Thompson Middle School Added as Additional Camp Site

Great news parents!!! The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities have added another site for the 2014 camp season. The new site is at Thompson Middle School located at 7824 Forest Hill Avenue. Registration is now open for all of our camp sites online or by stopping in at any of our community centers.

Don't wait! Slots are filling up fast!! For more information about any of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities programs, please call (804) 646-5733.

Buttermilk Trail Easement Update

The City’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities has reached an agreement with regards to liability with the owners of the private property on a section of the Buttermilk Trail, west of Boulevard Bridge. This agreement will allow the Dominion Riverrock events scheduled for this weekend to occur uninterrupted.

 “We are happy to be able to resolve these issues with the property owners and are excited to be able to keep this section as an integral part of the trail system at James River Park,” said Barry Russell, Deputy Director for Richmond’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities.

Cultural Arts Summer Program Guide Now Available!!!

The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities Summer Cultural Arts program guide is now available! Offerings include a summer dance camp, evening dance classes for youth, and adult jewerly making classes.

The guide can be downloaded or viewed here.