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 165 acres (67 ha) with hills larger than 60 ft high and 800 ft long. Facilities include three large, two medium, and six small picnic shelters, playground areas, four volleyball areas, parking, vending machines and restrooms. Mount Trashmore Park also has multiple walking trails — a Perimeter Trail that measures 1.95 mi, a Lake Trail that measures 1.45 mi, and a Mountain Trail that measures 1.30 mi. The Lake Trail and the Hill Trail may be combined for a trail measuring 2.75 mi. 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.

The park is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. until sunset.

Kids' Cove
Kids' 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 wheelchair-accessible and it was constructed totally by volunteers and coordinated by the Virginia Beach Jr. Woman's Club.

A new, $1.4 million Kids' Cove reopened to the public in December 2010. The new playground is nearly twice the size of its predecessor.

Skate Park
Mount Trashmore Skate Park is located in the northeast corner of the park, where numerous professional skateboarders have made appearances, including Tony Hawk. The 24000 sqft skate park opened in August 2003 features an extensive street course including an above-ground, 7 ft bowl. The park also has a competition-sized vert ramp over 13 ft tall and 40 ft 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.