Great Bridge Lock Park

Great Bridge Lock Park is located by the draw bridge. There are boats, picnic areas and a playground. The waters on a sunny day makes it extra nice.

I haven't explored the whole park yet. On my visit my time was limited. I was here to try out a new camera and just parked along the canal near the bridge. Once parked I setup under the crape myrtle trees along the water and waited for the bridge to open. Fortunately it was on the hour, there were a couple of boats waiting to go through and I was able to get my photos pretty quick. I'm happy with the shots and will be returning to catch some sunset photos later this summer.

Always a great little park for a family day!We do try to avoid this park on really hot and sunny days the play equipment gets pretty hot!You can always find people fishing crabbing and enjoying family on the drive to park. The children's playground is great and was redone about a year ago. One warning is the way up to the slides is very high! Watch your little ones! They have some good path ways in the back. In the summer they get pretty over grown but still a nice walk near the water. We have also taken the kayaks out on the ramp and had a great time on the water. Lots of parking for cars and people with boats and trailers! They do have bathrooms but sometimes are locked they do have a Porta potty beside the bathrooms

There's something about being near the water that is relaxing. Peaceful. Restorative. And so when I noticed the Great Bridge Lock Park, I headed here to get some peace.The park has benches and shade and a great view of the water. This isn't the Atlantic - that's a good ways from here. It's the canal and some lakes with a boat launch which was being used by a bunch of dudes with jetskis today.Still, a nice spot for a picnic as they have some pavilions and some cookout spots and some folks are even fishing. I left relaxed.[Review 10832 overall, 602 of 2019.]

Nice little park. Peaceful and quiet! I loved exploring and taking pictures. Went on a cloudy day, but still managed to get some nice pics.

There is nothing not to like about this park. It's family, animal, boat, fishing, grilling, corn holing, biking, walking, running, hand-holding and nostalgia-friendly. Morning, afternoon or evening are the best times to come--yes, that's any time!Launch your boat, have a picnic, toss a line in the water or just simply relax and enjoy the magnificent scenery.It's one of Chesapeake's hidden gems.

A hidden park for the Chesapeake residents. It's Not your typical city park but a cool - relax - sit at the bay - type of spot. There's a bike or hike trail on premises but since I don't do bugs I didn't check it out. I just saw owners walking their dogs back in the woods.Anywhooo it's cool spot ..

Awesome playground for kids to play on, I can't wait to go back and go fishing! The locks are beautiful and there's tons of tidbit boards to read about the history of the area.

A very nice park with the river and the boat ramps. We had the birthday parties, a bridal shower, and many others held at this park. The trees and the water are really pretty for the viewings. It has some swamps around the park (Chesapeake is famous for having so many swamps) and there are some awesome flamingos glancing on the swamps. If you want to go out for a stroll on a boat on the water from the Elizabeth River to the Waterside in Norfolk for a lunch (there are rental piers for you to park your boat), Norfolk Naval Base (the world's largest naval base) sightings, or even to the Chesapeake Bay for the off shore fishing, start there!You can also catch the crabs at this park!

Beautiful spot. The trails should be expanded along the water. There is well worn trails, where you could tell people walked. Those need cleaned up and become official walking trails. Beautiful spot. Lots of picnic areas. Didn't do pics of those wanted to show the beauty that could showcased with well maintained walking trails.