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Darden Towe Park

Overview: Darden Towe Park is rated 4.6/5 from 750 Google reviews. Visitors say this park offers a spacious playground, walking trails by the river, and plenty of grassy areas for picnics and playing frisbee. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade and tree cover and poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs.

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4.6Google rating

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4.6(750 reviews)

Visitors say this park offers a spacious playground, walking trails by the river, and plenty of grassy areas for picnics and playing frisbee. They also highlight the easy river access, making it a great spot for fishing or enjoying the water.

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owners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenities

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Address1445 Darden Towe Park, Charlottesville, VA 22911, USA

Phone(434) 296-5911

City pageCharlottesville

Imported fromCharlottesville, VA

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WipeMeDownVA De'tails3 years ago

We only explored a small fraction of the park but we enjoyed every moment we spent there. Our trip to the area was only for a weekend, but we still managed to visit this space twice before leaving. On each visit we encountered friendly dog walkers, casual strollers, parents with playful children and a few meditative onlookers, and there was ample space to be personable yet still have a private experience. We stayed close to the river access area of the park even though we didn't have time to venture far along the path. Definitely recommended for a peaceful afternoon in nature.

Patricia Evans4 months ago

The park was nice. Lots of places to walk and exercise . Very clean. There was a man who allowed his boxers to attack my dog and I in the dog park area. I screamed for help in the dog park and he stood at the top of the hill and did nothing. I tried to get away from them and get out and he did nothing to help. I looked for staff or any help but couldn't find any. Be careful in the park. The dogs can run off lead.

karl helmstetter2 years ago

A little bit of everything here, with a heavy focus on sports, not so much tree cover. There are several beautiful mature trees on the grounds, just nit many around the sport fields. Multiple dog parks, soccer fields, baseball fields, and one small pavilion. If you like jogging or walking your dog, this park is great!! Riverside paths, paved trails in some places, and benches along the way. We just took our cub scouts there and they had a great time!

Farzana Yasmin Ahmad2 years ago

Athough the trails are not well marked they are refreshing and you can easily find your way out if get lost.

paul pizzo5 months ago

A very nice park with lots of fields, a couple baseball diamonds, a nice overlook picnic area, and plenty of river access with trails. Both paved and unpaved trails here

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