We Won Gold!
As a community, we embarked on a multi-year effort to reimagine our parks and facilities. And that effort helped us become #1 in the nation and bring home the gold
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Want to ride a horse, reach for the stars, come face to face with a tiger, score the winning goal or become an adventurer? BREC is where you go to experience the beauty of nature, exercise your body and your mind, slow down, relax and make memories. Since 2004, we have worked with our community to imagine what our parks can be and thanks to that support and Input, we are proud to say, you imagined, and we delivered Gold. BREC, your Gold Medal system has 175 parks just waiting for you to enjoy.
Winter + Spring Playbook is here!
Each season, we bring you tons of fun with events, programs, camps, and more. Check out this season's playbook and get ready to mark your calendars!
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What's Happening This Month
Want to see what fun adventures and opportunities to play, discover, and grow we have in store for you this month? Check out This Month at BREC!
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Your Parks Have WiFi!
Did you know we offer free WiFi at BREC locations around the parish? Learn more about this program and see what locations are nearest you.
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Visit our interactive map to find a park, trail or specialty facility near you! Filter byarea of interest and amenities to find just what you‘re looking for.
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Events
Feb
7
- 07:00 AM Film Production
- 08:00 AM Sunshine Club
- 09:00 AM Classic Ceramics Open Studio - Sharp
- 09:00 AM BREC Beginnings
- 09:00 AM Swamp Art Spectacular
- 09:30 AM Commit To Be Fit Aerobics Class: North Sherwood
- 10:00 AM Painting With A Purpose
- 10:00 AM Sunshine Interactive Club
- 10:00 AM Forest Trail Blazers
- 10:35 AM Steps In Motion Line Dancing
- 11:45 AM Forever Young
- 01:00 PM Tea Dance: Womack
- 03:30 PM Afterschool Adventures
- 03:30 PM Kids at Play
- 04:00 PM English + Western Riding Lessons
- 04:00 PM Cozy Kids Knitting Club
- 04:30 PM Junior Tennis Academy: Highland
- 04:30 PM Little Picassos
- 05:00 PM Junior Beginner Instruction: Highland
- 05:00 PM The Kids Cove
- 05:00 PM Kids In The Kitchen: Gus Young
- 05:00 PM Open Clay Studio
- 05:30 PM Art In Motion: Perkins Road
- 06:00 PM 30/30 Workout Class
- 06:00 PM Line Dancing
- 06:30 PM Martial Arts
- 08:00 AM Senior Beginner Pickleball Clinic
- 08:00 AM Sunshine Club
- 08:30 AM Busy Bodies
- 09:00 AM BREC Beginnings
- 09:00 AM Swamp Art Spectacular
- 09:30 AM Warmth of the Earth Pottery Program
- 09:30 AM Loyal to the Soil Gardening Club: Anna T. Jordan
- 09:30 AM Commit To Be Fit Aerobics Class: North Sherwood
- 10:00 AM Sunshine Interactive Club
- 10:00 AM Commit to Be Fit Aerobics Class: Alsen + Webb
- 10:00 AM Table Tennis
- 10:00 AM Commit To Be Fit Aerobics Class: Sharp
- 10:00 AM Forest Trail Blazers
- 10:00 AM Quilting
- 10:35 AM Steps In Motion Line Dancing
- 11:45 AM Forever Young
- 03:30 PM Afterschool Adventures
- 03:30 PM Kids at Play
- 04:00 PM After School Jr. Tennis Program: Independence
- 04:00 PM English + Western Riding Lessons
- 04:30 PM Junior Tennis Academy: Highland
- 05:00 PM Junior Advanced Beginner Instruction: Highland
- 05:00 PM Advanced Pickleball Program
- 05:00 PM Art Imagination
- 05:30 PM Tang Soo Doo
- 06:00 PM Beginner Adult Tennis Instruction: Highland
- 06:00 PM Volley Tennis
- 06:00 PM Kids In The Kitchen: Saia Park
- 06:30 PM Martial Arts
- 07:00 PM Show Up and Play - Beginners and Intermediate Adult Round Robin
Do You Know All That BREC Has To Offer?
We might just surprise you…
Get outta this world!
Experience out of this world fun that is close to home at Highland Road Park Observatory! Weekly programming + Camps +Classes and More at brec.org/observatory
What is Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure is an interconnected network of open green spaces and parks that conserves natural ecosystem values and functions and sustains clean air and water. See how this benefits your community & helps prevent flooding
Guided Trail Rides, monthly rides as well as equestrian summer camps
Love horses? We offer monthly rides as well as equestrian summer camps! Learn more about our Farr Park Equestrian Center!
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks– John Muir
