Texas Beach in Richmond, Virginia is a riverside area located south of Maymont and west of Hollywood Cemetery. The area is named Texas Beach after Texas Avenue in the Maymont neighborhood, which was the original street to reach the recreation area.[1] Today, it served via the North Bank Trail. The area is home to numerous river beaches, a skatepark, and mountain bike trails.

Texas Beach
Footbridge over the CSX Railroad connecting Texas Beach to Maymont
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Coordinates: 37°31′48″N 77°28′07″W / 37.53000°N 77.46861°W / 37.53000; -77.46861
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CityRichmond
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (Eastern Daylight Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (Eastern Standard Time)
ZIP code
23230
Area code804
ISO 3166 code1

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  1. ^ Riggan, Phil. "Where Am I RVA? Dawn at Texas Beach". The Richmond Times–Dispatch. Richmond.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.