Elizabeth River Park — Attraction in Union

A great moderate sized park that was recently renovated. I wish they had done this years back when I was a child when I could have made full use of my youthful energy.

It features: Track Fields Multiple Tennis Courts Baseball Stadium Multiple Exercise Stations Multiple Basketball Courts Children's playgrounds Water Sprinklers A tiny pier Sun bathing recliners Chess tables Dog walking paths A historical river path And a small art section

There are often movie showings, musical events, and small community festivals here. It's an open park until 8-9pm when cops start patrolling and expulse people.

If there is a negative to this parI, it's as follows.

A miner negative is the lack of doggie bags for public use. It's best to bring your own, but there are so mamy empty stations as to annoy some.

The park is mostly clean and kept up and not noticeable at first but people are constantly dumping garbage. Mostly into hard to reach places that the park officials are not willing to reach. Countless bags, wrappers, plastic bags, and clothing strung across the trees and waterside.

The big problem is the river. It is stinky and polluted. With trash floating everywhere. It's a hazard to be near and an unfortunate result of Newarks industrial era. The river still has traces of cancer causing Radium and Agent Orange. Neither safe for fishing or swimming. A shame considering this area used to famous for it's oysters.

Overall a great place to go, but marred by the damage done in the past by unscrupulous industry and a...

Cool little park if ur into scenery. When u go in the spring & summer u get to see the different animals. They're deers, racoons, skunks, pretty birds, & it's very quiet in an isolated area. It's in a convenient area with fast food, banking, & in dining restaurants. Not much to do at the park persay but if it's just for a quick outing passing thru then yes. Im there atleast once a week...

It would be so nice to have access to more views of the water! It feels like an oversight... a missed opportunity. Most of the walking path was in good shape (gravel, not pavement), but there's an area that needs attention, as it has become...