Pen Park — Attraction in Charlottesville

Update 2023. Vines are pulling down many trees. The wooded walk area of the park looks abandoned and the only thing thriving is the poison Ivy. Notice the first picture of the poor fringe tree that is overgrown. They cleared that area and planted small trees and fenced around them. Now it’s completely overgrown and the trees are not taken care of at all. I what a shame!

2022–Meadowcreek Golf Course, Pen Park playground, and tennis courts are well maintained. It’s nice to have a walking area in the woods, but this area is neglected. Invasive plants run wild, the trees are in sorry condition some strangled by invasive vines, stilt grass is taking over, and the fitness stops that once had timber edging and mulch or gravel beds now have rotting Timbers and are overrun with weeds. It’s a shame that no one takes care of this part of the publicly...

Pen Park OMG this place brings back memories. I used to play in this park when my brother played baseball back when I was a kid the place hasn't changed very much. playground is still in the same location although they have updated the playground equipment a lot since I played on it. The area where are you can have family gathering Gathering may need a little updating other than that not much has changed about this place and back in the 90s. There are some trails that you can do exercise and stuff on and foot trails to walk around the pen Park location. I did notice that they did add a golf course to the pen Park location and a swimming pool in their Clubhouse that wasn't there back in the 90s at least I don't remember...

My children like this park, but they advertised for so long about building an accessible playground, and it’s not. A family with a wheelchair bound child was there and asked if where we were was the accessible park, I told them I think so. The disappointment on the little boys face broke my heart. There is one swing for him. That’s it. Everything else has to be climbed. There is nothing else for a physically impaired kid to play with besides the “instruments”. The new treehouse is beautiful, but I think the work and funds...