Fifty years later, following a merger that formed today’s city of Virginia Beach, that department has grown to include a vast network of parks, recreation centers and other leisure offerings.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On August 12, the City of Virginia Beach unveiled three proposals to redevelop an 11-acre section of the Oceanfront. Now, the city's department of parks and recreation has ...

Melissa Baker will become the first female Virginia State Parks director in the system’s 83-year history, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. Baker comes from the North Dakota Parks and Recreation ...

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is accepting grant applications for park and outdoor recreation ...

Looking back at his childhood in Pittsburgh, it makes sense that Michael Kirschman would choose a career that didn’t involve a 9-to-5 job where he sat behind a desk. “I just didn’t like to sit around ...

In a Facebook post, the organization shared that anyone using its childcare services and any active members of the rec centers or sports leagues may be able to have their payments delayed until the ...

RICHMOND, Va. & BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virginia State Parks is leading the way in inclusivity by becoming the first park system in the nation to install EnChroma-adapted viewfinders for ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Parks was found to be years behind on its annual inspections and delayed on over $360 million worth of maintenance projects, according to a state audit report ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia State Parks’ tidal beaches are now open for recreation activities while inland lakefront beaches remain closed. The tidal beaches at Mason Neck, Leesylvania, Widewater, ...