The park was nice with great views! There was a serious lack of information about how the camping in the park worked. For anyone wanting to camp at the park:1. It is first come first serve but you have to check in at the nature center first. Thats means you have to make it there before they close at 4 pm , and they pick your campsite for you.2. If you end up with Campsite 1 like I did, it is RIGHT next to the trail and you end up like a zoo animal, being observed by all of the other park patrons who are walking, jogging or cycling by on the trail.3. They lockup the park pretty good after sunset. So having some temporary guests come over to chill around the fire pit with you is not a thing.4. They have a nice fire pit and some wood was provided and plenty was laying around. (Although pretty damp)5. No alcohol is allowed and the fires are supposed to be out by 10:30pm.

This is such a fun and beautiful place to go to take photos, go for a walk, or to have a picnic. I’ve been here twice, and there are always tons of staff ready to help. It’s just a really beautiful place to go and I totally recommend it.

Excellent trails and lakes. Nature center with interesting exhibits. Butterfly garden. Playground is nice but a little too shady for us (currently closed). Weve been going to this park for many years.

Lots of room to roam. Plenty of trails. A good sized dog park (but very muddy so be prepared.) There are even yurts for rent! The lakes are beautiful and the smallest one is FULL of turtles. I’ve never seen so many turtles in my life. At least a couple hundred if you go down to the bridge at the end of the path that bisects the lake. Will definitely be back for more exploring and maybe some camping too.

These images are from 2012 when I was stationed in Norfolk. This park was such a wonderful place to visit. I would escape and just enjoy nature for some one on one time. I would put in my headphones and just relax.

I love this park but I had 1 bad experience, when we came back home my son(1 year old)had 6 tiny ticks on him they looked like specks. so Im nervous to go back. and we have no animals of our own at all. so if you have any little kids just make sure to check their skin. their so tiny they look like moles. but very up close you can tell its a tick. the one on granite is a very zoomed in picture the one on the cup is how it looks not zoomed in.

I recently moved from VB to Hampton. I have always enjoyed nature. So one nice Nov , afternoon I took my dog Smokey out . We enjoyed the views , nice trails was a pleasent day for both. )

I love the paddle boating here. It is perfect for social distancing with your family. Great walks and beautiful views! Staff is very friendly and informative!

This is a beautiful park to relax or exercise. I love taking pictures of the lakes. They reflect beautifully and the pictures are amazing. I often see egrets and occasionally I see a great heron. The woods and wild life are a great way to get away from a busy life and take a break.

Beautiful park. I rented/reserved the Lakeside shelter for a baby shower. When I arrived I had to clean trash up in the shelter. One of the 2 trash cans was so full it had trash hanging out of it. We finally ran down one of the rangers who were wheeling around on the four wheelers and got her to empty the trash. I thought an $80 rental fee would reserve us a trashfree location. Despite is all, the shower was beautiful.

Always a great place to go on walks or take pictures, great for all ages and they even have a dog park! Along with a regular play ground for the kiddos. Lastly at their welcome center they have a display of snakes and other reptiles to look at and you can rent a paddle/row boat!

We held a very small wedding ceremony on site. Folks were friendly and respectful. Site itself was beautiful and well kept.

This is really nice small park with the longest trail being a little over 2 miles. I like some of the switchbacks when I do hit the trails. They have an extremely beautiful lake with little floats for turtles to sun bath on, which happens pretty often. There are plenty of spots to go fishing and even a small boat launch. Noticed that they have a bird watch pavilion which is pretty cool. Easily one the prettier parks in the area even if it’s on the smaller side.

Place is pretty nice for the first time. I love the marsh trail. I actually got lost in the woods here a few years ago. Although when you come here so often it gets so boring. People at the nature center are nice, I appreciate the vending machines but sometimes they dont work. Its okay ️

Great place to rent a kayak for the day. The yurts are in good condition and make great starter camp outs. Large walking paths with nice shade. The bathrooms are clean. The staff is friendly.

Beautiful park! Will definitely visit again.

What a beautiful place to be. Visited for a baby shower at one of the shelters. It was wonderful a s distancing was not a problem.

I always love going to Sandy Bottom. There are so many nice trails, camping areas, yurts, and fun things to do! You can rent a paddle boat or canoe to go out on the big lake, rent a boat to fish in the smaller lake or fish from the pier, play on the playground and so much more. (Of course, the rentals are unavailable during the Covid shutdown, but you can still go fishing from the pier and take walks along the many trails). There is also a dog park available upon purchasing a membership.

I absolutely love this place!! This walk was great. My family enjoyed the wildlife and especially the turtles. I was in awe when I saw that they rent out Yurts. Like amazing. We have a beautiful time....and there is alot of shade. They have the benches and other seating in various parts of the trail...that was very convenient. There only fault is that the rocks on the trail were murder....even for a $85 pair of good sneakers. But I was thankful that we didnt see any snakes....hey when you are in the woods....your on mother natures territory.

One of the best parks in Hampton roads! Beautiful trails for bikes, walking and running. Cute campsites, boating on the lake, and an awesome playground for the littles. Hard to beat for a place to walk on a hot day, the shade makes it tolerable. Highly recommend.

Nice walking trails around the lake or thru woods. Picnic tables. Nice local getaway.

Well maintained trails and park. Doesnt get to crowded with plenty of parking. I do wish there was more difficult mountain bike trails

Very nice park. Great nature center. Lots of trails, both walking and trail bike. Boat rentals, picnic areas... Check out their website at Hampton.gov.

Always very relaxing to visit, Sandy Bottom Nature Park is beautiful and natural, allowing for individuals to commune with nature although large enough to accommodate a surprisingly large number of guests without appearing to be crowded. The structures which have been erected are extremely useful for individuals and groups, and everything seems very thoughtfully done.

Love fishing and waking the trails. Our dog loves the dog park too

Love this park its one of my favorites it is great for family events! Really relaxing place & you can even camp over the weekend if you would like....

Awesome trails to walk and run at. Very well kept and great views

Sandy Bottom is the ideal place to walk, think, talk, and enjoy nature. Trail options service those who want to spend twenty minutes or an hour and a half taking in the scenery. Ive been to several pavillion birthday parties, and the park was the perfect locale! Water sports, playground, varied types of trails, and plenty of wildlife.

Ive enjoyed this park for many years. Its a nice, flat, easy walk. Lots of opportunity to take photographs of landscape and wildlife. Even in the winter there are usually birds wading in the shallow water as well as ducks. Springtime with newly hatched ducklings is also a great time to shoot pictures. The indoor facility has plenty to see with a lot of live exhibits. Well worth a visit.

Pretty much everything you could ask for in a city park. Lots of trails, very well maintained.

Love taking my dog here for a shaded walk..paths are easy on her paws..love the paddle boats also....

Great park with lots of paths, discovered this park during this time of uncertainty and it blessed my soul. Please enjoy some of my photos!

The shaded trails are amazing. We had a really good family-time morning.

Great park for picnics, hiking and camping.

Its a great place to hang out and the yurts are really nice..love it!!!

Its a great place for the whole family. There are different kind of trails in the park.

We had a great experience kayaking on Crystal Lake. The park associate who helped us tonight was kind and explained their permit program. She also showed us a couple other lakes available to kayak and fish on. We will definitely be coming back and enjoying this park many more times to come.

There is a short bike/walking trail. It is dirt or gravel. There are 2 observing towers. In the back of the ponds is a platform where the turtles hang out. So far the lake is off limits.

I love Sandy Bottom. Every time I’m there I ask myself, “why don’t I visit more often?” Quick way to get in touch with nature. Highway traffic noise is the only downside.

Great park with easy trails that are regularly cleared and great for walking or running! Their boat rentals are very affordable and their park rangers are very nice. They also have a stellar educational center with live animals that you can learn about.Had a great time here on my birthday cooking over an open fire away one of their campsites that we rented.

This is a great park! Very quiet and wooded with several hiking trails. Perfect place to take the dogs for a nice walk. It’s never too crowded, so you really get that nature feel. Great place to see wildlife, such as herons, turtles and snakes. My favorite thing to do here is rent a boat (canoe or paddle boat) and spend some time out on the lake. It’s very peaceful and they also allow you to bring your dogs on the boats, which is a major plus! The park also allows tent camping and has really cute yurts that you can rent out. Definitely a great place to spend the afternoon!

Great park. Almost completely covered in shade. Has a nice big dog park. License required annually but its worth it. Very big park with lots of trails and plenty other ammeneties

Sandy Bottom is my favorite Hampton park. The trails are nice and good for running. There’s plenty of shaded trails for hot days. You can also rent a canoe for a few dollars. There’s a park with swings, slides, and more for kids. There’s also reptiles inside of the Nature Center that are fun to look at and learn about. The only downfall to Sandy Bottom is flooding on the trails. The shaded trails sometimes flood. If it has rained a lot recently you’ll want to avoid certain trails.

Well kept trails. But the nonstop traffic noise is insane. Anyone using the words nature and hiking are doing so very loosely. Nice place to take the kids

Very nice trails. Love the boats. Bathroom are clean

Great place ! $4 to rent a paddle boat for an hour $15 for the day. Lots of trails to explore. Was able to take my puppy she loved it !

I love this place because it is a beautiful location, you can rent canoes, John boats, paddle boats. There is a dog park and campsites and yurts. There is a pavillion and an skool amphitheater for telling stories and such. It is a good place to walk dogs, spot wildlife, jog, and enjoy nature.

Just started utilizing the kayaks and canoes a great experience and price for anyone

This is the best Park in Hampton. Many trails for walking riding, dog park, many activities for kids and adults. And the scenery is gorgeous!

Wonderful nature park in the area. Trail and recreational areas to bring family.

Great place, and so much to do! Walk along the trails, go fishing, rent a canoe or cabin, etc. There is a dog park there as well. Definitely will be going back!

My kids love this place. Great family oriented low cost hang out spot.

Bummer no swimming and cant bring your own craft But great family fun and Nature sites!

This is a nice park. They have a big multipurpose room that a friend was able to use for her husbands memorial service/party. It was perfect for what her husband would have wanted. He loved the outdoors and this room with its large Windows all around really put you in the middle of it. I am very thankful for such facilities and spots like this in the area.

Playground was closed but still enjoyed a walk in nature with the kids.

Awesome place to enjoy nature, walk, and bike! Great outdoor experience with the grandkids!

Birthday party- rented a shelter right by the boat rentals/water. The location was good. The kids loved paddle boating. No balloons or alcohol. The rangers seemed like they were bored and in everyones business.

Always bring my dog. Everyone here is friendly and their dogs are social. Overall a relaxing, enjoyable experience!

Nice walk under the shade of the trees on a hot sunny day. We had a small picnic but a bit disappointed the paddle boats were not for rent, but we understand due to the circumstances is hard to keep things sanitized. We LOVE Sandy Bottom.

Great trails in the midst of the city. Felt remote. Well kept and great discovery center.

Beautiful place! Paddle boat, scenic walks, and lots of turtles. Great place for kids and adults to connect with nature. Picnic tables and playgrounds as well as a discovery center.

Nice weather to take a walk. Enjoy being out in nature feeding fish and turtles in lake. Alot of people out with their dogs walking.

Absolutely gorgeous like an oasis in the chaos of life. Lake, trees, dog park, etc. Beauty of life.

Love this place. Rangers are friendly staff is kind. The dog park is wonderful. Just make sure you pay the $10 dog park fee so dont get a trespassing ticket in the dog park.

Great place for nature lovers. Bass tournament. Boat rentals. Bike paths. Horse riding trails. Freshwater fishing. Rustic Camping. Scenic views. Walking trails and Bark Park open from sunrise to sunset.

If I could give this place a 0 I would. I recently made a reservation for an outdoor site in May and was informed by the site staff that they were taking online payments to hold sites reservations for outdoor pavilion sites and informed me that they would be able to take individuals post-COVID 19 openings in JUNE 2020. They waited a whole month after taking my payment to inform me that they were unable to accept patrons at their park and that they would have to issue me a refund. Daily, the park is open and I constantly see individuals outside walking around, running and utilizing the pavilion spaces without a reservation and no delegation by staff otherwise telling them they cannot use the property. I am very upset in accordance to this because they should have had better management and communication with local/state government staff in accordance to operation and function. Its not acceptable to be open daily for anyone to show up but when individuals try and take precautions to make careful and skilled reservations, they cannot honor it. I will not be referring others to utilize this property in the future.

We absolutely love this park! The trails are gorgeous and quiet and the dog park is fun!

I love this place. We went camping here and had a great time. You can go walking around the trail which is very beautiful. If you like to fish there is that as well. Im not really into fishing but many people in my family are and they said it was not a bad place for it. I do like to kayak and did a bit of it here. I wish it had inlets. The staff were very polite and cool. We had a fire a night. Sat around playing music. I would recommend to anyone. There are snakes but its a nature park. No losing points for that.

Pretty scenery and great pictures. Um I couldnt find a public bathroom so left early. But it is free. Just a.memership fpr dpg park i think is 10. Flyers and info outside of visitor center. Visitor center closed

Great place to take your family and dog. We camp here and let our pets play at the park. So many things to do here. Small children to grown adults can have plenty adventure filled memories. I love the variety.

Great trails. Lots of wildlife!

Finally got to go in the john boats!!! Awesome price for a half day. Caught 5 BIG catfish and 1 bass.

This park is awesome because there is bathrooms, paddle boats, campfire setups, and on site accessible Rangers who can help you. So if youre into running theres 11 different trails and tons of benches if you want to just chill out and enjoy the beauty of the park.

Was a nice place. Take a little while to find the trail we were looking for.

Awesome place to take the kids for a walk. Lots of cool wildlife.

Great place gor a walk or run of up to 5 miles, and dog friendly. :-)

Only saw a small part but nice place to visit. Will be back!

Excellent place for walking, running or cycling (even fishing)

One of the best places to go!! They have everything from camp grounds to fishing if you would like to just walk the trails they have that too!!

I love sandy bottom! Its a smaller park, but its well maintained and beautiful. My wife and dogs love it there, its easily one of their favorite places we take them to. Due to being small, it can sometimes be hard to escape car noise, but for its location, Ill easily look over that minor inconvenience! Definitely a fun relaxing place to visit.

Great place to take nature pictures. I visit here all the time and have got some great shots.You can rent paddle boats, canoes or small cabins for the night. If you prefer to stay in your own tent they have space you can rent as well. There is also a bark park, my lab loves this place.Sandy Bottom is a gem in Hampton.

It was clear, the receptionist was a lovely friendly knowledgeable woman , paddle boats were clean, & reasonably to rent

Great for walking and photography. A lot of people bring their dogs here for walks and the dog park. There is a $10 fee to use the dog park. The only building is the information center so most handicap questions about this place do not apply. The information center also provides information about paddle boat/kayak rentals. The only other structures here are the picnic tables, roofed picnic areas (with grills), the overlook, and the dog park. There are camping sites here, ones with provided shelter but also ones where its a bring your own tent situation. Theres a variety of paths to take, so you are able to walk somewhere different everytime you come here. The most popular places here are the dog park, and a tall, wooden overlook. Benches can be found sporadically throughout the various trails as well. It gets a bit noisy in the parts of the park that are near the highway, but, for the most part, the park is pretty quiet and you can talk at a normal conversation level. The trails are also very well maintained. The gravel on the main trails is refreshed fairly regularly and the trails in the woodsy portions are pretty easy to follow and clear of major branches and roots.tl;dr: Great park all and all. Clean and very scenic. You can go here every week and it feels like a new park everytime, while still remaining familiar. c: c: c:

Great place for a walk or photography. Bring the dog or explore the lake in a canoe.

My dog, my husband, and I absolutely loved this place. Its beautiful with nice trails, theres the bark park. Just a lot to do, nice places to sit. Will definitely be going there again.Edit: this is our favorite dog park and we try to go every day

Always a great experience!

Serene setting for walking, jogging, biking.

Really nice park. Beautiful.

Went to visit with my girlfriend down from NY. Nice trail for jogs or hikes. Didnt care for the gravel paved trail around lake, but for a city park, 5 stars

Nice walking trails and pretty views. We love coming with our kids. Playground with bathroom... and fun little nature center with some reptiles. Good spot to be outdoors!

Once a dump now a Beautiful area dedicated to wildlife, pets Dog Park must bring paperwork for pets shots and family, Multiple walking/ running trails fantastic views and Avery nice museum of the wildlife for the area.Picnic areas available also kayaks and canoes available to rent, fishing pond. A great time

This is one of the places I go for walks and runs. Lately I use this to ride my bike.

Rented a john boat for the day. The attendant at the front desk was very helpful and kind.

It was kind of cold today but it did not take away the absolute beauty of Sandy bottom park. Truly a scenic place to be.

Its nice to be able to get in a workout outdoors, its a plus to be able to see little ducklings chasing after their mother, turtles sun bathing, and a family of deer crossing your path! I loved it!

Great place to walk full of shady trees family friendly

Great place to get outdoors. Good trails for all ages!

Had a great time with my friends playing football.Yeah Baby!It was my first time @ Sandy Bottom Nature Park

One of my favorite places

Sandy Bottom Nature Park gets Five Stars. It is a true natural gem right here in Hampton, a beautiful place to get close to nature and just exhale. Whether walking or cycling, its simply a wonderful natural area that satisfies the need to get away for an hour or two, or more. Or even overnight if camping is your thing.