Mount Trashmore
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Mount Trashmore Park, also known simply as Mount Trashmore, is a city park located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mount Trashmore is an example of landfill reuse as its creation consisted of the conversion of an abandoned landfill into a park. The park spans 165 acres (0.67 km²) with hills over 60 feet (18 m) high, over 800 feet (240 m) long. Facilities include four large and 11 small picnic shelters, playground areas, a basketball court, four volleyball areas, parking, vending machines and restrooms. Mount Trashmore Park also has multiple walking trails; a Perimeter Trail that measures 1.95 miles (3.14 km), a Lake Trail that measures 1.45 miles (2.33 km), and a Mountain Trail that measures 1.30 miles (2.09 km). The Lake Trail and the Hill Trail may be combined for a trail measuring 2.75 miles (4.43 km). The park also features two lakes where fishing is permitted. Since its opening in the 1970s, it ranks as the most popular park in Virginia Beach, with attendance of over one million visitors a year.[1]
Mount Trashmore Skate Park is located in the northeast corner of the park, where numerous professional skateboarders have made appearances, including Tony Hawk[citation needed]. The 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m²) skate park features an extensive street course including an above-ground, seven-foot deep bowl. The park also has a competition-sized vert ramp over 13 feet (4.0 m) tall and 40 feet (12 m) wide. On 16 August 2006, a fire damaged a significant portion of the skate park. [2] The skate park was completely rebuilt as of March 2007.
The park is open 7 days a week from 7:30 a.m. until sunset.
It was built in 1978.
Fairfax County, Virginia also has a Mount Trashmore, albeit not a park.
[edit] Kids' Cove
Kids' Cove, an innovative playground designed for children using children's ideas and input, is also located at Mount Trashmore Park. The playground which is handicapped accessible, was constructed totally by volunteers and coordinated by the Virginia Beach Jr. Woman's Club.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Garrow, Hattie Brown (2007-03-01), “Trashmore has million(.35) reasons to celebrate”, The Virginian-Pilot, <http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=120328&ran=12814>. Retrieved on 5 October 2007
- ^ Bourne, Dwayne (2006-08-17), “Fire damages skateboard park at Mount Trashmore”, The Virginian-Pilot, <http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=109374&ran=212362>. Retrieved on 5 October 2007
- ^ Mt. Trashmore Park, Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation, <http://vbgov.com/vgn.aspx?vgnextoid=aea92f9eb644c010VgnVCM1000006310640aRCRD&vgnextchannel=944ac67a3e83b010VgnVCM100000870b640aRCRD&vgnextparchannel=dfee54cf18ad9010VgnVCM100000870b640aRCRD>. Retrieved on 5 October 2007
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