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𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 

• 1112 Maple St, Ashland
• This playground has a sandpit, playground, swings, basketball court, and a public pool with a slide! 
• It’s great for little ones with baby swings, a ramped playground, and a restroom close by 

𝐏𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤⁣ 

• 601 England St, Ashland
• This sandpit is smaller, but also next to a skate park & by all of the climbing structures⁣
• The Ashland Library & downtown Ashland train tracks is a few blocks (0.5 miles) away 
• For more on Pufferbelly Park, see my review here.

𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝗪𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞⁣

• 8225 Hanover Wayside Rd, Hanover
• This “sandpit” is a volleyball court, but right next to the playground. We love that it gets a lot of shade in the afternoons⁣
• Check out my review of Hanover Wayside here.

Pole Green Park

• 8996 Pole Green Park Ln, Mechanicsville
• Another sand volleyball court, but it’s big and located right next to the playground!⁣
• Click here for more information on Pole Green Park

Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

• 1800 Lakeside Ave, Henrico
• The Children’s Garden at Lewis Ginter offers SO much to do: a sandpit (that sees great shade in the afternoons), play houses, a tree house, rope swings, monkey bars, a climbing tree, and more. There’s also a Children’s Library
• You can choose daily admission to the garden or choose a membership which is worth it if you plan to visit 3 or more times in one year
• For more info on the Lewis Ginter Children’s Garden, click here.

Twin Hickory Park

• 5011 Twin Hickory Rd, Glen Allen
• The “sandpit” here is also a volleyball court! This one has a great playground though and one of the best splash pads for little ones in the summertime

Rockwood Park

• 3401 Courthouse Rd, Richmond
• This “sandpit” is also actually a volleyball court! The playground here has one of the few “mommy and me” tandem swings

Wishing Well Park

• 2341 Winterfield Rd, Midlothian
• This is one of the best playgrounds for little ones in town! It is newly updated and COMPLETELY fenced in! ⁣This sandpit has tons of toys in it ready to be played with! 
• For more on Wishing Well Park, see my review here.