Nice place to visit if u like southern history, better visit before they take it down.

We looked up some parks to visit and chose this one based on the pictures for shading while walking and a good sidewalk. When we got to the park there were a ton of homeless people laying around the park and the park itself looked rundown and trashy. We did not stay long at all.

This is the infamous park where, several years ago, during a stand-in turned violent, a young lady in the crowd was struck and killed as well as numerous others injured. The clash between the two groups was in part due to the statue of Robert E. Lee in the center of what was then Lee park. Many found it offensive and the headlines it received encouraged other groups across the south to lobby to have similar statues removed from college campuses and parks.

Great downtown. Lots of neat shops to browse and buy. Eat in the street from local restaurants serving. Lots of things to see. Beautiful brick street. Walk, walk and walk.

A beautiful statue. Thankfully it is protected by a state law.

Beautiful and sunny day about 60 degrees. Nice view of downtown with a slope to the parks hill. Large tree on the corner likely several hundred years old, guessing by its 4-5-foot diameter. Worth a look, as is Charlottesvilles other parks well planned many years ago.

How I miss Charlottesville; Tom Tom Festival this weekend is awesome!

Nice place for breakfast. I walked over from Bogos. Great to see the Lee statue is uncovered.

All of Charlottesvilles parks are great

A historic, good and quiet place inside downtown!

My history your history OUR history. Never forget, I not trying to repeat nor relive Civil War nor slavery. Lynchings either but they still happen in America...Slavery too...

Always amazing events done here the tom tom festival was fantastic this week they do it twice a year thanks to the Sponsors we allHad a great time walking around in a historic park filled with much turmoil right now this is where the Robert E Lee statue is still there tarted as we fight for its freedom to stay where he belongs for the public to enjoy with pride and learn about history near where our forefathers planned things in the nearby court house this park and area has so much history. The courthouse at one time was a church on weekends one time. But go walk this park see its small but a quaint area to hold a music and events. The tom tom festival is twice a year there the spring one is much bigger and a week long. There are other events that have been held in peace in this park.

Its called LEE PARK dang it! ... 5 stars for the history of it, not the un-intellectual renaming of it.

Super historic with several amazing monuments.

Its a nice park in the city center. Unfortunately there may be some shady characters around but I have never been bothered by any. Thankfully the tarp has been removed from the statue now. The only controversy about this park is caused by the boneheaded duality that is American politics.

Dont go here during a Rally.

Its pretty and one of our greatest generals has a home there needed to clean up tho

It was a beautiful and safe park when I was at UVA back in the 80s. Now it has become a place to buy drugs, hang out with homeless, or drink beer from a can. When will Charlottesville learn that if you treat your own city like C rap than everyone else will too!

Its very pretty there. Its also close to the market spaces so you can visit lots of different vendors & shops also.

Went there last Friday night. It was a little crowded. There was a cool candlelight vigil. Gotta love Charlottesville parks and Rec!

A beautiful park especially the weeping cherry tree, and the magnificent statue of Lee regardless of ones opinion of the historical man.

Went to the Tom Tom Festival. Love it. Been going for the past 2 years

I went there in the hopes of having a better understanding of the madness that happened there. I didnt see any protesting going on but I did see several people who were diverse in ethnicity lounging about the park. They were sitting on the benches or just laying on the grass. Some of the folks were smoking pot and everyone seemed to be happy. My thought at that moment was apparently this statue is not that offensive after all. What is offensive is the people, on both sides, who stir up the hate that led to this fiasco. This did not have to happen and the people to blame is the local government as well as the governor at the time, Terry McAuliffe.

Thats a wonderful statue of General Lee hidden under a garbage bag. Pity about the name change. As a UVa alumnus, i used to be a frequent visitor to Cville

The idiots of Charlottesville now call this a park. Robert E. Lees statue has a bag over it. Homeless drunks were everywhere, and loud disrespectful students and persons were littered there. When I visited 10 years ago, it was a beautiful area, warm and welcoming, with lots of history to learn.

A beautiful statue. The ugly fence around it shouldnt be there but otherwise its a pretty cool place.

Did not get to see the Robert E Lee statue and I wanted to.Shopping wad good around there though.

I love my history and the statues that remind us our history!

The proper name for this park is LEE PARK. It was named for Robert E. Lee . Stop re-writing history! Leave the statue alone.

This park is a disgrace to Charlottesville and all Virginians. It’s espwcially hideous right now with the giant trash bags covering those beautiful statues. What kind of city government allows that?? Remove the tarps, Keep the name! LEE PARK!

City council took a beautiful park and ruined it by placing a ugly black tarp over the beautiful statue located there. What a shame!

Lovely place. very beautiful.

I saw nothing there celebrating Emancipation; only the dominating symbol of oppression and injustice.

I enjoy the vibrant community events that take place here!

Love this park Im still calling it Lee park though.

The park is beautiful but unfortunately will always be an even worse part of history than in some peoples opinion of it already was. I remain neutral and love everyone but I will say that the statues are a part of our history that alot of people dont like. Then again there are statues in my home city of Richmond that are still standing and hope to continue to see more statues put up of historic Virginians. History is history. Its in the past and there is no gain erasing it. The real gain is learning from history and not making the same mistakes. Everyone has a different way they look at things and if we all agreed nobody would be different. Theres a difference in trying to make a difference but using the first amendment to schedule riots isnt the answer. This park should be renamed The Heather Heyer memorial park and have a statue of her in it now. Yes. The current statue is historic but I dont think he lived there and most likely never fired a bullet from that plot of land. It can be moved to a confederate site especially now that a woman gave her life for this park. I hope we all have a peaceful day and even more ahead. Always remember Heather.

Another America historical town trashing down and nobody seems to care, lots of history but now a trash site , make America Great again !!!huh .

“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” George Santanya

This was once Lee Park . Now the beautiful Lee equestrian statue is covered with a garbage bag . What a shame .

Statue was covered in black plastic. We did not see what we came to see. Park was full of homeless.

Great park for a stroll with some scenery.

Nice place to visit and sit and be peaceful

Gutless City Council has ruined this place. Shame on them

Site of all the rallying and insanity here in cville lately. Im not rating it highly because of that at all, but because i like going there to be with friends as its very convenient in proximity to downtown.

The picture shared on Google is a disgrace! Take down the tarp and Ill take down the 1 star review.

We hate the trash, tarps& clutter which are now there! Disgusting!

Lee Park is great. Keep the statue.

Nice riots

Such a tragedy that the city spends so much time and expense in keeping tarps on such a magnificent piece of equestrian sculpture/Confederate Memorial.

Ill never go here now, I planned to come as a child one day. I guess that dream is gone, you could say a black shroud is over it.

Peaceful place.

Very good and helpful

I loved it

Emancipation Park, formerly known as Lee Park, is a public park in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Beautiful

Love the new name.

Thankfully, no White Supremicists around..just a quiet fall evening spent walking around with my wife in the park.

Stone Lives MATTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lee park

This is Robert E. Lee park.

Not a good place for children.

Sad because of the tarps

Stop the drugs in the park please

No signage with name of the park.

Nice quiet park.

SMH

You misspelled LEE Park. It will always be LEE park.

Feel history here

A park in the middle of Charlottesville

Park is open.

Like I want to visit a city that doesnt appreciate their history or mine.

A epitome of America

Historical interest

No more tarp!

Disappointed that the statue was covered up to hide history.

I saw protests in news.