Lakewood Park,

1402 Brandon Avenue Southwest, Roanoke, VA 24015

"Some of Roanokes oldest most magnificent trees are here on the hillside of this park. I've been trying to save them from English Ivy since nobody else cares about them"

"My children love to come here. Nice play area. Picnic tables and grill. Its relatively quiet and easily accessible. Nice place!"

"It's a great park! A little playground for small kids, huge field for the bigger kids play sports, a pond for little kids to explore with supervision, a fenced off drainage canal, a separate area to keep your more rough game away smaller kids or your dog from people wanting to pet and touch. It's not fully enclosed, so it's not secure. Do not turn your dog fully loose. But it's a nice place to work my dog while on a 75ft training lead. Like a lot of spots in this quaint city, the little pond leads to a lot of wildlife. So keep an eye out."

"Great place for the pup to get out and explore. Quiet. Been there 3 times and each time not crowded at all. But they have been in off hours.... but is a beautiful place, benches, kids playground, basketball court, volleyball net and a lot of room to roam."

"Lakewood Park has playground equipment, restroom facilities, benches, a grill, and a picnic table or two, all set near a stream-fed, algae-covered, rather disgusting manmade pond. I’d give it three stars as a playground for kids. The real treasures are the creek that runs through it and the forested hill behind it. Safer for adults than for small children, the creek and forest offer cool, quiet hideaways from the summer heat and are great for an in-town mini-hike or(relatively) quiet break."