Locust Shade Park

Very clean and respected park. It has a small lake for fishing or just enjoying the scenery. Also host hiking paths an ampatheater nice park for relaxing picnics or just time with the family. Also a hidden gem for photographers.

Locust Shade Park is one of the best in Quantico! Locust Shade is a little strip of land between I-​95 (Aka The 95) and Route 1. It is clean and fairly priced. I tried the Put Put course, the Golf Range, and the Batting Cage. I do have to say that if you go with seven or more people, like I did, make sure you can last through 3+ hours on the Put Put portion. After a while the kids got bored and we were running out of time. So we had to skip some of the less challenging holes. When we ate our late lunch, the picnic tables were clean and it was nice to be under shaded trees. The Golf Range was nice, but my skills proved to me that I need to come back here and practice more. The batting cage was nice, except for the overused bats. They need to be replaced. After the batting cages we had to leave because we ran out of time. I wished we could spend more time here. I would recommend coming here and spending the whole day here. Trust me you won’t get bored!

Small pond with catfish and perch, fun for kids to fish!

How this place rates 4 stars on Unilocal is beyond me. This «park» is very small. Probably the smallest state park I’ve ever been to. The «pond» is just a small man made cesspool that they stock with trout a few times a year. You can rent paddle boats and canoes but I would highly advise against it. The water is a dark brown color and the whole area smells like raw sewage. Apparently people swim in this pond? The thought of it is disgusting. I don’t even want to check out the trails considering how much trash was on the ground. Most of the bathrooms were locked and the one that we found that was open was very poorly kept. Both toilets were full of human waste. I won’t be coming back here.

This somewhat hidden park is a great place to do a variety of things. In addition to regular park offerings: playgrounds, swings, picnic areas, etc., they also have tennis courts, mini golf, batting cages, a driving range, fishing pond and an amphitheater.
I love how the park seems divided up… it makes the area you’re in feel more private and secluded. There are several different play areas for kids and many places to BBQ. The park is really clean and shaded in many areas. I highly recommend the mini golf. It was only $ 12.00 for a family of three to golf!
Locust Shade Park is a great place to go for either children’s birthday parties, a casual weekend afternoon or family fun place to get together.

Had a good few minutes here yesterday riding thru the grounds and checking out the facilities. I’m thinking that a day out here would make for a good change of pace without breaking the bank.
It’s not very large; it’ll take you just a few minutes to drive through the whole loop, so you’re not going to get lost. But there are enough woods for you to go nature-​walking while the family gets the burgers on the grill by the picnic tables. And close to the main entrance they have a driving range, a putt-​putt area and a set of batting cages. I took a few minutes to watch some young-​uns and their swings — even got a chance to give a few pointers here and there. I know, I know — ever the teacher. But hey they were smacking that ball pretty good afterwards :)
As Ah-​nald says: Ah’ll be baack!

This is actually a park it is clean and has several tennis courts. Went for a picnic and will return for fishing and maybe a swim in the lake.