Roswell Recreation and Parks

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 Recreation and Parks
Trails at the East Roswell Park Unit of the Roswell Recreation and Parks System
Location	Roswell, Fulton County, GA
Coordinates	34°1′21.0″N 84°21′36.4″W
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

Recognition and awards

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]

Events

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]

Park trails

Allenbrook Trail
Willeo Trail

Park units

• East Roswell Park
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  Trails at East Roswell Park
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  Lake at East Roswell Park

• Grimes Bridge Park
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  Adult Recreation Center
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  Bocce Ball Court
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  Skate Park

• Roswell Area Park
• 
  Entrance sign to park
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  Pond at park
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  Olympic-size pool
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  Visual Arts Center^[17][18]
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  Baseball Field
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  Playground
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  Walking/running trail

• Waller Park
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  Waller Park Entrance
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  Waller Park Historical Marker
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  Waller Park Building and Gym
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  Bridge connecting Waller Park with Grimes Bridge Road Extension
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  Hog Waller Creek behind Waller Park

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

Major athletic programs

Summer Fun Program Banner

Fall programs

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

Spring programs

Performing Arts
Gymnastics
Youth Soccer
Youth Tennis
Youth Swimming
Teen League Basketball
Adult Soccer
Adult Tennis

Summer programs

Youth swim team (Roswell Rapids)
Youth dive team (Roswell Rapids)
Adult swim team ^[31][32]

See also

• Roswell, Georgia
• Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area