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National Parks and Recreation Month

National Parks and Recreation Month

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) designated July as America’s official in 1985. The goal of this month is to both encourage people to explore, enjoy and celebrate our local area parks and recreation centers, and to give recognition to the hundreds of thousand of full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers and volunteers who help maintain our country’s local, state, and community parks.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Park and Recreation Month! This year’s theme, “Build Together, Play Together, ” reminds us of the contributions of more than 160,000 full-time park and recreation professionals — along with hundreds of thousands of part-time and seasonal workers and volunteers — who maintain our country’s close-to-home parks.

 

Local parks and recreation areas


There is so much to explore with Portland Parks and Recreation. Find your local pool, park or center and take a class, go for a swim, reserve a picnic site, or enjoy some natural beauty.


Hillsboro offers hundreds of programs year-round for all ages including recreational, educational, youth development and cultural classes, adult sports leagues and elementary and middle school after-school programs and summer camp.


Explore 17,000 acres of parks, trails and natural areas across the Portland metropolitan region.” Includes an interactive park finder.


Offers more than 39 parks, 25 natural areas, 15 miles of trails including the 6-mile Trolley Trail, Mount Talbert Nature Park, and three facilities: Hood View Sports Complex, the North Clackamas Aquatic Park, and the Milwaukie Center.


The City of Tigard provides healthy and diverse recreational opportunities through programs, events, parks, and natural areas, for all ages and abilities.


THPRD is the largest special park district in Oregon, spanning about 50 square miles and serving 250,000 residents in the greater Beaverton, OR, area. THPRD provides year-round recreational opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Offerings include thousands of diverse classes, more than 95 park sites with active recreational amenities, 70 miles of trails, eight swim centers, six recreation centers, and 1,500 acres of natural areas.

Recommended books


A comprehensive framework for maintaining the strengthening the supporting bonds between cities and nature.


Learn about ways to protect landscape, allow wildlife to move freely, and find appropriate ways to bring people into nature.


National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country’s most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabited nature led to the creation of these parks, they also inspired policies of Indian removal.


A guide to Oregon’s only state park within a major metropolitan area. This park is located only 15 minutes from downtown Portland.


This book includes the unique history of individuals who shaped the park movement in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.


Learn about the opportunities for wandering the banks and wetlands of Portland’s three major rivers, as well as hiking on volcanic buttes, strolling through community gardens, discovering historic sites, and walking urban footpaths.

Recommended websites

Recommended videos


This video tells the story of ten visionaries who took open canvases of land and transformed them into serene spaces that offer city dwellers a respite from the hustle and bustle of urban life.


The first dedicated national park anywhere in the world, Yellowstone attracts 318 million visitors every year. It was saved for posterity by the work of two pioneering artists.


The Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division helps national parks understand the condition of their resources. In this video, explore noise and light pollution and their effects.


Even in ancient times, city dwellers needed a scenic break from the urban landscape. But parks play a more important role than mere relief from tension.


The First 70 is an inspiring journey through 70 of California’s majestic state parks.


This video examines the importance parks and open spaces have on their communities.