Parks and Recreation Archives

Improvements to Jones Bridge Park were celebrated March 6, 2018, with a ribbon cutting. Improvements include a new pavilion and new bathroom facilities. The project was paid for with SPLOST revenue.

Parks and Recreation celebrates Jones Bridge Park renovations

March 7, 2018

Lawrenceville – Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation celebrated the completion of renovations to Jones Bridge Park with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. The renovations included a new 840-square-foot restroom building and 860-square-foot pavilion near the playground.

Left to right, Back Row, Daniel Lammons, Brad Miller, Philip Jenny, Jordan Rubin, Arthur Bedard. Front Row: Reagan Balog and Holly Smith. Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, a finalist for the national Gold Medal Award presented by the National Recreation and Park Association after winning it in 2008, provides high quality, broad-based parks, facilities, programs and services creating a sense of community, enabling a safe and secure environment, and enhancing Gwinnett’s quality of life.

Gwinnett County Lifeguards win state competition fifth year in a row

August 23, 2016

For the fifth year in a row, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation (GCPR) wins first place at the annual Georgia Recreation and Park Association State Lifeguarding Competition, held at Lake Oconee in Greene County on July 18.

Simpsonwood Park Preliminary master plan meeting

June 28, 2016

WHAT: The public is invited to drop-in and offer feedback regarding the Simpsonwood Park Preliminary Master Plan.

City employee thwarts park building burglary

April 21, 2016

Snellville – Quick thinking by a Parks and Recreation employee helped nab two would-be thieves Monday night.

Feast-ival to bring food trucks to Snellville

February 4, 2014

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is inviting residents to get their eat on at a food truck festival dubbed the “Feast-ival”.