UPDATE ON DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IRENE

The Museum is very fortunate that there was no damage to the building or the artifacts; however we lost over 40 trees with many more that are damaged. Clean-up efforts will continue for the next several weeks. Museum Drive through the Park will be closed on occasion for debris removal.

The Noland Trail is open but runners and walkers use it at their own risk. There is significant debris over much of the trail. It is completely blocked in some locations, so we ask that you not try and cross over. Please be respectful of our clean-up crews as they may ask you to turn around at certain locations.

Please consider supporting The Mariners’ Museum Park by texting “Park10” to 20222 to donate $10 to our mobile giving campaign.

The Mariners' Museum Park is 550 acres of privately maintained, naturally wooded property that offers visitors a quiet and serene place to walk, run, or picnic. Within the Park is the 167-acre Lake Maury, named for the famed 19th-century oceanographer and native Virginian, Matthew Fontaine Maury.

Following the shoreline of Lake Maury is the five-mile Noland Trail. Dedicated as a gift from the Noland Family in 1991 and with significant ongoing financial support from the Noland Family, the trail has fourteen bridges, picnic areas, benches, handicap access, and mile markers. Each fall The Mariners' Museum hosts a 10K run on the Noland Trail.

The Mariners’ Museum Park is open daily to the public. Benches at approximately every half-mile offer places of rest along the trail, and views of Lake Maury can be found around every corner. 

The famous Lion’s Bridge, a dam that provides a breathtaking view of the James River, remains a highlight for visitors—a perfect family gathering place to enjoy the Museum Park. The beauty of the dam is enhanced by several fine pieces of statuary designed by Anna Hyatt Huntington, sculptor and wife of Museum founder Archer Milton Huntington. Four stone lions were mounted on the ends of the parapets of the dam in October 1932. Anna also created and dedicated a monument entitled Conquering the Wild that overlooks the Lion’s Bridge, the park, and Lake Maury.