Founders Park
Founders Park in Alexandria, VA is a welcoming community park featuring a fenced dog area where dogs can safely enjoy off-leash play. The park offers seating areas, paved paths for walks, and shaded spots for comfort. It is equipped with amenities such as trash bins and poop bag stations to keep the area clean. Parking is available nearby, making it convenient for visitors.
Reviews
When the weather is nice, this is the place I want to be. Living in old town can be a bit noisy but this little park helps me enjoy a bit of nature and it’s a quite a treat too! The landscape is so well kept, there are plenty of benches to sit on, many trees that offer shade when it’s really hot and sunny out, and the “trail” itself is nice to get your exercise on too. It’s kind of a combination of being both a park and a dog park without the actual dog fence in place – I think it would be nice to have an official dog area in place but they do have a dog fountain for dogs to replenish themselves. My boyfriend and I LOVE to picnic at this park and while it does get busy during the nice weather – it doesn’t take away the beauty at all. It’s a very pleasant and hip area where you will find both families and friends of all ages hanging out – even on summer nights! Old town is charming altogether, but this is one of my favorite places to be for sure.
Nice open air expanse, by the riverside. It’s very refreshing to be here!
Nice and relaxing day at the dock and there is a good walk way around the shore line. Parking is free on Sundays but limited to 2 hours Monday through Saturday.
If you are planning to visit Old Town in Alexandria, consider parking close to Founders Park and start your walk from there.
As you stroll along the riverside, you can watch boats sail by. It is not uncommon to see street performance on the waterfront.
There are tons of great restaurants and antique shops as well.
6OCT2024 Lovely spot to hangout, eat lunch on a blanket, and enjoy the view along the Potomac. Beautiful views all around and everyone from everywhere is always out here walking around in historic Alexandria.
This park is well kept and really inviting to be out and about. Parking is free on Sundays but limited to 2 hours Monday through Saturday.