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Historic urban parkland featuring interconnected lakes, wooded paths, open meadows, and scenic overlooks designed for recreation, reflection, and seasonal change.
General Information
Outdoor daylight access only
How to Get There
From Richmond, VA (2 mi): Travel west toward Carytown on Cary Street or Floyd Avenue, follow signs for Swan Lake Drive, and continue into the park along internal loop roads.
Overview
Byrd Park is a 200-acre park in Richmond next to Maymont, with a mile-long exercise trail, three small lakes, an amphitheater, and monuments. Pedal boats rent on Boat Lake (Fountain Lake), which has a lighted fountain. It is named for William Byrd II, whose family owned much of the land when Richmond was founded in 1737, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
The park grew around Richmond's 1870s-80s reservoir. Its Virginia War Memorial Carillon, with 56 bells, was built in 1932 for those who died in World War I and is played on Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and July 4.
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