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Stafford County Recreation Programs

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Stafford County Parks and Recreation 1729 Jefferson Davis Highway Stafford VA 22554 540-658-4871

Recreational facilities in Stafford County include the recently opened Patawomeck Park, Carl Lewis & Courthouse Community Centers, Abel Lake-Abel Reservoir, Aquia Harbor Information Center, Rock Hill Elementary, Stafford Gym & Recreation Center, Rowser Complex, Curtis Memorial Park, Autumn Ridge Park, Duff McDuff Green Park, Historic Port of Falmouth, Smith Lake Park, Willowmere Park, and John Lee Pratt Memorial Park. The facilities collectively feature athletic fields (football, soccer, softball, baseball), sports practice areas, playgrounds, picnic pavilions, small, medium & large picnic shelters (tables at all, some with electricity & grills), restrooms. Some parks have nearby restrooms & drinking fountains. Abel Lake-Abel Reservoir, open year 'round from dawn to dusk, offers a stocked fishing area (Virginia State Fishing License is required), boating (electric motors only), a boat ramp with parking, hiking, and picnicking. Open year 'round from dawn to dusk. Aquia Landing, a riverfront beach area, with supervised swim areas open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, features a concession stand; fishing is allowed. Duff McDuff Green Park features a wooden observation deck over the Rappahonnock River; Little Falls Boat Ramp provides fishing and boating access to the Rappahannock River with a wooden fishing pier, a boat ramp, and parking. Courthouse Community Center houses meeting rooms that each provides tables and chairs, as well as a TV/VCR; some rooms are carpeted. Carl Lewis Community Center houses a gym with basketball & volleyball courts, bleachers, and a stage; kitchen tables and chairs are available; there is limited parking. The Historic Port of Falmouth offers an open field, a rugby field, and a waterfront. Curtis Memorial County Park houses a Skateboard Park with1/2" pipe, ramps, rails, boxes for inline skates & skateboards; a pool with 25 meter & 50 meter lanes and a diving well (15ft.) with a 1 meter springboard; and a Baby Pool with zero depth to 2.5 ft swim area with an umbrella feature; the pool is handicapped accessible, has restroom facilities, and houses the Curtis Park Swim Team. The park also offers an open field area for day camps & overnight camping with restrooms & water nearby, a small open play area & separate parking, and an extra large shelter (capacity of 250), electricity, porta johns, & a horseshoe pit. Rowser Complex houses a Commercial Kitchen for warming food; a large open Multi-Purpose Room featuring a stage & basketball hoops; and a Sr. Citizen Center Meeting Room (available to rent after 4:30 PM M-F and on weekends). Stafford Gymnastics and Recreation Center houses several rooms of various sizes; which collectively feature tile floor, carpeting, tables and chairs, chalk board, and dry erase board (exact features vary from room to room). One room has separate restrooms, and one room contains gymnastics equipment, available to license/co-sponsor gymnastics events. 8-lane, 25 yd by 25 meter Woodlands Pool offers a heated, handicapped accessible indoor facility from Mid. Sept. to Mid May, and an outdoor Splashpad open Memorial Day through Labor Day, which is available for afternoon party rentals & includes admission to pool for up to 15 people (additional guests pay regular admission or buy a punch card). Recently opened Patawomeck Park features open recreational trails, parking areas, restrooms; future plans include a fitness/aquatic center, camping areas, and additional parking areas. Recreational activities include herbal classes, healthy fit classes, guitar & piano lessons, Italian, Spanish, boating safety classes, gardening, holiday special events, senior activities, summer camps, gymnastics/tumbling/cheerleading, martial arts, dance, sports, cooking, drama, arts/crafts, life guard training re-certification, American Heart Association first aid (age 12 & up), American Heart Association CPR, and special interest classes such as unicycle. Stafford Gym & Recreation Center houses all gymnastics, tumbling and cheerleading classes and programs (classes for age 4 through adult, developmental & competitive gymnastics teams, summer camps, school break camps, programs/field trips for private schools, child care centers & home-schooled students), as well as some dance classes (e.g. ballroom dance), a general recreation summer camp, the Music Together program for ages 0-5, and Beginner Group Guitar Lessons. The Rowser Complex hosts the Crafty Kids summer camp (1-week, half day PM, ages 6-11); Camp Discovery I (ages 3-5, AM half day), Drama Kids International summer camps (Once upon a Time & Playhouse for ages 6-10, Acting Academy Workshop for ages 11-15, 1-week sessions); Drama Kids International classes (Drama KinderKids for ages 3-5, DKI Acting Academy for ages 11-17, DKI Spring Performance for ages 5-10); Beginner Group Guitar Lessons, Japanese Karate & Isshinryu Karate/CCC (age 7 & up), Aikido & Kendo/Self-Defense classes (age 7 & up), Young Chefs Academy's Jr. Chefs for ages 7-14, Creative Snacks for After School for ages 6-10 the Our Time Parent/Child group for children ages 2-5 and their parents, Crafts classes (e.g. Basket Weaving, age 16+); Herbal workshops (age 16+); Ballroom Dance (age 16+), Spanish (age 18+) & Italian I & II (age 15+), Seniors weekly brunch (age 55+, 11 AM, Thursdays), Ceramics & Crafts (age 55+, MTW, 8 AM-4 PM). Courthouse Community Center hosts a general recreation summer camp for ages 6-11, Camp Discovery II for ages 5-6, a soccer camp for ages 5-12, karate classes, cheerleading & tumbling classes for ages 3-14, Morning Play Groups for age 5 & under, the Music Together program for ages 0-5, an Entrepreneurial Workshop for age 19 & up, an Intro to Watercolors class (age 55+), a free gym walking class (all ages, 8:30-9:30 AM MWF), and Spring Coed Volleyball (adults, TTH eves). Curtis Park houses Gauntlet Golf Course & Club, and hosts Curtis Park Camp for ages 6-11 & Teen Camp for ages 11-13, Camp Discovery II for ages 5-6, Adventure Camp I for ages 12-14 & II for ages 12-15, Basketball Camp for ages 8-14, Skateboard Camp for ages 9-14. Before- & after camp care are available for Camp Abnaki and Camp Aquia (general recreation camps), bus/van transportation is also available from specified locations for all camps except Camp Aquia. Carl Lewis Community Center hosts Heart-N-Sole dance classes (ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, basic acrobatics) for ages 2 1/2 years through adult, and Young Chefs Academy's Kinder Cooks for ages 3-6. Wrestling classes, for age 5 & up, meet at The Kennel in Fredericksburg. Spring Coed Softball Teams (age 17 & up) play a 12-game schedule (MWF eves, TH for make-up games). Senior activities/classes (age 55+) include Aikido, Seniorcize, Wii Bowling League, Learn to Crochet, Learn to Sew!, Beginning Glass Fusing, Cartooning with Frank, Mahjong, May Flowers, Lunch, Bunko (Monthly), Wednesday Movies (Monthly), and One Day Abstract Art Class. Programs for children & teens with disabilities include Adaptive Gymnastics, Adaptive Cooking (Kookin with Kool Kids), Mother's Day Craft, and Pot Luck Gathering. Cheer Dynasty offers classes such as Dynamic All-Stars (baton twirling, marching, and basic majorette skills) at Cheer Dynasty Gym in Stafford. The Music Studio in Stafford offers a variety of music classes.