Camp Catalpa Park-Disc Golf/Playground/Trails

This park is a very good park. I love walking my dog early in the AM. But I have a couple of criticism. First, beware of huge poison ivy vines they can cut them but..2nd their website is not up to date. I have driven to the park several times only to find it closed. The website indicated open. I called the parks office and got zip for answer. That said, the park within itself is great.
4 7 years ago (03-03-2018)

Upon moving here to Richmond I rather liked the feel of this park before the renovations. It was nice, secluded and had a lot of nature and natural settings that made the walking paths of Camp Catalpa more enjoyable. Some of the animals that you used to see are no longer around. There used to be rabbits, all kinds of birds, and even a deer every now and then. Now the squirrels and birds are returning but not quite as much as before. With the recent renovations it’s a more open space, with gravel walking trails and some that take you right by Lake Reba. There is a lot of space for frisbee golf, if you’re into that sort of thing. They have added a playground for children so they have a place to play. It still has the original pavilions, both you can reserve for family gatherings or events. And accessible bathrooms just in case you need to go after a long walk. Overall, I like this location and the new path ways, but the old secluded feeling is gone. It used to be a location that if you wanted to be by yourself within a natural setting to maybe meditate or collect your thoughts.
4 8 years ago (27-10-2017)

I left a review but it somehow disappeared from the reviews. I will write it again and again if it disappears again. This time I will write it a different way. Before, I loved walking through the woods and enjoyed running into the wild deer 🦌 and other animals that roamed through the woods. Since they have updated the new look and tore away some of brush that the animals felt safe around instead of an open concept, the wild life has decreased and the last review I did for this place, someone responded by saying that the wildlife was still in tact and that they only did the renovations because the Honey-Suckles had consumed the entire park and they had to do it to save the rare trees 🌲 and habitat. I understand that the Park was a little bushy and needed a clipping but you didn’t have to destroy the integrity of the land to do so. The Squirrels are finally coming back in numbers but it’s not going to bring back the birds 🦅 or ground animals. They added a Play-ground for children 👶 and even made it out of wood material to match the concept. But it would have been better if they put the dog park here instead of another place for children. The dogs 🐕 would have had more space to run freely over here anyways and safer away from the park. Someone’s thought process is a little short to be making decisions. Plus instead of a Play-ground, A bigger Parking lot would have been better. Who ever came up with these decisions don’t need to keep working in this field. They need to quit trying to impress people and do what is necessary, Not what they think they will look like in the Sunday paper. I will say I am slowly taking time to come back and watch it grow. It might grow on me. But I do miss the the peaceful, meditation, and all the animals this place once had. Some people don’t care about relaxing and only caring about who they can impress.
2 8 years ago (03-10-2017)

Nice new Park ( Redone and more updated )
5 7 years ago (10-05-2018)

Love this park!
5 8 years ago (19-12-2017)