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VDH Issues Recreational Water Advisory

Virginia Department of Health VDH Issues Recreational Water Advisory for Tuckahoe Creek and Parts of the James River Due to Sewage Release  - Public Advised to Avoid Contact with Contaminated Water –  For more details: ...

New Playground Resource Web Application

The Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department has unveiled a new StoryMap application highlighting county sites that have playgrounds. The web application offers photos, site addresses, driving directions, and park maps. 

This new applic...

River City Sportsplex Garners National Accolades As Top Facility

Chesterfield County Parks & Recreation 

River City Sportsplex 

Jan. 7, 2021

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The results are in, and for the second time since its debut nearly a decade ago, Chesterfield’s River City Sportsplex continu...

Winter Season Light Schedule

TENNIS

Tennis court lights will stay on until 9:30 p.m. each evening in the winter at these locations:

• Bird Athletic Complex – (courts 1-3)
• Harry G. Daniel Park @ Iron Bridge – (two courts)
• R. Garland Dodd Park @ Point of Rocks– ...

Niagara Bottling Company donates nature playground at Dodd Park

Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation opened a new nature-themed playground on the trails of R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks, 201 Enon Church Road, during a ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Funding for the playground came from Niagara Cares, the p...

Dutch Gap Relic River Project Wins Governor’s Excellence Award

Parks and Recreation

April 24, 2019

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — At its regular meeting on April 24, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors recognized the Parks and Recreation Department, which was recently named a recipient of the 201...

Club Champions League Extends Contract with Chesterfield Through 2022

Parks and Recreation

May 16, 2019

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Chesterfield County will continue to play host to several of the Club Champions League’s (CCL) major soccer events through 2022, thanks to recently renewed contracts. T...

Harrowgate Park Closed Beginning March 1

Parks & Recreation 

February 25, 2019

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — Beginning March 1, Harrowgate Park, 4000 Cougar Trail, will be closed for construction.

The park will be closed for construction of the new Harrowgate Elementary ...

Chesterfield, Virginia Credit Union Partner on Five-Year Sponsorship Agreement

Parks and Recreation

Jan. 25, 2019

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — The Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Department and Virginia Credit Union have partnered on a five-year sponsorship agreement worth $100,000 that includes Virginia Credit Union’s support o...

County Links Up with the Nation’s Longest Linear Park

January 24, 2019

Parks and Recreation

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA — A path near Pocahontas State Park has become a designated part of the East Coast Greenway, which aims to develop a biking and walking route from Canada to Key West. The nonprofit East...