Heather Felt of Purcellville, swings with her children Ewan, 14 months, and Joseph, 4, at Hamilton Community Park.

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No Parking signs circle the gravel parking area at Hamilton Community Park.

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Heather Dyson of Hamilton, plays with her son Spencer in Hamilton Community Park.

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Sam Kosin of Ashburn, helps her son Reed, 4, on a rope swing at Hamilton Community Park.

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A sign explains the Hamilton Community Park's rules.

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Susan Horne, with her dog Blue, and David Ulrich, with his dog Dexter, greet as they celebrate the opening of the park.

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A view of the dog park within Leesburg's Olde Izaak Walton Park. On the left is the dog run, with a gated play area on the right.

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Two dogs greet and play before going into the dog park.

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Patti Best of Leesburg smiles as she walks into the dog park for the first time. With her are Mary Harper, left, and Lydia Best, right.

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Jessica Bukowinski of Leesburg and her son Stevie, 5, stand outside the new dog park.

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Tom Frisicaro of Leesburg plays with his dog Stormy inside the dog park.

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Susan Horne gives her Australian Cattle Dog, a Blue Healer named Blue, one of the free dog treats handed out at the opening of a dog park within Leesburg's Olde Izaak Walton Park. The dog park, which opened on Saturday, is the first public dog park in Loudoun.

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A family and its dog take a break at a pond just outside the new dog park.

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Loudoun is trying to become a tourist destination by promoting its Civil War monuments and other attractions.

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An aerial view of White’s Ford Regional Park. The property as it appears here sprawls into the distance, bordered by the brief tree line on the left and the river.

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An aerial view of the water front of White’s Ford Regional Park.

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An American pit bull named Bob and dachshund named Rusty join their owner, Lydia Best's at the site where the new dog park will be constructed at Olde Izaak Walton Park. Best has been petitioning for the dog park for years.

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The Leesburg Town Council approved a dog park to be built at Olde Izaak Walton Park on Wednesday. The park already has the doggie clean-up stations for folks who use the park to walk their dogs.

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Lydia Best has been petitioning Leesburg for the newly approved dog park. She has an American pit bull named Bob and a dachshund named Rusty.

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Lydia Best with her American pit bull Bob, and dachshund Rusty, at the site where the new dog park will be constructed at Olde Izaak Walton Park in Leesburg.

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