Parks & Recreation

The Orange County Parks and Recreation Department (OCPR) is primarily responsible for the development of leisure activities for the citizens of Orange County.  The Department also operates our current facility at Barboursville Community Park. 

OCPR provides a wide variety of organized leisure activities for all ages including:  Instruction classes such as CPR and First Aid, youth sports league (soccer) and adult league (volleyball), educational/recreational camps (soccer), contract classes (karate, ski/snowboard program with Massanutten, themed family and youth dances (Father/Daughter dance, youth school dances). 

OCPR also offers discount tickets to many area theme parks:  Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens (Williamsburg), Six Flags, and Water Country.OCPR operates three before and after school programs within the county.  These programs represent the majority of center based child care within Orange County.  These sites provide a safe environment for over 150 children.  Hours of operation vary slightly but in general operate from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday thru Friday.  The programs are located at Gordon Barbour Elementary School, Locust Grove Elementary School and Orange Elementary School.  They operate before and after school programs during the school year and a full day program during the summer. 

The Orange Parks and Recreation office is located in the Sedwick Building on Madison Road.  It handles the daily operation of all programs and services provided by the department.  All forms collected off site are consolidated with the main office.  Duties include:  program development and implementation, collections of registration forms and fees, and dissemination of schedules, equipment and information.  The office staff consists of the Recreation Supervisor and Accounts Clerk.  The Department is under the direction of Julie Jordan, Assistant County Administrator.