Clarksburg is also a family-oriented city. Its many parks and neighborhood playgrounds are kept in excellent condition and provide year-round enjoyment for Clarksburg residents.

Veterans Memorial Park A 50-acre park located off of US Route 98 and Route 19S, includes a 50-meter Olympic sized pool and water slide complex in addition to an 18-hole miniature golf course. Also included within the confines are a 2-mile fitness trail, lighted tennis courts, basketball court, three little league baseball fields (1 lighted) and many picnic areas with six shelters with grills.

Clarksburg City Park - a 38-acre park located along Route 29 south near Nutter Fort is the home of the “Frank Loria Memorial Baseball Field” –one of the best facilities of its kind in the state of West Virginia! This park also has a softball field, three little league baseball fields, a soccer filed, multi-purpose field, play areas, tennis courts, lighted basketball court, volleyball court and four picnic shelters with grills.

Lowndes Hill Park is a 58-acre park that overlooks the city of Clarksburg and is the location of the YMCA and a favorite of civil war buffs with the former “trenches” still visible around this area.

The city of Clarksburg also has 17 smaller communuity park areas in and around the city. For a list of all these recreational areas, please go to the City of Clarksburg’s web site and click on “city offices” at top of home page, then click on Board of Park Commissioners.