41 Monument Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Purcell Park is a 67 acre park located on Monument Avenue on the east side and on South Main Street on the south side of the park. There are two entrances to the park - one from Monument Avenue and the other from Miller Circle off of South Main Street. The park has three softball/baseball fields, three tennis courts, two pickleball courts, a playground, three picnic shelters, several restrooms, and a 1.5 mile walking trail. A large portion of the Bluestone Trail also runs through the park.
ARPA-Funded Replacement of Kids Castle - In December 2022, Harrisonburg City Council approved utilizing $2.65 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the replacement of the Kids Castle play structure at Purcell Park. The City is currently finalizing designs for the new playground, which will be built on the site of the current playground starting in 2025. More information and design visuals of the playground will be presented to the Harrisonburg community in late September. A detailed public engagement campaign took place in 2019-2020, where community members expressed interest in replacing the aging structure with a new and unique playground utilizing some of the new, exciting options available for modern play structures. Feedback from community members is being used in designing the new playground.
[15.6MB] Purcell Park Master Plan - 2020 - The Purcell Park Master Plan was undertaken by the City of Harrisonburg’s Parks and Recreation Department in response to playground safety concerns and recurring flooding issues from waterways through the park. A thorough assessment of the underlying site conditions and community desires, and the feasibility of various options studied, was needed to develop a plan that would serve the City in the near future and provide a blueprint for future development. This document describes the master plan process and resulting recommendation