dog friendly park

Western Branch Community Center

Overview: Western Branch Community Center is rated 4.5/5 from 290 Google reviews. Reviews most often describe it as clean and well kept and spacious with room for dogs to run. Amenities: Reviewers often mention poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

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4.5(290 reviews)

Overview: Western Branch Community Center is rated 4.5/5 from 290 Google reviews. Reviews most often describe it as clean and well kept and spacious with room for dogs to run. Amenities: Reviewers often mention poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenities

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Address4437 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23321, USA
Phone(757) 465-0211
City pagePortsmouth
Imported fromPortsmouth, VA

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenitiescommunity centertourist attractionevent venueservice1 Google photos

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J Ra month ago

Im giving it a 1 because the gymnasium is overshadowed by all the good reviews mainly over how beautiful the property is overall and most of the non governed areas are free and spacious. The way the gyms managed is horrible. My son was so excited to join this gym and every time we show up here to play we get turned around. It feels like i paid for a membership for nothing. I can’t even stay with adult supervision by me and let my son jog on the treadmill because he’s too young to enter the fitness room. This has been a complete waste of time and money. I followed the calendar for Friday and got turned away again by saying the gym closes at 4:30 when it clearly says 6 on the calendar. This really needs to be addressed. Members should be able to enter the gym and shoot around freely as long as they follow the gym’s schedule. No one should be turning kids away an hour and a half early from what the schedule says.

arthur walker2 years ago

A favorite spot to bring the pup for a "field trip" We love to walk the trails. Please be sure to keep your dog leashed, my dog was rushed by a huge 100+ lb. German Shepherd when his owner was walking the trail through the woods with him off leash. I was left holding a leash while my 75 lb. lab/ hound mix was forced to defend himself while the Shepherd owner tried to call him off (to no avail). It was an ugly situation. We do like the park though. They have a great dog park as well.

Celeste4 years ago

The trails are hard to find by the kids playground at the entrance. I would recommend to park at the tennis courts and take the trail which runs on either side of the road around the outer areas of the park. The bugs are terrible in the summer but the fall, spring, and winter would be fine. It is almost two miles of dirt trails with slight up and down that runs along wetland and the outer portion of the sports park.

Margaret Forshee7 years ago

We had a wonderful day at this hidden little gem of a play park. We didn't need the facilities while there, but I don't recall seeing any, or it would have been perfect. My apologies if I missed it! After all the rain recently, we were surprised there was no mud! My beautiful grand daughters had a blast!! One of my sons, his daughter, and niece were makin PRECIOUS memories!! Thank you for the well kept maintenance of this park.

Nicky Rosalez5 years ago

I've taken my kids here a couple of times and they really enjoy it. They love the bug spiderweb thing. There are a few stand alone benches, along with 2 little pavilions. One is a bit farther away from the playground area but the other is right across from the spiderweb thing. We bring some blankets to eat and relax on while the kids play. There's one portapotty, which is gross like all others.

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  • Monday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Thursday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

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