Mount Trashmore Park

Mount Trashmore Park, also known simply as Mount Trashmore, is a city park located in Virginia Beach, Virginia which opened in 1974, Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse, as its creation consisted of the conversion of an abandoned landfill into a park. The park spans 165acre with hills over 60ft high, over 800ft long. Facilities include four large and 11 small picnic shelters, playground areas, a basketball court, four volleyball areas, parking, vending machines and restrooms. Mount Trashmore Park also has multiple walking trails - a Perimeter Trail that measures 1.95mi, a Lake Trail that measures 1.45mi, and a Mountain Trail that measures 1.30mi. The Lake Trail and the Hill Trail may be combined for a trail measuring 2.75mi. The park also features two lakes where fishing is permitted. Since its opening in the 1970s, it ranks as the most popular park in Virginia Beach, with attendance of over one million visitors a year.Mount Trashmore Skate Park is located in the northeast corner of the park, where numerous professional skateboarders have made appearances, including Tony Hawk. The 24000sqft skate park opened in August 2003 features an extensive street course including an above-ground, 7ft bowl. The park also has a competition-sized vert ramp over 13ft tall and 40ft wide. On 16 August 2006, a fire damaged a significant portion of the skate park. The skate park was completely rebuilt as of March 2007.The park is open 7 days a week from 7:30 a.m. until sunset. It was built in 1978.In warmer weather, the area does still occasionally smell of garbage.Kids' CoveKids' Cove, an innovative playground designed for children using children's ideas and input, is also located at Mount Trashmore Park, and opened in 1993. The playground is handicapped accessible and it was constructed totally by volunteers and coordinated by the Virginia Beach Jr. Woman's Club.