Westwood Park — Attraction in Mount Airy

This park has a small play area for kids and a few swings. So, if you're taking your kids there, don't expect too much. If you're going for a walk or run, it's perfect. There is a nice gravel trail to walk around the entire park, and it's mostly shaded depending on the time of day. There's a couple ball fields there as well. If they're being used, you can expect a lot of people. Otherwise, it's pretty empty. They have clean restrooms and several picnic tables. Big plus there. You can play disc golf and there are several exercise stations set along the walking path. There's also a paved walking area that goes around a small pond. That area needs some upkeep, but it's not terrible. It really depends on what you are looking to do. My family and I...

Fun switchbacks on a postage stamp, trails felt kind of abandoned, but if there had been many others we'd have been continuously bumping elbows as we passed in opposite directions. This place should be called "trails of future passed" or "alphabet soup" (due to the lettered trail markers everywhere). Pretty high level trail, must-have been a lot of work to make it; makes me wonder why it seems so unused? Love the use of the gorge and some...

Me and my boyfriend love going there to sit and eat lunch. This is a beautiful shaded park with plenty of places to walk or hike. I love the squirrels here. They are so adorable. They come up to me a lot. I have got many great photos of them beside the car. Also, the pond is a beautiful place to go fishing or to...