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Great facility for larger kids parties. Lots of room, and stuff for younger kids to do. Very nice…read morecommunity asset. I highly recommend it

I think it's an outstanding facility. Lots. Of room to run and lots to do. The black light effects…read morein the fun room are tremendous. Birthday party with lots of preteen kids. They loved it. Very affordable. We were attending the party I highly recommend this for large birthday parties. With lots of kids. Good parking plenty of parking

This is actually the headquarters of the very long C&O Canal park. A large building is…read moreadministrative only. A repurposed warehouse offers a small selection of exhibits. There isn't much to do indoors. No park fee is charged in this area. The point of coming is of course to spend time outdoors. This is one of the areas where the canal is actually carried over a creek by an aqueduct, which is interesting to look at. As this section of the canal actually has water, a pedestrian bridge is necessary to traverse it (or you can drive over a one-lane bridge and park on the scenic side). This section of the canal is quiet, but as with the entire length of the trail, makes for excellent walking.

While in Maryland, Tony and I went to this lovely C&O Canal Park in Hancock Maryland. The park is…read morelovely. The stroll along the Potomac River was extremely beautiful. We had the very best weather during our trip. The Historical Bowles House is the actual C&O Visitors Center but it was closed. Definitely recommend and definitely going back again. It was all free to check out, explore and enjoy!!! Private parking lot.

Cullison Park is located on Mill Street, adjacent to the Rumsey Monument Park…read more This area was donated to the town by the Cullison Family. The well shaded park has a few pieces of playground equipment that are in good shape. The park was in use today by a couple of families with kids running about and having fun. Some more places for adults to sit and supervise would be ideal. There is street parking along Mill Street. [Review 15606 overall - 58 in West Virginia - 1110 of 2021.]

Tony and I was driving towards Fort Frederick State Park from having lunch. We saw sign for C&O…read moreCanal Lock Dam#5 and Lockhouse. On the other side of Potomac River is WV It's a free park to enjoy for viewing scenery! There is plenty of parking. Free to enjoy! People were there hiking, biking, fishing...I guess you can swim there is no signage saying you can't. Only a sign saying no alcohol It's a beautiful area with Great open river views! Highly Recommend

Established in 1988 and named for the woman who owned the property where the park is located, Viola…read moreDevonshire Memorial Park isn't much bigger than a single home lot. Deeper than it is wide, the park has a small half court basketball court and a playground area with swings and a slide. There is also a smooth path for walking and some seats for the adults to use while the kids are sitting. A couple picnic tables are the only other equipment here. The park is well shaded and there is a tall fence around it which I found a bit comforting. There is street parking in front. [Review 15611 overall - 63 in West Virginia - 1115 of 2021.]

I need someone to explain why this park has only three parking spaces. That's just nuts…read more Fortunately, there were only two other people here when I visited or I'd have had to park illegally and we can't have that. The centerpiece of Rumsey Park is the 75 foot tall white granite monument, a tribute to the man who invented, designed and engineered the steamboat in 1783 and overlooks the spot on the Potomac where it first sailed. This was the first successful application of steam to aid with navigation and in 1787 demonstrated it here at Shepherdstown Virginia. Though impressive, the commercial feasibility of the technology was widely questioned, and investors were hard to come by. Five years after his first successful demonstration, Rumsey died while pitching to a group of investors in England, his dream of commercial steamboats never fully realized. Of course, the park has a fab view of the Rumsey bridge and this curve of the Potomac River. Quite scenic just not enough parking. [Review 15607 overall - 59 in West Virginia - 1111 of 2021.]

[Coronavirus review] This is a small park, with an irksomely…read moresmall number of parking spaces (some metered parking is available on the street outside the gate). There were only three parking spaces, plus one handicap spot, and a loop that some people tried to park alongside of but which really didn't work well for that. It's a scenic overlook that gets you a view of both the road bridge and a rail bridge, as well as some massive columns for yet more bridges that no longer exist. The monument itself is apparently to the inventor of the steamboat. What's notable about the space these days is that it has a few picnic tables with a view, and all restaurants are takeout right now. Other people arrived at the park carrying the same taco takeout bags that I did. It's a good spot to eat in a pinch.

Nice little dog park pretty far out though. There were a few men there who seemed to know each…read moreother really well. Not sure if there's usually women there at other times- when I was there- it was all men- they were nice, and their dogs were too. There was a fair number of poo piles outside the gate. That was bizarre!

Fantastic dog park location, nice trail and benches with water and trash facilities! Very well…read moremaintained and landscaped.

This is a great place to take the family for a day of fishing. They are open 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM…read more It is seasonal, so check their web site to make sure they are open http://zettsfishhatchery.com/index.html They are usually closed Mondays, but this Memorial Day they WILL be open. This is a fish hatchery and they stock ponds in the area, among other things. But they have about a dozen small lakes for the public to fish in, and they are easily accessible by car and you just park on the side of the road by the pond. Many benches to sit on, and there are some covered picnic tables too. The covered spots are good if it should rain, or be a blazing hot sunny day. They have an area by the "store" that is handicapped (wheelchair) accessible. They sell all the bait you might need, several varieties.They also have some snacks and drinks. Not sure if they rent fishing poles, so I recomend bringing your own. They do sell fishing tackle if you come up short on anything, but you are better off stocking up at Wal-Mart on snacks, drinks, tackle, and night crawlers before you go. Some people not only bring a cooler, but a BBQ grill. I can't tell you what fish you could hope to catch, but certainly they have catfish and others. Our catch today was nothing to write home about, but a few fellows caught several catfish that looked about 24". On our last outing we had about three "keepers" that we made a nice fried catfishe dinner out of, along with some "fried green tomatoes". YUMMY. And they let you take home up to six fish per person per day. Anything over 35" though you have to put back. The downside in terms of facilities is that they only have port-a-johns, but you get a ticket and it's good all day so you can leave for lunch and return. It is a couple of miles from Inwood where there is Sheets and fast food places (exit 5 of I-81).

We drive up from the middle of Virginia to Zetts. We've stocked our ponds over the last 5 years…read morewith their wide collection of fish and plants.