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All the Buzz about Pollinator Week!
As a Bee City USA, we are very excited to celebrate Pollinator Week! Did you…
Read PostRoanoke Parks and Recreation
The City of Roanoke’s Department of Parks and Recreation (PLAY Roanoke) is a full-service, nationally accredited municipal agency that maintains nearly 13,000 acres of public land and provides the Roanoke Valley with thousands of recreational opportunities each year. The Department currently employs 70 full-time employees and approximately 160 part-time and seasonal employees to manage 69 public properties including 51 parks, eight plazas, seven greenways, two outdoor swimming pools, eight recreation centers, and more than 100 miles of paved and natural surface trails. Read More
PLAY Magazine
Summer 2025 Activity Guide
Recent Park Improvements
Commemorative bench installed at Smith Park along the Roanoke River Greenway
New multi-use path constructed at River's Edge Park North
Over 5,000 lbs of invasive species removed from Murray Run Greenway and Mill Mountain Park
82 trees planted in parks
