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Fort Clifton Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 135 Google reviews · Running trail in Colonial Heights, Virginia · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Fort Clifton Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
24-acre park with an amphitheater, ball fields & a fishing pier, plus picnic shelters & trails.
What runners say about Fort Clifton Park
“It's always clean; I've been bringing my sons here since they were 2, always something to do and wide open spaces, it's where they learned to ride their bike, we love it!”
“The doggo smelled all the smells and thoroughly enjoyed her time here; the person was grateful for the beautiful landscape bc we were going nowhere fast.”
“A great place to spend peaceful time and enjoy nature.”
This park is very nice place full of beautiful trees. It has a beautiful walking trail which takes you to a beautiful lake. A great place to spend peaceful time and enjoy nature. Very quiet. In the fall it was all covered by leaves. Nature's beauty at it's best. Amazing experience every time when we go there.
Surprisingly interesting park featuring history, river views, and plenty of small trails. The infrastructure is in questionable condition and they could use a little graffiti clean up, but it is definitely a more interesting park than one would expect from colonial heights.
A nice quiet park with walking trails. Good place to bring your children so they can run off some of that energy. Once a year they have the Fort Clifton Festival which has all kinds of local vendors and crafts for sale. Plenty of good food to eat as well.
Great scenic trails, and plenty of places to hangout and enjoy the weather. Not the best place to go if you're mainly interested in running trail tho, the biggest circuit through the trails I found was about .33 miles.
Trail conditions & character
“The doggo smelled all the smells and thoroughly enjoyed her time here; the person was grateful for the beautiful landscape bc we were going nowhere fast.”
“A great place to spend peaceful time and enjoy nature.”
Plan your run at Fort Clifton Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websitecolonialheightsva.gov
- Phone(804) 520-9390
- Social Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–6 PM |
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