Roswell Recreation and Parks | |
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![]() Trails at the East Roswell Park Unit of the Roswell Recreation and Parks System | |
Location | Roswell, Fulton County, GA |
Area | over 900 acres (364.22 ha; 1.41 sq mi) |
Owned by | City of Roswell |
Operated by | Roswell Recreation and Parks Dept. |
Open | Open all year |
Awards | NRPA Gold Medal Award Finalist CAPRA Accredited |
Camp sites | Hembree Road Park |
Website | City of Roswell Website |
The Roswell Recreation and Parks is a municipal department serving the city of Roswell, Georgia. It oversees eight public-use parks covering over 900 acres and sponsors over 25 athletic programs ranging from soccer, football, basketball, baseball, and swimming for all age groups. [1] It has been recognized as one of the top civic recreation programs in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Roswell Recreations Department also works closely with local middle and high schools by providing practice fields.
Roswell's Recreation and Parks department has twice been awarded a silver medal by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). [1] [5] The Roswell Rec is one of only seven agencies in Georgia and 116 in the United States to be accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). [6]
Roswell Arts Festival [7]
Roswell Remembers Memorial Day Celebration [8] [9] [10]
Roswell Roots Festival [11] [12] [13]
Roswell Youth Day Parade [14]
Roswell Youth Lacrosse Invitational [15]
Trolley Crawl [16]
Allenbrook Trail
Willeo Trail
Azalea Park [19]
Big Creek Park [20] [21]
Don White Memorial Park
East Roswell Park
Garrard Landing Park
Grimes Bridge Park
Hembree Road Park
Leita Thompson Memorial Park [22] [23]
Old Mill Park [24] [25]
Riverside Park [26] [27]
Roswell Area Park
Sweet Apple Park
Waller Park
Waller Park Extension
Willeo Park
Performing Arts
Gymnastics [28] [29]
Youth Baseball [30]
Youth Basketball
Youth Football
Youth Softball (Fast pitch and slow pitch)
Adult Basketball
Adult Baseball
Adult Softball
Performing Arts
Gymnastics
Youth Soccer
Youth Tennis
Youth Swimming
Teen League Basketball
Adult Soccer
Adult Tennis
Youth swim team (Roswell Rapids)
Youth dive team (Roswell Rapids)
Adult swim team [31] [32]