Golfing - Open to the Public
Birkdale
8511 Royal Birkdale Dr.
804-739-8800
The First Tee Chesterfield
6736 Hunting Creek Dr.
North Chesterfield, VA 23237
804-275-8050
Holiday Golf Driving Range
11402 Jefferson Davis Highway
804-751-9800
Ironbridge Sports Park
11400 Ironbridge Road
Chester, VA 23831
804-748-7770
Oasis Sports Park
15300 Cosby Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832
River's Bend Country Club
260 Meadowville Road
804-530-1000
Rockwood Golf Park
(Driving range)
10239 Hull Street Road
804-276-3765
Windy Hills Sports Complex
16500 Midlothian Turnpike
804-794-0010
IceZone
Richmond's only year-round indoor ice-skating facility. Public skate sessions, group and figure skating lessons are available. The forum also offers hockey and pickup hockey sessions.
636 Johnston Willis Drive
804-378-RINK
Metro Richmond Zoo
More than 600 animals are displayed in spacious, naturalistic exhibits. Giraffe, zebra, gazelles, kangaroos, ostrich, camels, waterfowl, chimpanzees, tigers (1 white), lions, and a new nocturnal exhibit featuring bats and sloths, and more than 200 monkeys are just some of the animals currently at the zoo.
Hours are 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
Closed Sundays.
8300 Beaver Bridge Road
804-739-5666
Southside Speedway
NASCAR runs every Friday night at the toughest short track in the South. Races are held from April to September at the one-third mile asphalt oval track. The track has been in operation for 50 years. Auto racing at the Southside Speedway is recognized as the longest continuous running professional sport in the metropolitan Richmond area. The arena seats about 4,200 fans and features family entertainment.
Genito Road
804-763-3567
Paintball Parks
Amelia Paintball Park
6851 Courthouse Road
804-715-3232
KPS Paintball
10220 Hull Street Road
804-562-2640
Theatre
Chesterfield Theatre Co.
Centralia and Shiloh Roads
804-748-0698
Swift Creek Mill Playhouse
Rt. 1, Colonial Heights
804-748-5203
Virginia State University
America's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for African Americans, Virginia State University is a comprehensive university and one of two land-grant institutions in Virginia. In its first academic year, 1883-84, VSU had 126 students and seven faculty, one building and a $20,000 budget. Today, VSU has more than 4,000 students, 27 undergraduate and 13 graduate degree programs, approximately 200 faculty members, 50 buildings and an annual budget of more than $50 million. Its mission is to promote and sustain academic programs that integrate instruction, research and extension/public service.
Ettrick 804-524-5000
Where to stay, eat
Chesterfield County has numerous hotels, motels and restaurants that offer a variety of accommodation styles and menus at price ranges suitable for all budgets to those looking for more elaborate offerings.
For more information about regional attractions outside of Chesterfield County, log on to www.virginia.org.
