Bren Mar Park — Attraction in Virginia

Very hard to find, not clearly marked. Also back in the cut and hard to get to walking. My partner in crime and I and the 1 year old attempted to walk to the park, which, sounds like a normal easy task for anybody anywhere… “a walk in the park” if you will…

… but we would have had to cross a dangerous “almost”-highway, and I’m not convinced there was even a sidewalk that lead to the park.

Not to mention, it was so far back in the cut. There definitely wasn’t a sidewalk leading from the road to the parking area/park. Also, I could see from one vantage point that there was 1 sketchy looking car parked back there with someone just sitting in the car.

It’s definitely the perfect place for someone to do illegal activities back there and not be seen or caught.

Needless to say, we didn’t feel safe walking back in there. Especially with a 1 year old that’s just learning how to walk. It’s a shame because there really aren’t any parks or playgrounds within walking distance of where we live. In fact, that entire neighborhood across from the park (the houses, not the bougie townhouses) doesn’t have a park nor playground. And being that it is surrounded half by Forrest and the other half by highway, it makes getting anywhere not by car, very difficult. It’s a shame, considering how much money the county has, but can’t even build some playgrounds. They have no issue spending MILLIONS on cops that run red lights and sit around in their cars eating donuts, but spend any money on people that could really use it, and they “don’t have it in the budget”....

This park is huge. It runs into other parks and if you go to the Bren Mar Park on Edsall Road. There is a dog park and a play ground. The play ground is in an extremely shady spot. Thus on a hot day this is a best place to take your kids when it's in the 90s and you need your kids to work off their energy. There is usually no kids there so it's great for...

The playground is spacious, nicely shaded, and a good size for toddlers. However, it was quite dirty and seemed neglected. Even though it’s supposed to be a smoke-free area, there were an overwhelming number of cigarette butts scattered around. The space is in urgent need of a thorough cleaning and...