Sports & Recreation
Richmond offers the entertainment options of larger cities with the accessibility, atmosphere and traffic of a smaller town.
- Richmond Flying Squirrels, AA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants baseball team
- Richmond Kickers, member of the United Soccer Leagues (USL)
- Richmond Revolution and Richmond Raiders professional indoor football teams
- NASCAR auto racing at the Richmond International Raceway
- Kings Dominion and nearby Busch Gardens theme parks
- Class I through IV urban white water rafting and kayaking
- Richmond Marathon
- State Fair of Virginia
- 28 public golf courses
- Pocahontas State Park with 7,700 acres of park and forest land
- More than 100 local parks and 6,500 acres of park land
- Youth recreation and adult social sports leagues
- Short drive to University of Virginia, D.C-Baltimore, and Hampton Roads entertainment markets
- NCAA spectator sports including VCU and UR basketball and UR football
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901 E. Byrd St., Suite 801
Richmond, VA, USA 23219
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