Mount Trashmore Park

{{about|the Virginia Beach site||Mount Trashmore (disambiguation)}}

{{about|the Virginia Beach site||Mount Trashmore (disambiguation)}}

[[File:Mt Trashmore.jpg|thumb|The seal of the City of Virginia Beach, visible on the side of Mount Trashmore]]

[[File:Mt Trashmore.jpg|thumb|The seal of the City of Virginia Beach, visible on the side of Mount Trashmore]]

'''Mount Trashmore Park''', also known simply as '''Mount Trashmore''', is a city [[park]] located in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], which opened in 1974,{{cite web|url=http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/parks-recreation/parks-trails/Documents/mount-trashmore-park-map.pdf|title=Mount Trashmore Park|publisher=City of Virginia Beach|format=PDFre|accessdate=2010-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/bal-bab-vatrashmore-story.html|title=Mount Trashmore|first=Sarah|last=Hartough|website=baltimoresun.com}} Mount Trashmore is an example of [[landfill#Land reclamation|landfill reuse]], as its creation consisted of the conversion of an abandoned landfill into a park. The park spans 165 acres (67{{nbs}}ha) with hills larger than {{convert|60|ft|m}} high and {{convert|800|ft|m}} long. Facilities include three large, two medium, and six small picnic shelters, playground areas, four volleyball areas, parking, vending machines and restrooms. Mount Trashmore Park also has multiple walking trails: a Perimeter Trail that measures {{convert|1.95|mi|km}}, a Lake Trail that measures {{convert|1.45|mi|km}}, and a Mountain Trail that measures {{convert|1.30|mi|km}}. The Lake Trail and the Hill Trail may be combined for a trail measuring {{convert|2.75|mi|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 more than a million visitors a year.{{citation |last =Garrow |first =Hattie Brown |title =Trashmore has million(.35) reasons to celebrate |newspaper =[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |date =2007-03-01 |url =http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=120328&ran=12814 |accessdate =2007-10-05 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234229/http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=120328&ran=12814 |archive-date =2007-09-26 |url-status =dead }}

'''Mount Trashmore Park''', also known simply as '''Mount Trashmore''', is a city [[park]] located in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], which opened in 1974,{{cite web|url=http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/parks-recreation/parks-trails/Documents/mount-trashmore-park-map.pdf|title=Mount Trashmore Park|publisher=City of Virginia Beach|format=PDFre|accessdate=2010-06-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/bal-bab-vatrashmore-story.html|title=Mount Trashmore|first=Sarah|last=Hartough|website=baltimoresun.com}} Mount Trashmore is an example of [[landfill#Land reclamation|landfill reuse]], as its creation consisted of the conversion of an abandoned landfill into a park. The park spans 165 acres (67{{nbs}}ha) with hills larger than {{convert|60|ft|m}} high and {{convert|800|ft|m}} long. Facilities include three large, two medium, and six small picnic shelters, [[playground]] areas, four volleyball areas, parking, vending machines and restrooms. Mount Trashmore Park also has multiple walking trails: a Perimeter Trail that measures {{convert|1.95|mi|km}}, a Lake Trail that measures {{convert|1.45|mi|km}}, and a Mountain Trail that measures {{convert|1.30|mi|km}}. The Lake Trail and the Hill Trail may be combined for a trail measuring {{convert|2.75|mi|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 more than a million visitors a year.{{citation |last =Garrow |first =Hattie Brown |title =Trashmore has million(.35) reasons to celebrate |newspaper =[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |date =2007-03-01 |url =http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=120328&ran=12814 |accessdate =2007-10-05 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234229/http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=120328&ran=12814 |archive-date =2007-09-26 |url-status =dead }}

The park is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. until sunset.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ilovevirginiabeach.com/index.iml/attractions/boardwalk_&_landmarks |title=Virginia Beach Attractions |accessdate=2019-06-08}}

The park is open seven days a week from 7:30 a.m. until sunset.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ilovevirginiabeach.com/index.iml/attractions/boardwalk_&_landmarks |title=Virginia Beach Attractions |accessdate=2019-06-08}}