Parks and Recreation
The Town has several tennis courts and ball fields in addition to two parks: Centennial Park (E. Danville St./15 acres) and Parker Park (W. End of Halifax St./55 acres). Parker Park features nine playing fields for softball, baseball, soccer, basketball and volleyball. Veterans Memorial Parks is adjacent to Centennial Park.
Baseball History Article
Courtesy of Baretta Taylor, CO-GM/Advertising Director, South Hill
Enterprise
The county, civic and church groups offer public recreational
programs. The South Hill YMCA offers programs
for all ages.
The South Hill Country Club (434) 757-7558 features a nine-hole, private equity course offering 2,900 yards of golf from the longest tees. The facilities also include a swimming pool, tennis courts and a club house. The South Hill Country Club (434) 757-7558 features a nine-hole, private equity course offering 2,900 yards of golf from the longest tees. The facilities also include a swimming pool, tennis courts and a club house. The Woodfield Club also features a swimming pool, tennis courts and a club house.
A full range of water sports is available in the area with some 1,150 miles of shoreline on Buggs Island Lake, the largest lake in Virginia, and Lake Gaston. Millions of tourists flock to the two lakes annually. Vast fishing and regional and national bass fishing tournaments are held on them.
Hunting is a staple of life here. With the plentiful forests, fertile fields, and bountiful lakes and streams, the area offers a rich habitat for a number of popular wild game species including: whitetail deer, black bear, turkey, fox, rabbit, squirrel, geese and duck.
On August 5, 1963, the Town purchased the Whittles Mill Dam and
adjacent property on both the Mecklenburg and Lunenburg sides of the
Meherrin River. The property, located off Highway
47, consists of 34