Red Wing Park

Red Wing is one of those parks that’s great for everyone and anyone of all ages, even your dogs. Their dog park is $ 15 for an annual membership, they provide have water fountain and doggie bags. As for the entire park itself, theres playgrounds, plenty of shade, shelters for parties, benches, basketball court, a path to run on, even a little Japanese garden area where you can take pictures. Plenty of parking to go around. I don’t go out this way much, but when I do it’s always a good time.

Visited the park at the request of my son and I was amazed at how much it’s changed since the last time we were there which has been several years. Beautiful garden at the entrance along with playgrounds, a dog park, one basketball court, walking trails, and picnic shelters. My son and I went late evening and the dog park was packed. We went to shoot some hoops and had the whole court to ourselves. The cherry trees lining the street going into the park are beautiful this time of year and I saw quite a few people taking pics on their own and with professional photographers. Definitely a nice change from our neighborhood parks and I’ll be taking the kids back to try the trails next time.

I take my Shetland Sheepdog to the dog park and to walk around the woodsy areas. Very pretty and clean park. Every time I have been to the dog park everyone has been super friendly and all the dogs have gotten along. I would give 5 stars if they had a complete set of agility equipment.

Dog park is very nice and equipped with extensive exercising gigs. I just don’t like the way the place is not monitored, my dog was bit by a group of Great Danes which were brought out from a shelter, definitely not used to be around other dogs, after 5 min the dogs bit another dog just minding his business and actually broke his skin, the owners had to exchange information cause the poor fella probably needed stitches. Be aware

This is a really clean park. They have a beautiful Japanese walk through garden. They also have a dog park which is nice.
I wish they would update the kids play area. It’s really old, which is why I gave it a four star.

I have been here a couple times and I am really starting to like this park! The Japanese garden at the entrance is very pretty and unique. There are nice walking trails through the woods. There is a nice bathroom facility and water fountain. The dog park is grass and one side has agility equipment! There is a large covered pavilion and lots of picnic tables. I love all the huge trees that make it pretty and offer shade. There is plenty of parking and huge open grassy field. Next to the dog park is a children’s playground with swings. If my review was based solely on the playground it would be a 3 or 3.5. But adding the garden, trails, dog park, trees, etc I round it up to a 4. They also have an area to play horseshoes! Come see for yourself!

I find it outrageous that people are complaining about having to pay the $ 15 annual fee! And another person actually complaint that she had to register her pet with the city? Is this a joke?! Of course you have to! All good pet owners know that this is just what you do! Anyway… This park has being me and my husbands salvation. We have a 5 month old american pitbull terrier who is an absolute joy, sweet, loving and playful. As you know, dogs need LOTS of socialization, specially power breeds such as our pitbull, so we sign him up for puppy obedience class and we walk him
Twice a day for at least two hours, we also bring him to the beach often, but even with that we were never able to find him friends to play :(with a chihuahua at home who hates him (4 year old jealous princess) we were running out of ideas, craigslist, meet ups, you name it we were not going to stop until we found friendly dogs to interact with our Sire. And then we found Red Wing Park! The park itself is beautiful, with tones to do, but I specially like the dog park, its clean and relatively big, the dogs are friendly and most owners are pretty great at cleaning after their dogs, keeping an eye on them and giving love to other doggies. Of course you will always find the one douchebag who will look the other way while their dog is playing too rough or pooping everywhere, but nobody is perfect i guess.

I am actually extremely disappointed. I live close by and thought it would be nice to let my dog run around and play on this beautiful day. Come to find out it’s a $ 15 charge to walk around and let my dog play in a tiny park. I’m am sorry, but that is absolutely ridiculous. The lady who was checking registration was also EXTREMELY rude! We walked up to the gate not knowing about the registration rules and she told us we had «to leave immediately because this is a park for responsible pet owners.» What does that mean? He’s updated on everything. He just doesn’t have a pass to play at your park.

Not loving the dog park as there is no shade and the current water «fountain» is in a take tank that I assume heats in the sun.
I did notice that they were making improvements as some saplings were planted and the word on the street is for a permanent water fountain is in the works to be installed.
I will come back in a few months and check it out again.

Walk in the park…
I believe Red Wing Park is another one of VB’s hidden gems. There is a lot to do here and will not disappoint. Pack the car and the dogs and head out!
I love that they have a dog park here that is close enough to my house. Cali my Bassett hound loves the interaction from both people and dogs alike. She’s kinda a big deal here. JK. There are «poop» bags and water provided for the dogs. Covered benches for those sunny/​hot days. Rabies shots and a city license is a must to enter but that is for everyone’s safety. And for heavens sake if your dog is an asshole don’t bring them here! We don’t want no drama.
There are a ton of walking trails lined with beautiful flowers and shrubbery. This is a second option if you can’t get into dog park. There are two children’s playgrounds, a tennis court, restrooms and covered picnic areas with grills.
Okay it’s story time: one day I was walking the pup on one of the back trials and let him off the leash. He was ended up rolling in human feces (I am assuming it was one of the homeless people that frequent the park) This was completely my fault but none the less disgusting. LESSON LEARNED.

I visited RWP yesterday for the Fil-​Am Friendship Day. For some reason I was thinking park like kids park but I was way off. There’s more… You have a big ass open area of grass, woods with trails, a playground and toward the front a fenced in dog area.
It’s a great place to have big events. They have a paved road around the grass for walks and parades. Now that I think about it I do believe I attended an Alzheimer’s Association Walk Fundraiser at RWP years ago.
Perhaps it was the infusion of Filipinos into the park as to why the dog area was empty (no joke intended) but I was hoping to see more pups running around. It’s a bit of a hike for me to RWP and I was hoping to leave knowing that this would be a great place for the doggies to make some new friends. Someone tell me otherwise.
Cool spot. I think I prefer Mt. Trashmore over this but the dog park could be a draw.

I love Red Wing Park! The Japanese Garden is cute and nice to walk through. When the Japanese Cherry Blossoms are in bloom it is absolutely gorgeous! The playground has so many things to do and it’s nice that it’s partially shaded. We like to bring a blanket and have a little picnic in the open field when we are done at the playground.

Nice a large and friendly ppl. It’s nice to have friendly pet owners who don’t worry too much about the dogs rough housing it because that’s what dogs do lol. Also so far ppl do a good job keeping an eye on their pets. This is my second time here so far I’ll be returning for sure.

Of you’re new here, no one will tell you this but you have to register your dog and/​or cat with the city of Virginia Beach. If you don’t do that you can’t bring your dog to any of the dog parks. The park itself is cute, dogs are friendly you just have to jump over backwards and pay $ 15 for your dog to play.

I love this park. Its nestled behind a forest of trees off General Booth and one of the only parks in the area that has an enclosed dog park. The dog park requires a license– but they never, ever check. Not saying you should be an asshole and try to cheat the system, I am just making a general observation. Anyway, the highlight of this place is the Japanese Garden. Its lovely and the Cherry blossom trees in the spring are beautiful. They have a festival here when they bloom which is totally worth checking out. Whenever I come here it is never crowded and there is lots of room to do whatever it is you like to do at the park. I love it and I might even prefer it to Trashmore just for the sheer fact that there isn’t trash everywhere and there aren’t a million people all up in your shit. I was really a big fan of crowds anyway.

Typical Dog Park… with the addition that most owners pick up after their pup!
LOVE it when 10+ dogs are all playing!

A nice respite from the touristy board walk. The dog park was the reason why I came. The rest were added bonus. There was a trail and a mini japanese garden.
Bring insect repellant for their are mosquitos everywhere. Plenty of parking.

As others have mentioned, the Japanese Garden is a huge reason to visit Red Wing. If you are looking for a quick way to escape the weirdness that can be Va Beach, the garden is a great place to duck in and spend a few minutes, it can be incredibly therapeutic and highly refreshing. The little babbling brook running thru has an instantly calming effect and makes the day slow down to just the right speed.
Outside of the garden, there are some trails that intertwine throughout the front side of the park. Again, a great way to slow down and recenter without having to spend all day driving. These ‘hiking trails’ are really more like strolling trails, and you aren’t going to get an intense cardio workout here, but that really isn’t the point of Red Wing. Of course, there are other recreational opportunities here, there is a basket ball court that always seems to have just enough people to start a pickup game for instance. It also is a destination for dog owners, so pack up Fido and spend a few hours here (just please clean up after him…).
The park is on the other side of town from me, but when I need to get away and slow down, this is the place that I head towards. If you go, pack a camera and capture some of the scenery.

I went to Red Wing Park for the annual Fil-​Am Friendship Day. Despite the blazing heat, there were a ton of people there with a line of cars trying to get in, but also a line of cars coming out. Parking (you determine donation amount) was easy to be had, and there were several people directing, which was helpful. There were a number of acts performing under the big tent. We caught a group of young men and ladies singing a really great version of Musiq Soulchild’s «Just Friends» and later a group of girls doing Polynesian dance… very cute!
There were a few booths selling jewerly, some selling t-​shirts (bought one for $ 15), several civic and political group booths, and a couple food tents. There were inflatables there for the kids, so a little something for everyone. Unfortunately, it was just way too hot to be out there for too long and enjoy much. Accordingly, I didn’t get to see much of the park itself :(

Red Wing Park is a decent place. Lovely foliage, open fields, a baseball diamond, playgrounds, basketball hoops, volleyball nets and grills make the perfect place to grab a few friends and a cooler and make a day of it.
They have some great events at the park as well. My favorite are the Native American Pow-Wow’s held throughout the year.