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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. It has been recognized as one of the top civic recreation programs in the United States. The Roswell Recreations Department also works closely with local middle and high schools by providing practice fields.

Recognition and awards

Roswell's Recreation and Parks department has twice been awarded a silver medal by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). 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).

Events

Roswell Arts Festival
Roswell Remembers Memorial Day Celebration
Roswell Roots Festival
Roswell Youth Day Parade
Roswell Youth Lacrosse Invitational
Trolley Crawl

Park trails

Allenbrook Trail
Willeo Trail

Park units

Azalea Park
Big Creek Park
Don White Memorial Park
East Roswell Park
Garrard Landing Park
Grimes Bridge Park
Hembree Road Park
Leita Thompson Memorial Park
Old Mill Park
Riverside Park


Roswell Area Park
Sweet Apple Park
Waller Park
Waller Park Extension
Willeo Park

Major athletic programs

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Fall programs

Performing Arts
Gymnastics
Youth Baseball
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

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