Attractions

Northside Park

8400 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, VA 23505 (757) 441-2400

This 62-acre park is a picnic haven. It offers five large picnic shelters, 12 small picnic shelters and a roadside picnic area. Here you will also find a year-round indoor pool with a sun patio, two lighted softball diamonds, a playground, walking paths, outdoor basketball court, seven tennis courts, a wading pool, ongoing aquatic programs and skateboard park. It is also home to Imagination Island, the largest community-built playground in the area.

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