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The Rec Desk

What the parks & recreation departments around the 912 are doing — registration windows, league signups, pool season, senior programs, and the parades each town’s rec office puts on. This is not a live feed of everything rec: the desk rotates the cards below as the seasons turn. The directory of departments underneath is the permanent part — it’s the answer to “who runs rec in my town.”

Departments & coaches: run sign-ups + print player cards here →

The desk rule: every card names the department’s own page and the day we last checked it. Programs get described from the city’s own site — if a rec item can’t be pointed at publicly, it doesn’t run here.
Thursday, October 1: 2 of 6 desk items showing — Fall registration season. The desk rotates these cards as the departments’ seasons turn.

In the rotation

The cards the desk is carrying this week. Each one names its source and the day it was last checked — the department’s own page is always the last word.

Parks & reservoirs The Whole 912

Tybee pier, trails and boat ramps across the county

Chatham County Parks manages the county’s open spaces, fishing piers, boat ramps and sports complexes -- Lake Mayer, Memorial Stadium and the nature preserves included.

Source: Chatham County Parks ↗ checked Sep 28
Parks & reservoirs Brunswick

Glynn County rec covers the Golden Isles fields

Year-round programs, disc golf at Gascoigne Bluff and North Glynn, tennis, beaches and campgrounds -- reservations and leagues through the county department.

The lanes

Everything the rec departments do lands in one of these lanes. Tap one to filter the rotation above.

Lane Youth leagues Signups and seasons for kids -- ball, cheer, camps, the programs each town runs. Lane Adult leagues & fitness Softball, pickleball, fitness classes -- the grown-up side of the catalog. Lane Pools & aquatics Swim lessons, open swim, splash pads -- seasonal everywhere, signups in spring. Lane Seniors 50+ Senior centers, free daily programming, meals and social programs. Lane Classes & camps Dance, art, self-defense, babysitting certs -- the catalog pages of each department. Lane Centers & rentals Community centers, gyms, pavilions -- the buildings and picnic spots you can book. Lane Parks & reservoirs City parks, county reservoirs, OHV parks, trails and boat ramps. Season Community events Parades, festivals, holiday runs -- the events the rec office itself puts on.

Who runs rec in your town

The permanent directory -- every department links to its own site, where registration, hours and the current guide actually live.

31401+ · Savannah

Recreation & Leisure Services

Community centers, athletics, aquatics, after-school programs, senior services and special events across the city -- the coast’s biggest catalog.

31322 · Pooler

Parks & Recreation

The Pooler Recreation Complex and Pooler Park -- youth sports, classes, dance programs and facility rentals for the I-95 corridor’s boom town.

Official page ↗ 912-748-5776
31324 · Richmond Hill

Bryan County Recreation Department

Henderson Park/Timber Trail and Hendrix Park branches -- gyms, tennis, 26+ athletic fields and the Bark Park south of Richmond Hill.

Official page ↗ 912-851-0092
30458+ · Statesboro

Streets & Parks (Public Works)

McTell Trail, Triangle Park and 30+ city parks; Bulloch County’s rec programs and Georgia Southern’s facilities fill out the scene.

31313+ · Hinesville

Parks and Grounds / Liberty County Recreation

The county rec department runs leagues and programs for Hinesville and Fort Stewart country out of 607 E. Oglethorpe Hwy.

Official page ↗ 912-876-5359
31520+ · Brunswick

Glynn County Recreation and Parks

Year-round rec for Brunswick and the islands -- parks, beaches, campgrounds, disc golf and the North Glynn complex.

Official page ↗ 912-554-7780
31558 · St. Marys

Parks and Recreation

Waterfront Park, the Marsh Walk, Civic Park, the REC Authority fields, Lake St. Marys and the seasonal Aquatic Center.

Official page ↗ 912-510-4041
31501+ · Waycross

Ware County Recreation Department

Trembling Earth complex programs and online registration; the city’s two dozen parks list on waycrossga.gov facilities.

Official page ↗ 912-490-4488
31545+ · Jesup

Park & Tree Department (Public Works)

Farmers Market grounds, Cracker Williams Recreation Center, Mallard Park and a dozen neighborhood parks kept by Public Works.

Official page ↗ 912-427-1313
County-wide · Regional parks

Chatham County Parks

County open spaces, trails, boat ramps, fishing piers and the sports complexes -- Memorial Stadium, Jennifer Ross, Ambuc -- plus pavilion and field reservations for the whole county.

Run a rec program — or coach one? If your town’s rec office is putting something on that isn’t here, or a flyer needs a bigger audience, send it to the desk: email the desk. Departments get listed free — this page is a public service, not advertising.

The rotation is curated by the desk, not scraped live — cards come in when a registration window opens or a town event gets close, and go out when they’re stale. Each card names where it came from and the day it was last checked. Departments run their own pages and their own registration systems; the official link is always the last word.