In August 2022 Loudoun County acquired 134 acres of what was previously the Westpark Golf Course in Leesburg. The land was placed under conservation easement for the purpose of preserving the natural landscape. The property is now slated to be a park for passive recreation uses. Typically a passive park may consist of walking and biking trails and include many natural and minimally disturbed areas. Within the confines of what is allowed per the conservation easement, the park will be designed with input from the community.
Westpark property.
The first informational meeting on the project was held April 26th, 2023 to go over the project’s tentative timeline and interim maintenance. The first design meeting was held on June 27, 2023. Loudoun Wildlife attended both meetings to voice concerns regarding the preliminary project design and voice our support for the implementation of wildlife-friendly design elements. The community was encouraged to submit comments and suggestions in an online portal following the meeting. View comments submitted by Loudoun Wildlife. See also the map outlining our concerns about the initial 2023 Concept Plan.
In June of 2025, the project progressed to the 50 percent design phase, and the county elicited public input on the updated concept plan. The site plan for the project was presented to the Town of Leesburg in September 2025 and is currently under review. The new version of the concept plan is an improvement, with several of our concerns having been addressed. The dog park was removed from the plan and the square footage of impervious surface trails was greatly decreased, mitigating some of the biggest concerns we had about water quality impacts. Additionally, the stream restoration project will help to revive the impaired Tuscarora Creek. Despite these very notable improvements, there are still some outstanding concerns for how the changes will impact stream health.
You can read our updated comments to the Loudoun County Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure. We’re asking the county to consider these top priorities moving forward:
- The adverse impacts of a lengthy and wide natural surface trail alongside the creek (which would increase dislodging sediment into the stream, encourage human and pet access into the stream, and have higher potential for litter)
- The need for larger, taller trees in riparian areas (to provide shade to regulate water temperature, provide an adequate food source for benthic macroinvertebrates, and minimize erosion)
Project Updates
The timeline and additional project information is available on the County Website.
Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy will be involved throughout the process to ensure that this new park stays conservation-focused and implements wildlife-friendly practices that restore nature as it is cultivated for recreational use. You can stay involved by emailing the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure at dtci@loudoun.gov with any concerns you have about the project.
Updates will be posted here as the project progresses, so please check back.