Virginia Beach, Virginia - Mount Trashmore Park

Address:
310 Edwin Drive, Virginia Beach, VA [Show Map]
Directions:
Mount Trashmore District Park. I-264 exit 17. South on Independence Blvd/Hwy 410 for about 3/4 mile. Left onto Edwin Drive for a half-mile, then right onto South Blvd. The Park entrance will be on the right.
Admission:
Free.
Hours:
7:30 - sunset. (Call to verify)
Phone:
757-473-5237
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Virginia Beach, Virginia - Mount Trashmore

I am a Virginia Beach native. This is a great place to go and have a picnic. For those of you on a road trip who want proof of the name of this famous Va. Beach landmark, take a picture in front of the wooden sign facing South Independence Blvd.

There are playgrounds, bird feeding, walking trails, fishing, basketball courts, picnic tables and even a skate park. A local tip: Bring a kite. If it is windy enough out, even a novice can fly one at the very top of the "Mountain." [Stephanie, 08/10/2007]

Virginia Beach, Virginia - Mount Trashmore Park

Mount Trashmore State Park contains what one might expect to find there: a mountain that started out as a landfill. Sixty feet high and over 800 feet long, Mount Trashmore's grassy appearance doesn't betray the secret of its trash core. There's no amazing exhibit about the whole "building a mountain out of trash" thing, but stopping for a picnic is definitely worth it, if just so you can tell people you did it. They probably won't believe you about the title (they haven't ever believed me). [Tami, 02/10/2005]

[RA: Massive landfill turned into a beautiful park, officially named "Mount Trashmore." Built in 1971, the 125 acre landfill was 60 feet high. Three flag poles serve as vents for methane gas; lightning struck one once and it caught fire. In 1990, Virginia Beach residents formed a human American Flag on Mount Trashmore to honor troops returning from the Persian Gulf War.]

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