The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), also known as Board of Parks and Recreation or Park Board, is used by many government bodies to describe the parts of their organizations that oversee public parks and recreational public works.
Organizations using these terms include: Canada Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, Ontario Vancouver Park Board, British Columbia
United States Albany Parks & Recreation, Oregon California Department of Parks and Recreation City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, California Columbia Parks and Recreation, Missouri Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, Ohio Decatur Parks and Recreation, Alabama Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Texas Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, California Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Minnesota Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation, Tennessee Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Virginia New Orleans Recreation Department, Louisiana New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Omaha Department of Parks and Recreation, Nebraska Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Seattle Parks and Recreation, Washington Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Utah Division of Parks and Recreation
See also Department of Natural Resources (disambiguation) Parks and Recreation, an American TV series Park district