State facilities
Machicomoco State Park, 3601 Timberneck Farm Road, Hayes. Open 8 a.m.-dusk. Walking, trails, biking campsites, yurts, picnic shelters, car-top boat launch, floating docks, interpretive pavilion. Info: dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/machicomoco.
Wellford-Taliaferro Wayside, at the intersection of Route 623, Ware Neck Road, and Route 690, Flat Iron Road, Gloucester, just off John Clayton Memorial Highway. This is one of a handful of picnic waysides in Virginia maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Amenities at Abingdon Park in Hayes include a picnic shelter with tables and playing fields.

County Parks
Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism operates a number of parks. For detailed information on fees, reservations, hours of operation and amenities, call 804-693-2355 or visit gloucesterva.info, click on the Government tab and then Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Some of the amenities are seasonal.
Abingdon Park, 7023 Powhatan Drive, Hayes. Athletic field...