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Parks & Recreation
MISSION STATEMENT - Creating Recreational Opportunities through People, Parks, and Programs.
VISION STATEMENT - Green River Parks and Recreation, Ahead of the Curve.
The City of Green River's 54,000 square foot Recreation Center offers an entire slate of year-round health, wellness, and recreation activities. Find out more about all the things you can do "for the Health of it" at the Green River Recreation Center.
Our quarterly Program guide provides a list of programs, classes, and activities that are available to Green River residents.
The Parks and Recreation Department maintains and operates over 750 acres of both developed and undeveloped park land. The Expedition Island Park Pavilion is an historical site available to rent for recreational and leisure events. Check out the Facilities Section to reserve a facility today.
The Parks and Recreation Department is staffed by a dedicated and nationally certified group of professionals. Meet them all in the Parks & Recreation Staff section.
The Parks and Recreation Department is an agency member of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the Wyoming Recreation and Park Association (WRPA); staff are very active in the Midwest Regional Council of NRPA. The Department is one of only 79 agencies in the country to be nationally accredited for excellence in its managment and operations by the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). The Department is the only parks and recreation agency in the State of Wyoming that is CAPRA Accredited.
To visit the WRPA website please click on the following link - http://www.wyorpa.com/.
To visit the NRPA website click on the following link - http://www.nrpa.org/.
To learn more about the SeeMore Eagle Eye Neighborhood Watch program click here.
In 2008 the City of Green River demonstrated creative commitments to the cause of play, and was 1 of 67 communities across the country to be recognized as a Playful City. Click here for the press release.
Also in 2008, the City of Green River Parks and Recreation Department became one of only 79 agencies in the country to have received national accreditation from the Commision for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). Click here to read the press release.
If ADA accomodations are needed, please refer to the Supervisor in charge of the program or event, or call 307-872-6151, or fax 307-872-0510 for more information.
Revised October 2008