Thaiss Memorial Park

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Built over a half century ago, Thaiss Memorial Park no longer meets the needs of today’s parkgoers. For this reason, the City of Fairfax has identified the park for redevelopment.

Thaiss Memorial Park features five baseball fields, a small playground, and a meeting space with restrooms. Facilities are not ADA accessible, are outdated and small, and offer little to the community. Construction will begin mid December 2024 and go through Spring 2026. The park will be closed while undergoing its renovation.

While the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail will remain open during the renovation of Thaiss Park, the trail will not be able to be accessed through the park.

The redesign envisions a multigenerational destination for our community. The updated park will feature:

  • Three modern-sized ADA accessible baseball fields with dedicated seating and updated LED lighting that will drastically reduce light spill
  • A 7,500-square-foot multigenerational playground to replace the current 1,100 sf playground
  • A new half-court basketball area and a 1/5-mile walking track
  • An updated facility featuring family restrooms, concessions, covered picnic plaza, and an ADA accessible meeting space
  • 50% more parking with drop-off/pick-up zone
  • 100 tree plantings and new bioretention area, updated stormwater management, and removal of the existing parking from Resource Protection Area, and restored vegetation
  • Adult Fitness Equipment
  • New connections to public street and Cross-County Trail



Final Concept plan showing park improvements

Built over a half century ago, Thaiss Memorial Park no longer meets the needs of today’s parkgoers. For this reason, the City of Fairfax has identified the park for redevelopment.

Thaiss Memorial Park features five baseball fields, a small playground, and a meeting space with restrooms. Facilities are not ADA accessible, are outdated and small, and offer little to the community. Construction will begin mid December 2024 and go through Spring 2026. The park will be closed while undergoing its renovation.

While the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail will remain open during the renovation of Thaiss Park, the trail will not be able to be accessed through the park.

The redesign envisions a multigenerational destination for our community. The updated park will feature:

  • Three modern-sized ADA accessible baseball fields with dedicated seating and updated LED lighting that will drastically reduce light spill
  • A 7,500-square-foot multigenerational playground to replace the current 1,100 sf playground
  • A new half-court basketball area and a 1/5-mile walking track
  • An updated facility featuring family restrooms, concessions, covered picnic plaza, and an ADA accessible meeting space
  • 50% more parking with drop-off/pick-up zone
  • 100 tree plantings and new bioretention area, updated stormwater management, and removal of the existing parking from Resource Protection Area, and restored vegetation
  • Adult Fitness Equipment
  • New connections to public street and Cross-County Trail



Final Concept plan showing park improvements

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  • Share Residents from the neighborhood east of the park walk through the park to access the CUE and WMATA buses that run on Pickett Road. If the whole park is cut off, there is no similar walkable connection between the northern part of the neighborhood and Pickett. What accommodation has been made to allow these transit riders to continue accessing the bus stops on Pickett? on Facebook Share Residents from the neighborhood east of the park walk through the park to access the CUE and WMATA buses that run on Pickett Road. If the whole park is cut off, there is no similar walkable connection between the northern part of the neighborhood and Pickett. What accommodation has been made to allow these transit riders to continue accessing the bus stops on Pickett? on Twitter Share Residents from the neighborhood east of the park walk through the park to access the CUE and WMATA buses that run on Pickett Road. If the whole park is cut off, there is no similar walkable connection between the northern part of the neighborhood and Pickett. What accommodation has been made to allow these transit riders to continue accessing the bus stops on Pickett? on Linkedin Email Residents from the neighborhood east of the park walk through the park to access the CUE and WMATA buses that run on Pickett Road. If the whole park is cut off, there is no similar walkable connection between the northern part of the neighborhood and Pickett. What accommodation has been made to allow these transit riders to continue accessing the bus stops on Pickett? link

    Residents from the neighborhood east of the park walk through the park to access the CUE and WMATA buses that run on Pickett Road. If the whole park is cut off, there is no similar walkable connection between the northern part of the neighborhood and Pickett. What accommodation has been made to allow these transit riders to continue accessing the bus stops on Pickett?

    Sarah Kline asked 4 months ago

    Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, due to safety concerns, we cannot open a path through the park during construction. An alternate route to consider is to access the Cross-County Trail at the end of Mill Springs Drive. The trail will remain open for the duration of the renovations. Community members can follow the trail under the bridge to the west side of Pickett. This option is not as convenient as the current route through the park, but this is a short-term closure for long-term improvements to the park.

  • Share What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. on Facebook Share What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. on Twitter Share What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. on Linkedin Email What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high. link

    What is the net change in the total number of parking spaces in the new plan? The current layout is definitely under parked for 5 fields, with multiple simultaneous games, but with only three fields the parking requirements may not be as high.

    Bob Reinsel III asked about 2 years ago

    The plan calls for increasing the number of parking spots from 69 to 99.

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