Roswell Recreation and Parks facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Roswell Recreation and Parks
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 department helps make Roswell, Georgia, a fun place to live! It's a city department that takes care of eight awesome public parks. These parks cover more than 900 acres, which is like 680 football fields! The department also runs over 25 sports programs. You can join teams for soccer, football, basketball, baseball, and swimming. These programs are for all ages, from little kids to adults. Roswell Recreation and Parks is known as one of the best recreation programs in the whole United States. They even work with local middle and high schools, letting teams use their fields for practice.

Awesome Awards and Recognition

Roswell's Recreation and Parks department has won some cool awards! They have received a silver medal twice from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). This means they are recognized as a top park and recreation program. The department is also "CAPRA Accredited." This is a special award that shows they meet high standards for how they run their parks and programs. Only a few agencies in Georgia and the U.S. have this accreditation.

Fun Events to Check Out

Roswell Recreation and Parks helps put on many exciting events throughout the year. Here are some of them:

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

Explore the Park Trails

If you love to walk, run, or bike, Roswell has some great trails for you to explore:

• Allenbrook Trail
• Willeo Trail

Discover Roswell's Parks

Roswell has many amazing parks where you can play, relax, and have fun! Here are some of the main park areas:

• 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
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  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

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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

Here is a list of all the different park units managed by Roswell Recreation and Parks:

• 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

Get Active: Sports Programs

Roswell Recreation and Parks offers many sports and activities for you to join throughout the year!

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Fall Sports Fun

• Performing Arts
• Gymnastics
• Youth Baseball
• Youth Basketball
• Youth Football
• Youth Softball (Fast pitch and slow pitch)
• Adult Basketball
• Adult Baseball
• Adult Softball

Spring Sports Excitement

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

Summer Sports Splash

• Youth swim team (Roswell Rapids)
• Youth dive team (Roswell Rapids)
• Adult swim team