Parks & Recreation

Get ready for an unforgettable summer with PWC Parks & Recreation! Registration is now open! Start planning your child's summer today.

Your copy of the 2025 Annual Report for Prince William County Department of Parks & Recreation. Within these pages you will discover our accomplishments and learn about our impact on the community as well as what's ahead to come in calendar year 2026.

Love the water? Want a fun, active summer job? Become a lifeguard and earn money while keeping others safe. Jump in and apply today! We're hiring for two waterparks and multiple community pools. Join us for our Lifeguard Job Fair Wednesday, March 4. We can't wait to meet you!

Discover the wonder of winter in Parks & Recreation’s Leisure magazine! Explore a full lineup of programs, adventures, and family events designed for every interest. Registration is underway.

Spring Break will be here before we know it! It’s not too early to start planning your child’s time off from school. PWC Parks & Recreation Spring Break camps are designed to keep kids active, learning, and having fun during their entire break. Register early for your favorite Spring Break Camp!

Join us for the 5th annual Prince William County Wide All-Star basketball game as Eastern Prince William Basketball Association takes on the Gainesville Basketball Association! Free admission and giveaways!

Spend your days having fun in the sun, enjoying warm weather, leading children’s activities or hanging out by the pool—all while earning money and gaining valuable experience. These roles are perfect for building leadership, teamwork, and confidence in a fun, supportive, and high-energy environment. If you love working with people and staying active, we’d love to have you on our team!

PWC Parks & Recreation invites you to attend a public meeting on the Thoroughfare Historic Park Master Plan. Join us to participate in interactive planning activities and share ideas for the park’s future. County staff and Land Collective representatives will be available to answer questions and gather feedback.

Join us as Prince William Health District and Prince William Area Agency on Aging provide community members the opportunity to visit and learn from a variety of community partners focusing on addressing the needs of older adults identified in the Community Health Assessment.

Join Prince William County Parks and Recreation for a site visit and guided hike at the future Davis Ford Park and share your input as we begin the master planning process. This site visit and optional one-mile hike will take participants to a historic homestead site and scenic natural overlook. Parks and Recreation staff will host interactive stations to share information and gather your feedback.

Prince William County’s Regional Parks and Community Centers are true hubs of community, offering diverse amenities like sports fields, trails, pavilions, pools, marinas, and many others along with recreation programming.

Prince William County Parks & Recreation operates two aquatics & fitness centers offering a wide variety of programs and equipment to help you on your journey to health and wellness. We invite you to visit the centers online or in-person for a complete view and feel of the extensive program line-up offered from preschool and summer camps to personal training and group fitness classes.

Waterparks make any summer day a huge SPLASH! Outdoor Community Pools are always a cool way to spend a hot summer day. Indoor Aquatic Facilities offering swim lessons, lap swim and aquatic fitness classes. There are certification opportunities, training for swim teams and triathlon trainees.

Serves as caretakers of County-owned historic structures, interiors, archaeological resources, natural resources, historic landscapes, artifacts, and collections. We also help build community identity through telling the story of our County through programs and events. The Division’s goal is to show the connections between our history, our present, our future and our growth as a community.