Construction is underway on the new Hanson Regional Park at the southwestern edge of Ashburn. It’s one of two major new parks coming to the Ashburn area in the next few years.
Ashburn Magazine recently did a cover story with all the details and background on the new parks and we think readers of The Burn who haven’t seen it will find it interesting.
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Like any parent of young children, Jason Pualoa knows the value of getting his kids away from toys and television and outside into nature.
“They absolutely bounce off the walls when they are trapped inside all day,” said Pualoa, who lives in the Broadlands with his wife, Lindsay, and their sons, Dominic, age 5, and AJ, 2.
So when the weather is nice they head to one of Ashburn’s many parks.
“They love climbing on the playgrounds — running up and down them, running through them,” Pualoa said. “It’s imaginary play. Dominic likes to pretend he’s working a drive-through.”
Ashburn has some great parks — no doubt about it. Many are small parks built by individual neighborhoods. Many are playgrounds attached to local schools. And Loudoun County has a growing number of its own parks around Ashburn.
But two new parks currently in the works for the Ashburn area are something special — and unlike anything seen before in this area.
We’re talking about the Hal & Berni Hanson Memorial Regional Park and the Reservoir Park on the Beaverdam Reservoir.
What’s amazing about them — beyond the features and amenities they will bring to our community — is that they are truly a yin and yang when it comes to parks. They are completely different — with different vibes and different missions — but they will both add so much to life in Ashburn.