Parks and Recreation Magazine | National Recreation and Park Association

Features

CAPRA Celebrates 30 Years

Learn how CAPRA has been helping agencies improve their operational best practices for three decades.

Top Trends in Parks and Recreation 2025

Explore predictions for the industry and the field for 2025 and beyond.

Revisiting the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference

Dive into highlights from the largest national gathering of park and recreation professionals.

Perspectives

Leading Parks and Recreation Into the Future

Learn about NRPA's 2025-29 Strategic Plan and how it will influence the park and recreation field.

Editors Letter

Embracing What Comes Next

Learn what's ahead for Parks & Recreation magazine.

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The Top 5 for 2024

Parks & Recreation magazine reveale the Top 5 columns, feature articles, Open Space Radio podcast episodes and social media posts produced this year.

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Outdoors for All

Montgomery Parks’ Adaptive Mountain Biking Program expands access to off-road biking.

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What’s New in Water Play

Lighting elements transform splash pads into multipurpose community spaces.

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Parks on the Urban Edge

Good design of urban-edge green spaces starts with a robust effort of research and community engagement.

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GivingTuesday: Join the Annual Celebration of Generosity on December 3

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for you to use your individual power of generosity to give thanks to park and recreational professionals nationwide by supporting NRPA.

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Tap Into the NRPA Connect Resource Library for Park and Recreation Solutions

The NRPA Connect Resource Library is a great place to find policies, procedures, templates and other resources to support your agency’s daily operations.

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Let’s Go to the Park

To better understand how and why people connect with parks and recreation, NRPA conducted its annual Engagement With Parks survey.

Research

Enhancing the Environment Through Parks and Recreation

Discover some of the most common park and recreation sustainability actions.

Advocacy

Advocacy in Action

NRPA’s commitment to ensuring equitable access to parks has never been stronger.

Health and Well-Being

Advancing Health Equity Through Farmers Markets

Learn how parks and recreation helps advance local food systems.

Equity

A First Look: Celebrating Wins

Learn about NRPA's new “Equity in Practice” digest, launching in 2025.

Environmental Resilience

Dorchester County Greenbelt Master Plan

Explore Dorchester County, South Carolina's research-based, community-led land conservation model.

Law Review

Park Christmas Vigil Permit Application Reversal

In the case of Knights of Columbus Council 2616 v. Town of Fairfield, Plaintiff alleged the Defendant Town had violated their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech, the free exercise of religion, and to peaceably assemble for a special event in a particular public park of their choosing.