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CHRISTIANSBURG PARKS AND TRAILS

CIRCLE PARK , 318 CIRCLE DRIVE SE, has Miracle Play System playground equipment, swings, picnic area, and a ½ basketball court.

DEPOT PARK , 250 DEPOT STREET NE, has Miracle Play System playground equipment, swings, two full basketball courts, a rectangular multi-purpose field and a jogging/walking path. DOWNTOWN PARK , 55 COLLEGE STREET NW, has Miracle Play System playground equipment, swings, a full basketball court and a picnic area. HARKRADER SPORTS COMPLEX , 1209 BUFFALO DRIVE NW, has three multi-purpose baseball/ softball fields, two sets of Miracle Play System playground equipment, two full basketball courts, two tennis courts, a walking/ jogging trail and a picnic area. JOHN LEMLEY PARK , 271 JOHN LEMLEY LANE SE, off of Mount Pleasant Road, has an ADA accessible playground, with 2 picnic tables. KIWANIS PARK , 310 KIWANIS LANE SE, has two lighted multi-purpose baseball/softball fields, a picnic shelter and Miracle Recreation Play System playground equipment. Kiwanis Park and the Kiwanis Community Picnic Shelter are projects of the Christiansburg Kiwanis Club. HUCKLEBERRY TRAIL The Huckleberry Trail is an asphalt-paved bike/pedestrian path. The trail currently runs from the Blacksburg Public Library to the Christiansburg Recreation Center. There are distance markers every half-mile. At 2.83 miles, it crosses the road to Warm Hearth; at 3.43 miles, it crosses Hightop; and at 3.90, it crosses Merrimac. The total distance from the Blacksburg Public Library to the New River Mall is 5.762 miles. There are benches spaced along the trail where you can rest and enjoy the scenery. Parking is available at both ends, as well as near Warm Hearth and the Hightop and Merrimac crossings. From the bridge to the Recreation Center is 1.27 miles. From the Blacksburg Library to the Recreation Center is approximately eight miles. A new ½ mile section recently opened, named Huckleberry South. It creates a 1.25-mile trip from the Recreation Center around behind Food Lion Shopping Center and back. There are currently plans to extend the trail to the Hethwood Community, Blacksburg’s Gateway Park, downtown Christiansburg, and the New River State Trail. If you would like to contribute to the expansion and development of the Huckleberry Trail, please send your tax-deductible donation to: Friends of the Huckleberry P.O. Box 925 Blacksburg, VA 24063 www.huckleberrytrail.org For a map of the Huckleberry Trail and future extensions, please visit our website. SUMMIT RIDGE PARK , 305 SUMMIT RIDGE ROAD SW, has Miracle Play System playground equipment, swings, and a picnic area. WALL STREET PARK , 1300 WALL STREET NW, has Miracle Play System playground equipment, ½ basketball court, and a picnic area. WAYSIDE PARK , 4200 WAYSIDE DRIVE SE, has a picnic area. This park is still being considered for future development.

FUTURE PARKS

DIAMOND HILL PARK , CHRISTIANSBURG NORTH REGIONAL PARK

LITTER AND VANDALISM

Litter and vandalism are the curses of our park system. They are frustrating, expensive, entirely unnecessary, and hinder future development. Please do what you can to help curb littering and vandalism. Please use trash cans and recycling containers.

Contact Nick Yopp if you recognize issues concerning our park facilities. Phone: (540) 382-2349 x2007 Email: nyopp@christiansburg.org

OUTDOOR SPORTS FACILITIES

DEPOT PARK , 250 DEPOT STREET NE, has one rectangular multipurpose field. FALLING BRANCH , 735 FALLING BRANCH ROAD, has two baseball/softball fields, with one field having lights. HARKRADER SPORTS COMPLEX , 1209 BUFFALO DRIVE NW, has three lighted multi-purpose fields, with a press box, concessions area and restrooms. KIWANIS PARK , 310 KIWANIS LANE SE, has two lighted baseball/softball fields, and restroom facilities.

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