Long Bridge Park

Great park near dca airport. Small walking trail to view the city and airport. Athletic fields are available to play on.

A beautiful park, placed around a long bridge. Lots of soccer fields and a nice view of the Potomac and Reagan National airport. It’s not very large, but a very nice place for a stroll.

This is an amazing Park! We play youth soccer here and the fields and views awesome.

This is an excellent place to hang around… on weekends.
The parking is free here on weekends, and its right near everything. It’s super close to Ronald Reagan Airport, that you can really see the planes taking off and landing and its roughly 2 miles away from Gravelly Point, another park in the Arlington area. It’s also right on top of CSX’s RF&P sub, so you’ve got plenty of train action too (and if you go during the week you also get the VRE).
It is a very clean park, and the police keep it that way. I was driving back when I saw a police car hiding in the shrubs (they look for people speeding through the park), but it is also a bit of a pain to try and find good parking. Lots of traps, and the streets are slightly narrow. Yes, it’s near the Crystal City metro stop, but this is rough findings, really.
I also found a tough time finding water fountains, which can be problematic on hot days. Do they allow people to come into the soccer pitches to do that?
But I recommend coming out here for a jog, a walk, a railfan outing, or just to watch some planes, its so beautiful!

Long boardwalk with a view of DC and the river from the end. It is illuminated at night and a good place to go for a run, walk, or bike ride. They have lots of soccer fields too and have some events like 4^th of July with food trucks, a band, and a view of the downtown fireworks.

The fields are always in use, which is great for me, since I like running in a well lit, populated area. It’s never too crowded and it’s good for families and dogs. There’s a nice view of the water from the actual bridge that overlooks the fields.

Clean, property lit and safe park within walking distance of Crystal City/​Pentagon Mall. I’ve never had a problem with parking here but the construction can make driving here a bit of a pain. Plenty of things to do, seating and great views of the city.

I love Long Bridge Park, especially the walkway near Crystal /​Pentagon City. It’s such a beautiful place to walk at night. It’s both well-​lit and highly frequented, so it feels quite safe (though I still wouldn’t walk it alone and prefer company). I love the man-​made structures and benches. I also love the view this park affords of DC across the river — you can see the monuments quite well on a clear night, especially if you go to an area of the walkway that is not obstructed by trees. This park reminded me a lot of the Highline in NYC. It’s a fun, man-​made walkway with great views of the city. I haven’t been to the park itself during the day, but I saw that there are several sports offerings and the fields are lit up so people played during the evening as well.

Three turf soccer fields, restrooms and an esplanade all within a quick drive from Clarendon. Fields are lit up at night and on the north side of crystal city and close to pentagon city and Reagan Airport (DCA). Paid parking till 6 pm. I would like to give this place 5 stars but there are only a couple benches for watching games and there are no covered seating areas.

Once you find your way through the construction, you park in a lot below the level of the gorgeous fields. Pay for parking, go up the steps, play soccer on synthetic flat soccer fields, leaving friends/​family/​pets to hang out in the surrounding walking paths that border the wildlife sanctuary and railroad tracks. When they get bored with all that, they can watch the construction workers who have been digging up the street for… about 2 years. No end in sight.
If you didn’t pay for your parking, chances are good that you’ll be ticketed when you get back. Also, your friends, family, and pets will have sun stroke (or be soaking wet depending on the weather) as there is no shelter for them anywhere to be found.

This is a very, very nice park! I can’t believe that I’m just finding out about it!
I had a great time there today and it seems like a very cool place to hang out at. I was impressed with the fields — they are well manicured! I hope to spend a few of my upcoming summer/​fall days over here this year.

New in late 2011/​early 2012. Nice place to take a lunch time stroll if you live or work nearby in Crystal City. Wide, smooth walking paths that crisscross the park with steps and ramps to make your stroll as long or short and energetic as you want. Not enough? There are numerous ball fields in the park and while there is usually a game or two going, there are often two or three people on a field just practicing on playing a little one-​on-​one. The playing fields have the high-​tech turf that looks like grass, but isn’t; the rest of the park is grass and flowering plants.
If you don’t live or work nearby, grab metro to Crystal City and walk that last ¼ mile — on weekdays (during the day) it’s all pay-​to-​park and crowded by those of us just trying to park to work. I’ve never been in on the weekends, but if there are a few games going, I’m betting it crowded. Another reason the grab metro? The road that runs along the park is a mess from the ongoing new construction and there’s little hope that will change anytime soon. On the plus side, the run-​down, abandoned motel and warehouses are gone and the new (finished) buildings are attractive and well maintained so it’s a pleasant stroll, not a spooky one.
There’s no playground for the kiddies, so if you looking for that kind of park you need to head a few blocks west over towards Pentagon City.

You’ve got to pay to park before 5pm during the week and the road to get here is bumpy, filled with potholes and choked with construction vehicles. That aside, this is an immaculate new park that will eventually boast a state of the art swimming center. A major plus for me is that it’s located right next to CSX’s RF&P line, which is heavily traveled by Amtrak, CSX and VRE. So yes, there’s plenty of opportunities for railfanning here, but the location of the esplanade means that you’ll have to wait until later in the day for your trains to not be backlit by the sun. Runway 15 of National Airport is also right in line with the park, so you have ample view of planes taking off; No, it’s not Gravelly Point and 15 is infrequently used only by smaller planes, but it’s a nice spot nonetheless.
The rest of the park is a veritable brag list of how the county is transforming an old industrial brownfield into a demonstration in cutting edge ecology. Or something like that. In any event, despite being tucked into an out-​of-​the-​way corner of Crystal City and still currently under construction, this is a fine urban park.

GREAT SPOT FOR 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS! No metro hassle. No tourists. Great location to see the fireworks show. We’ll be back!

Can’t believe how nice this park is!
Not sure how long this park has been here but I have been around long enough to remember when this area was just weeds and vacant lots for the towing companies. In what appears to be one of Arlington’s newer parks, you will find 2 – 3 soccer fields with ample green space (could not tell if it was turf or grass) for chillin out or letting the dog run around. And I’m not talking about that grass with burn spots or holes dug out from dead grass here and there. The green space is immaculate. There is a long sidewalk that runs parallel to a new loft apartment building on one side and the river on the other. DCA is right on the other side of the river so you’ll see your share of planes too. Best yet, as you walk farther in, you can see the monument!

Gotta love this place. 3 HUGE fields for soccer /​football or any other field sport. Synthetic grass, well maintained. They have both full size goals for soccer and smaller sized ones for smaller games. Each field has the option of playing the full pitch, or 2 smaller pitches, meaning you could potentially play 6 games on 3 fields, which is great. Lines are all painted clearly and the quality of the nets /​pitch is pretty solid. Also a nice (and heated) bathroom set on the far side of the field which is a great service Arlington County provides. The parking is more than ample. Only bad thing is its hard to find, and the roads to get there are super confusing (and really rough on the tires). Hope they continue to develop this spot because its great for soccer and football.