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Mariners’ Lake Natural Area
This 29-acre city-owned park is the setting for
an informal system of mountain bike and hiking
trails surrounding a portion of Mariners’ Lake.
The property is totally wooded and provides
habitat for a number of native wildlife species.
Newport News Public Schools
Newport News Public Schools outdoor
recreational facilities are generally accessible
to the public when school is not in session, and Municipal Lane Park
in some instances, serve as the neighborhood
park. There are two public schools within the Hilton Tennis Club, founded in 1938, which
plan area. Hilton Elementary School is located at includes 4 clay tennis courts and a small
the terminus of Main Street on the James River clubhouse for members.
waterfront in Hilton Village and includes open
space with a large play structure. The Warwick Huntington Park
High School campus includes football and Although Huntington Park is not within the
baseball fields and a running track as well as the boundary, it lies directly south of the plan area
Warwick Recreation Center and 8 tennis courts. and has pedestrian connections to the adjacent
Rivermont neighborhood. The park serves as a
transition between the predominantly single-
family residential neighborhoods of Greater
Hilton and the more intensely developed
areas south of Mercury Boulevard, leading to
downtown Newport News.
Hilton Ravine Park
Hilton Ravine Park
Hilton Ravine Park, which was included in the Huntington Park
original Hilton Village Master Plan, features a
gravel trail, small natural amphitheater, and Green Foundation Open Space
stormwater filtration channel. A 415-foot long The open space at 315 Center Avenue is owned
fishing pier, benches and a restored beach area and maintained by the Green Foundation, a
are additional recreational amenities in the park. non-profit organization that acquires properties
for the purposes of “preserving, transforming,
Municipal Lane Park and promoting green spaces throughout the
Municipal Lane Park, located adjacent to the city.” The Green Foundation has also partnered
Main Street Library, contains approximately with “Friends of the James River at Hilton Beach”
4 acres. It includes a playground, the Hilton to assist with restoration efforts for the Hilton
community garden and the privately-managed Ravine Park.
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