Parks and Recreation
South Hill is home to both Centennial Park (E. Danville St./15 acres) and Parker Park (W. End of Halifax St./55 acres). Centennial Park hosts numerous annual festivals and has two modern tennis courts and two covered pavilions with restrooms. It is also a green area for kids to run and play and has a shaded playground with a wide variety of climbing equipment, swings, sliding boards, etc. Veterans Memorial Parks is adjacent to Centennial Park.
Parker Park is a beautiful state of the art sports facility featuring nine lighted baseball/softball fields which may be converted to soccer fields, an indoor training facility for baseball/softball, three basketball courts, a sand volleyball court, walking trails/areas, picnic areas and two concession areas with restrooms. Parker Park frequently hosts district, state and national baseball/softball tournaments and has hosted several World Series tournaments.
Baseball History Article
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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.
South Hill is partnering with its neighbors to develop the Tobacco Heritage Trail, a 150 mile hiking, cycling, horseback trail extending through five counties.
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