Albemarle County Department of Parks and Recreation
The Albemarle County Department of Parks and Recreation operates nine parks with over 2,000 acres. The department also offers several recreational activities and youth and adult sports programs.
Pat Mullaney is the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Parks
- Beaver Creek Lake
- Charlotte Yancey Humphris Park
- Chris Greene Lake
- Darden Towe Park
- Dorrier Park
- Mint Springs Valley Park
- Simpson Park
- Totier Creek
- Walnut Creek Park
Byrom Park and Preddy Creek Park will be open to the public from July 2009[1].
Trails
The parks system has over 50 miles in walking trails, having added around 15 miles in the past five years[2]. Different groups help patrol different parks. The Charlottesville Area Mountain Club helps take care of trails at Walnut Creek Park and is helping create trails at the new Preddy Creek Park. Members of the Crozet Trails Crew builds and maintains pathways at Beaver Creek Lake.
Increasingly the department is relying on volunteers to help build and maintain trails. In the past five years, more than 15 miles have been added
External link
Albemarle County Department of Parks and Recreation website
Notes
- ↑ 'Two new parks in Albemarle County'. 15 Jul. 2008. Charlottesville Tomorrow. 22 May 2009.
- ↑ Shulleeta, Brandon. "Trail Volunteers Fill in Gaps | Charlottesville Daily Progress." Charlottesville News, Sports, Business, Events and Jobs | Charlottesville Daily Progress. 12 June 2010. Web. 14 June 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/trail_volunteers_fill_in_gaps/57172/>.