Richmond Hill Park

The park has recently reopened post-Helene as of October 11, 2025. Not all trails are fully open and the disc golf is still closed (but reopening soon as I understand). It's a beautiful park to wander around so I'm grateful to all of the workers who cleared the storm damage and made the park accessible again. Bring sturdy shoes as the woodchips on the trails on certain areas can be harder to navigate. There is enough open to spend a lovely hour wandering the woodsy paths.

Richmond Hill Park has a nice loop trail. Sadly, there’s still some visible damage from the 2024 floods, but it’s still a pleasant park to visit. We enjoyed a nice 45-minute walk, and it’s good to see that they’re actively working on repairing and improving the trail. A peaceful spot with lots of potential as restoration continues.

This park offers excellent recreation opportunities. I come for running and hiking with the dog. The trails and map seemed a bit lacking to me at first, but over time I’ve grown to love the web of trails which make the park feel bigger than it is. Most people stick with the green trail and the “red” trail along the nearer bank of the creek which appears orange on the posted map. The actual markers are red though. There is some traffic on the brown and purple trails, and I usually don’t see anyone on the farther out portion of the red trail across the creek. In short, you can often feel like you’re having a solitary hike, especially weekdays. I’ve so enjoyed this park in late summer, fall, and winter, and am so looking forward to spring. Lasting value in this rich forest. If you want to follow a creek, stay with the purple or red trail (red on east bank of creek). If you want a lot of up and down, do a whole loop of the outer red and brown trails. There’s one nice view over the river and train tracks. The tracks can also be accessed. I haven’t mountain biked or played disc golf yet, but a majority of traffic here seems to be for disc golf. I can only assume that speaks to the quality of the course.

Lovely walking spot with a variety of paths and beautiful trees

For a newcomer to hiking, this is a relatively easy walk and lovely, too. Good signage to keep you on the chosen path. Covered picnic pavillion, clean restroom.