Oak Grove Lake Park

Oak Grove Lake Park is a 157-acre public city park in Chesapeake with a lake, a paved loop trail of about 1.5 miles, and wooded areas. It has a long-standing, informal reputation on gay cruising directories as a daytime meeting spot, particularly around the parking lot and the trails. This is an unofficial use of an ordinary public park, not a sanctioned venue: it is family-frequented, patrolled by City of Chesapeake park staff, and subject to Virginia public-decency law, so discretion and respect for other park users are essential. The park keeps standard daylight hours (roughly dawn to dusk). Anyone visiting should be aware of the legal limits on public activity and prioritize personal safety.