Bend Park & Recreation District

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Bend Park & Recreation District
Agency overview
JurisdictionOregon
Website www.bendparksandrec.org

The Bend Park & Recreation District is the agency which protects the parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails of the city of Bend, Oregon.

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History

Bend formed a recreation department and hired its first director in April 1949. Before then, summer youth activities were organized jointly with the local school district. Sites were maintained by the public works department until 1964 when the maintenance and recreation programs combined to form a new Parks and Recreation Department. [1]

Sites

As of 2011, the agency operates 74 parks/open spaces and 56 miles (90 km) of trail, [1] [2] including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "History of the Bend Park & Recreation District". Bend Park & Recreation District. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  2. "Park and Trail Directory". Bend Park & Recreation District. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.