The, Newport, News, Department, of, Parks, Recreation, and, Tourism, (also known as Newport News Parks)

The, Newport, News, Department, of, Parks, Recreation, and, Tourism, (also known as Newport News Parks) is the government agency responsible for maintaining city parks and other sites of interest to tourists and the general population within the city of Newport News, Virginia. It is under the authority of Assistant City Manager Neil Morgan. The Director of Newport News Parks is Michael Poplawski.
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Newport News Parks is responsible for the maintenance of thirty-two city parks. The smallest is less than half an acre (2,000 m²). The largest, Newport News Park, is 8,065 acres (33 km²), the second-largest city park in the United States. The parks are scattered throughout the city, from Endview Plantation in the northern end of the city to King-Lincoln Park in the southern end near the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The parks offer a variety of services to visitors, ranging from traditional park services like camping and fishing to activities like archery and disc golf.

See List of parks in Newport News, Virginia


Historic sites
Newport News Parks maintains eight historic sites within the city. Four of these are located within parks.

Battle of Dam #1, located in Newport News Park
Battle of Lee's Mill, located in Lee's Mill Park
Congress and Cumberland Overlook, located in Christopher Newport Park
Monitor-Merrimac Overlook, located in Anderson Park
Skiffe's Creek Redoubt
Warwick Court House
Newport News Victory Arch
Young's Mill
All of these historic sites (with the exception of the Victory Arch) were significant during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War in 1862.


Museums
Five museums are run by the department:

Endview Plantation, located in Newport News Park
Lee Hall Mansion
Lee Hall Train Depot
Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center
Virginia War Museum

Sports programs and community centers
Newport News Parks runs eight sports facilities and community centers in the city for use by city residents.

Achievable Dream Tennis Center
Deer Run Golf Course
Doris Miller Recreation Center
Huntington Park Tennis Center
Midtown Community Center
Riverview Gymnastics Center
Stoney Run Athletics Center
Warwick Recreation Center
The department runs youth leagues for basketball, American football, soccer, indoor field hockey, and wrestling. Leagues are also run for adults in basketball, flag football, softball, table tennis, and volleyball.