Description

This 160-acre park is a multi-use facility that includes a nature center and a 5.5 mile long system of trails. The trails are accessible behind the nature center, with two paved wheelchair accessible options. The trails wind through forested uplands, riparian woodlands and beside a private reservoir, which allows for good viewing of woodpeckers, hawks, and a variety of songbirds. An observant eye will catch a great many other wildlife, including turtles, dragonflies, frogs, and several species of snakes.  Also be on the lookout for native orchids and after a rainy spell, mushrooms of every size, shape and color.

Directions

Physical address: 3401 Courthouse Road, North Chesterfield, VA 23236

From Richmond, take SR 76/Powhite Parkway South to Courthouse Road in Chesterfield County. Turn left onto Courthouse Road/Rt. 653 and travel 1.4 miles. Rockwood Park is located south of the Powhite Expressway just before reaching Hull Street (US 360). Turn left into the park.