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