Redoubt Park — Attraction in Williamsburg

Nice park but giving it one star because you need to beware if you're a male visiting by yourself that certain people may get the wrong idea. Evidently it's a popular gay male "cruising" area. When visiting the other day I had another man seem to be following me trying to make small talk while I was looking at redoubt #1, it became so strange I left with the plan to return later in hopes he'd be gone. At first I thought maybe he was just lonely and looking for someone to talk to. When I returned the man was gone so I decided to walk the trail to redoubt #2. Half way down the trail I observed what appeared to be a biological male in all black goth type women's clothing wearing a blond wig standing in the middle of the trail very strangely. I immediately turned around and walked back to my car and left. On the drive home it dawned on me that the park was probably used by homosexual men for sexual encounters. I got home and a quick Google search confirmed my suspicions. Definitely bringing my wife with me next time I visit so nobody gets the...

Great little park for a short walk - it's perfect for walking down from the rec center to do a loop. There are two "redoubts" here, which are earthen fortifications built during the Revolutionary War (like trenches.) One is just off the parking lot with a boardwalk over the structure and a little bit of a view down the old Quarterpath road. The second is down Tuttle Trail, a short .5 mile trail with some bridges and elevation gain and loss, mostly down into a ravine and back out.

You probably aren't supposed to, but the dogs and I would take the trail to the 2nd redoubt, then exit out the "side" back onto the road, which put us back at the sidewalk near the ball fields. And that was a nice little loop for us with lots of interesting things to sniff.

There's a small parking area, redoubt 1 to the right and the trail to redoubt 2 on the left, some informational signs and a trash can, but no picnic tables...

We walked a .5 mile trail listed as "moderately difficult". Being a 72 year old female with a knee replacement, I quickly picked up a walking stick for a bit of stabilization on that hilly trail. We stepped over downed trees and stepped up onto high steps. Decided not to go all the way when trail got steeper, because it is a packed clay base covered with fallen leaves which can get slippery. My big strong husband also lent a hand climbing steep stairs built...