Parks and Recreation
Orange County Receives 16th Straight Tree City USA Designation
In celebration of State Arbor Day, Orange County is sharing its recent recognition by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA...
Magnolia Park Opens New Eco Education Center Building
Nearly 100 visitors recently came to Orange County Parks and Recreation’s Magnolia Park to celebrate the addition of new amenities along the east shore...
Orange County Receives National Honors for 2021 Initiatives
Orange County has been recognized with six 2022 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government...
Orange County Parks Reaches Goal of 14 New Multi-purpose Fields
The Orange County Parks and Recreation Division is closing in on a milestone. Bomberos Field Park – a new 20-acre site with three lighted...
Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Orange County’s District 2
Orange County is home to six districts, and each has a distinct personality when it comes to history, natural beauty, parks and recreation options,...
Girl Scout Project Tackles Recycling Containers for Fishing Lines at Orange County Boat Ramps
In early 2020 Meagan Fawcett, then a 15-year-old sophomore at Lake Highland Preparatory School, approached Orange County Parks and Recreation with a detailed plan...
During COVID-19 Crisis, It’s All Hands on Deck for Orange County
With the coronavirus disrupting just about every aspect of our daily lives, Orange County Government has gone into overdrive to keep residents both safe...
Ninety-one-year-old Volunteer ‘Knocks Socks Off’ at Fix-it Fair
A pair of seventy-year-old socks is what Williamsburg resident Larry Hechler chose to wear to Orange County’s “Don’t Pitch It, Fix It!” workshop on...
Barber Park Ribbon-Cutting Expansion Ceremony
The newly expanded Barber Park on Gatlin Avenue officially opened on March 2, 2020. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, children played during recess at the...