Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority

Fido @ Freedom is back! Join us October 8th for a day of fun at Freedom Park Dog Park. It's completely free & there's no registration necessary. We'll have a puppy confessions booth, dog adoptions, a peanut butter KONG lick-off,&...read more

Football Schedules are Here! Please note that the team on the right side of the schedule is considered the home team.  If there are two teams in the same district with the same uniform (like Valdosta Black/Valdosta Gold and Pine Grove Maroon/...read more

Register now for VLPRA's school-based youth basketball league!  It's open to K through 12th graders in Valdosta and Lowndes County.   Teams are split by grade, gender, and school.  We anticipate each grade at each public sch...read more

Bring your bike and your appetite for the most delicious cycling event in the South: the Dixie Cream Donut Dash! There's four different lengths to choose from: a 20-mile (+/-) Donut Hole Sprint where donuts takes minutes off your finish t...read more

Register NOW for our annual Father-Son Campout. Kids can go camping in the outfield and make s’mores on the pitcher’s mound in the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority’s “Father-Son Campout”. ...read more

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Fido @ Freedom is back! Join us October 8th for a day of fun at Freedom Park Dog Park. It's completely free & there's no registration necessary. We'll have a puppy confessions booth, dog adoptions, a peanut butter KONG lick-off, and BARC will hold a 5K in the morning. The Lowndes County Animal Services will be there too! Check out the flyer for info.

Football Schedules are Here!

Please note that the team on the right side of the schedule is considered the home team.  If there are two teams in the same district with the same uniform (like Valdosta Black/Valdosta Gold and Pine Grove Maroon/Pine Grove Silver), then the home team will wear their regular game jerseys when they play each other.  We will hand out specific away team jerseys to the away team for those games that will be turned back in at the game's conclusion.

Any questions?  Contact Mike Jenkins at kjenkins@vlpra.com or 229-333-1853.

Flag Football & Cheer Schedule
2nd/3rd Grade Football & Cheer Schedule
4th/5th Grade Football & Cheer Schedule

Please remember to sign up for text alerts.  They are the fastest way to find out if we are cancelling games or events based on bad weather or other emergencies.  We will only send alerts if it affects a large number of people.  For instance, we will send alerts when games are cancelled or when practices for an entire league or an entire park are cancelled. We will not send text alerts for individual team announcements or cancellations.  If a coach cancels practice, it is up to him or her to alert his/her players. We have alerts for all of our sports and they are (mostly) broken down by season. You will have to register for alerts at the beginning of each season. This keeps participants from getting unwanted texts.

We do not charge for text alerts and they are optional, but recommended. (Standard text messaging rates do apply, so please check with your carrier to make sure you will not receive charges from your cell phone provider).

HOW TO REGISTER FOR ALERTS:
Go to www.rainedout.com ---> search VLPRA ----> click on the blue VLPRA under "preferred results"----> register for alerts!

Register now for VLPRA's school-based youth basketball league!  It's open to K through 12th graders in Valdosta and Lowndes County.  

Teams are split by grade, gender, and school.  We anticipate each grade at each public school to have a boys team and a girls team.  Also open to private schools and Scintilla students!  And introducing: basketball cheerleading!  By popular demand, we will be offering cheerleading as well.

This is a recreational league where EVERYONE plays.  Practices and games will be held at local schools and at VLPRA gyms.  The one-time registration fee is $75.00 and includes uniforms, practices/games, awards, and equipment.  We are happy to announce that we have an Athletic All Star team as well as Academic All Stars to reward outstanding behavior both on and off the court.  Cheerleading is just $50 and also includes uniforms.

Registration closes OCTOBER 21st at 5PM AT OUR MAIN OFFICE AND OCTOBER 23rd AT MIDNIGHT ONLINE.  The season runs December through early March including a tournament.  ***Our middle school games will not begin until February, immediately following the school system's basketball season.  

Games will be at area schools as well as at our gyms.  Games vary in days and times: there will be games on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings as well as Saturdays mornings but your team will play a max of two games per week.  Practice days and times are up to the individual coaches.  Typically once the season starts, teams only practice once per week. 

VLPRA reserves the right to combine schools and or grades as necessary.

Bring your bike and your appetite for the most delicious cycling event in the South: the Dixie Cream Donut Dash!

There's four different lengths to choose from: a 20-mile (+/-) Donut Hole Sprint where donuts takes minutes off your finish time, a 35-mile (+/-) Donut Dash where pastries are optional, a 68-mile (+/-) Unfrosted Dash, and a 100-mile (+/-) Ultimate Glaze Century Ride!  

So double down on your ride, sign up for the dash, and eat some donuts with us!  It's all happening October 3rd  in Hahira.  Check out the flyer for details and click the link at the top of the page to sign up.

CLICK HERE FOR ROUTE MAPS.  JUST SEARCH: Donut Sprint, Donut Dash, Unfrosted Dash, Ultimate Glaze​

Turn By Turn Directions:
Donut Hole Sprint (20-miles)
Donut Dash (30-miles)
Unfrosted Dash (68-miles)
Ultimate Glaze (100-miles)

Register NOW for our annual Father-Son Campout.

Kids can go camping in the outfield and make s’mores on the pitcher’s mound in the Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks & Recreation Authority’s “Father-Son Campout”.  The overnight event is happening on Friday, October 21st at the South Lowndes Recreation Center.

The campout is open to boys ages four and up.  A male family member such as a father, grandfather, or uncle who is at least 18 years old must accompany each child.

The dads and sons will enjoy a cookout, games, s’mores, a game of night baseball under the lights, and a movie on the backstop in this baseball-themed campout.  Participants should plan to bring their own tent to 6440 Ocean Pond Road in Lake Park.  Tent set up starts at 6:00 PM Friday.  Dads and sons can register at www.vlpra.com and must sign up by Friday, October 17th.  The registration fee is $35 for both father and son.  Call VLPRA at 229-259-3507 with questions.