Town parks throughout the region offer the possibility of picnics, exercise and more.

Clarke County:

• Rose Hill Park, in downtown Berryville, offers a playground, basketball courts and a gazebo. 955-1099

Frederick County/Winchester:

• Jim Barnett Park, at Cork Street across from Daniel Morgan Middle School, offers picnic shelters, tables and equipment, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, baseball and softball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, a fitness par course, hiking trails, a track for miniature radio-operated cars, a BMX racing track, an arboretum, miniature golf, a playground, lighted horseshoe pits, the Rolling Thunder POW-MIA Memorial, a lake and shuffleboard courts. 662-4946. www.winchesterva.gov/parks.

  There are also the following neighborhood parks: Elk Street Park, with a playground and picnic shelter, on Elk Street; Friendship Park, with basketball courts, a picnic shelter and soccer field, at 623 N. Pleasant Valley Road; Frederick Douglas Park, with a baseball field, basketball court, playground and picnic shelter, at 598 N. Kent St.; North-East-South-West Park, with an open area, climbing wall and swings, at 501 Darrview St.; Overlook Park, with a picnic shelter, at 50 Montague Circle; Park Place, with an open area, playground, soccer field and walking trail, at 2024 Harvest Drive; Rolling Hills Park, with an open area, at 702 Kennedy Drive; Shawnee Springs Preserve Park, with wetlands and an interpretive site, at 301 E. Pall Mall St.; Tevis Street Park, with an open area, at 2644 Stonegate Drive; Timbrook Park, with basketball courts, a playground, gazebo, swings and a volleyball court, at 132 East Lane; Weaver Park, with basketball courts, picnic shelters, soccer fields and swings, at 167 Bruce St.; Harvest Ridge Park, with an open area and soccer field, at 805 Crestview Terrace; Whittier Park, with basketball courts, playground, picnic shelter and soccer field, at 900 Whittier Ave.; Green Circle Park, with an open space, wetlands and a one-mile trail, at Jubal Early Drive and Handley Ave. 662-4946. www.winchesterva.gov/parks



• Abrams Creek Wetlands Preserve, at 1643 Meadow Branch Ave., enables you to observe wetland birds, rare wildflowers and wildlife. You can schedule nature walks and walk or bike the first mile of the Winchester Green Circle pathway. Parking is available at the Abrams Crossing commercial center on West Jubal Early Drive, and walking and biking to the preserve is encouraged. 662-4946. www.winchesterva.gov/parks.


• Stephens City's Town Commons has a shelter and a stage. The town park, behind Locust Street, has baseball fields. 896-3087


• Middletown Community Park, off Senseny Road, has shelters, a playground, swings and a baseball field. 869-3814



Shenandoah County:




• Mt. Jackson's Town Park, at 326 Wunder St., features a pool, a basketball court, two tennis courts, picnic pavilions, a playground, a volleyball court, a baseball field and a walking trail. 477-2121


• New Market Community Park, at 9670 Cadet Road, includes five tennis courts, six picnic shelters, three jungle gyms with swings, two baseball fields, a soccer field, gravel walking path and barbecue pit. 740-3432


• Strasburg Community Park, on Queen Street, features a pool, picnic shelters, tennis and basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields, beach volleyball, a playground and a boat landing with access to the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. 465-9197


• Woodstock's W.O. Riley Park, at 540 Park Avenue, offers tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic shelters, a playground, walking trail, beach volleyball, soccer fields and a pool. 459-3621


• Edinburg's Madison District Park, at 100 Park Road, has three picnic shelters, two tennis courts, two playgrounds, basketball court, softball field and a pool. 984-8521


• Warren County:
• Bowman's Park, on Luray Avenue in Front Royal, offers picnic tables and a botanical garden. 635-7819
• Happy Creek Trail, adjacent to Commerce Avenue in Front Royal, is designed for walkers, runners, bicyclists and hikers. It runs from Front Street on the north side of town to East Main Street on the southern end. 635-7819