Orange County Parks & Recreation: IT STARTS IN PARKS

Explore Orange County Parks and Recreation... and City Parks!

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Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in February
Come for the excitement of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association's All-Star Weekend Invitational Tournament on Saturday, February 25th and Sunday, February 26th, at Silver Star Recreation Center, 2801 N. Apopka-Vineland Rd., Orlando, phone 407-254-9266, and West Orange Recreation Center, 309 S. West Crown Point Rd., Winter Garden, phone 407-254-9304. All-day admission wristband: $5.

Trim Your Wallet and Your Waistline in 2012!
Get fit and healthy this year for less than $8.50/month and no sign up fee! Join the fitness center at any of our five Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers or Barnett Park’s Gym for only $100/year for ages 18 and up. For more information click here (1.7 MB) or visit www.OrlandoMagicOCFLgyms.net.

Parks Will Hold Six New 5K Family Races!
If you like to run, join Orange County Parks and Recreation for our all-new Epic Family 5K races! Locations include Moss Park on April 14th; Barnett Park, April 21st; Blanchard Park, May 5th; Cady Way Trail, June 2nd; Chapin Station, June 23rd; and Apopka Station, July 21st. Cost: $25 per race. For more information or to register online, click here http://www.epicsportsmarketing.com/.

Pool Closed for Repairs
The swimming pool at Fort Gatlin Recreation Complex, 2009 Lake Margaret Dr., Orlando, is closed for tile and surfacing repairs beginning Monday, January 30^th; the pool is expected to re-open on February 20^th.

Ages 55+ Can Learn to Line Dance!
Marks Street Senior Center, 99 E. Marks St., Orlando, is offering Line Dancing classes for ages 55+ on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:30am, and Fridays at 10am. Cost: free (donations appreciated). For more information, visit the Marks Street web page or call 407-254-1066.

ECOSaturdays in February at Tibet-Butler Preserve!
On Saturday, February 25th at 10am, go on a magical journey through Florida's animal kingdom! Learn surprising new facts about your favorite animated animal characters and take part in lots of fun activities. Cost: free, most appropriate for ages 4 to 6, and limited to 25 participants.

On Saturday, March 24th at 10am, explore the true power of flowers and discuss the vital process of pollination, investigate flower parts through a dissection, examine many different types of flowers and learn basic flower botanical terms. Make a flower press in class to take home! Cost: free, appropriate for ages 7 and older, and limited to 25 participants.

On Saturday, March 31st at 10am, decorate eggs in this fun class! Discover how eggs develop, see the eggs of some local birds and decorate chicken eggs! Cost: free, appropriate for all ages, and limited to 40 participants.

For more information on these programs, call 407-876-6696.

Orlando Magic Wheels Wants More Basketball Players
The Orlando Magic Wheels - a member of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) - is a team where physically challenged athletes compete in fast-moving basketball tournament play. Athletes, primarily with lower limb disabilities that range from amputations to paraplegia, participate using wheelchairs. The team plays at the Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Center at Silver Star Community Park on Tuesdays from 6pm to 8pm and welcomes new members! For more information, email info@OrlandoMagicWheels.org.

Cypress Grove Park's Estate House Available for Rentals!
To reserve the newly renovated, historic house for a wedding, meeting, reception or special event, contact the management company: Big City Catering, Inc., at 407-438-3488 or email info@bigcitycatering.com. 

Camping at Orange County Parks
If you love the great outdoors, come enjoy tent, RV or primitive camping at these Orange County Parks: Clarcona, Kelly, Magnolia, Moss and Trimble Parks. Click here for more information.

Dogs Like the Park, Too
During these cool fall days, bring your dog to one of our six dog parks where he/she can enjoy the open space to run and play! For details, visit the web pages for Barber Park, Barnett Park, Downey Park, Dr. Phillips Community Park, Meadow Woods Park, and West Orange Park.

Also, click here to find a list of our parks that allow leashed pets.

Ranked in the top 25% of all U.S. parks with 16,000 acres of land, Orange County Government's Parks and Recreation Division operates 97 parks, trails and facilities, including five Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers. For more information about our programs for youth and adults, the Marks Street and Renaissance Senior Centers, free dog parks, picnic pavilion rentals, splash playgrounds, tent and RV camping, and more, visit the Park Amenities web page.

Fitness center memberships are available for $100/year for ages 18 – 54 and $75/year for ages 55+ at Barnett Park, Goldenrod Park, Meadow Woods Park, Silver Star Community Park, South Econ Community Park and West Orange Recreation Center; for more information, click on the graphic at right.

Throughout the year, our mission remains the same: to provide and preserve quality parks and recreation for all.

Orange County Parks' hours are from 8am – 8pm; the operating hours for Orange County’s unmanned pocket parks and smaller neighborhood parks remain from sunrise to sunset, while lighted athletic facilities are open after 6pm for practice or game play.

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