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Starkey Park
5701 Crystal Creek Drive
Roanoke, VA 24018

Hours: 6:00am-11:00pm

Description:  Starkey Park is home to a large number of athletics fields, including some of the County's premiere baseball facilities, and Merriman Soccer Complex.  Get into the park from any of three separate park entrances.  Crystal Creek Road, Merriman Road (At Intersection with Starkey) and Merriman Road at Soccer Complex.  These sections of the park are often referred to as Starkey 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

Directions: From Route 419, turn onto Starkey Road.  Go to the stop sign and bear right, continuing on Starkey to its intersection with Merriman.  Entrances located on Merriman and Crystal Creek Drive.  DIRECTIONS ONLINE using Google Maps

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Description

Park Area

 

 

60 acres

Picnic Shelters

 

 

one rentable shelter in park center, one non-rentable shelter at Merriman Soccer Complex, both seat 64 CHECK AVAILABILITY

Tables

 

 

ten 8' tables in main shelter, four 8' tables in Merriman shelter

Grills

 

 

2 surrounding main shelter, 1 large and 1 small

Playgrounds

 

 

 

Bathrooms

 

 

masonry building houses concessions stand and bathrooms, only open during tournaments

Porto-Johns

 

 

 two units located at main shelter, two seasonal units at Merriman Soccer Complex parking lot

Electricity

 

 

 avaialble at main shelter

Water Fountain

 

 

located near main shelter

Athletics Fields

 

 

8 seasonal softball/baaseball, three soccer fields at Marriman Soccer Complex, various smaller soccer/football fields

Tennis Courts

 

 

 

Volleyball

 

 

 

Basketball

 

 

 

Horseshoes

 

 

 located near far shelter and beside ballfield #5

Frisbee Golf

 

 

Trails

 

Merriman Soccer complex to far side of the park

Parking

 

Over 150 spaces spread throughout three park sections

View our  Parks and Facilities Guidebook