tent, this one seemed to be not inhabitated, with only some toilet paper stuck in a tree. We fished there for a while and also encountered three bucks (one being almost a ten pointer) running behind us with a dog and beagle running in pursuit. About 15 seconds later, one of the bucks was trying to scale the rock face in front of us and failed. Lets just say it was an interesting day. I will let you decide the star rating by that...

Ke
Review №15

Nice little park with trails along.the creek. They stock for trout and have swings for the kids.

Tr
Review №16

Actually it was Tinker Creek. Not a bad place to fish peacefully.

Ar
Review №17

It was great... It always has been. Have been going there since I was a kid. Now I take my children and grandchildren.

Mi
Review №18

Trash on ground

Ch
Review №19

This is another place my husband and I meet weekly.

Je
Review №20

Great small park with a very large open field

Sh
Review №21

Great, quite, family friendly park with awesome fishing areas

M
Review №22

Trout fishing great

Ho
Review №23

Great out of the way park, never too crowded and usually easy to get use of the pavilion with tables and grills for cooking out, just by showing up. Though you can reserve in advance. Safe playground equipment for the kids.

St
Review №24

Many family partys had here

Mi
Review №25

Good park for kids, quiet and off the radar! Basketball court, pavilion and grill area w playground and a really big open field.

Ch
Review №26

Good place to go for a cook out and a game of basketball

Wi
Review №27

A small park. Nice if you want to relax for a few minutes before heading back on the road.

Jo
Review №28

A beautiful park with good fishing. When visiting be mindful of your surroundings and people around you. The park is known for criminal activity

Jo
Review №29

It was cool

Ve
Review №30

Nice park for kids an clean bathrooms plenty of walking space .

On
Review №31

River is pretty.

R
Review №32

You can swim there and play at a park

ch
Review №33

Great for trout fishing

la
Review №34

Love the water

Na
Review №35

Great place to ride dirt bikes or go karts

El
Review №36

Great park with a river and dam, as well as picnic tables.

Sc
Review №37

Nice little urban oasis.

bo
Review №38

Simple little park

Fr
Review №39

City needs to get off their ass and do some work !! That aint no park its a dump!!! Literally a dump!!

Al
Review №40

This park has a potential; creek with a dam, water mill. They need to fix few things

Lo
Review №41

Nice place

Al
Review №42

Very relaxing

Ca
Review №43

Bad town

Co
Review №44

Hometown memories

Al
Review №45

Nice

Co
Review №46

Love it

Br
Review №47

Not much to do, small playground but its good for kids.

An
Review №48

Ok

ed
Review №49

Great park place

Br
Review №50

I like the picture of the waterfall

al
Review №51

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4.2 Rating
  • Address:13th St NE, Roanoke, VA 24012, United States
  • Site:https://dgif.virginia.gov/vbwt/sites/east-gate-park/
  • Phone:+1 540-853-2236
Categories
  • Tourist attraction
  • Park
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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