If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Recreation Department 828-894-8199 or email us.

We will be sending out a recreation needs survey to help support the application of the PARTF grant for the Little White Oak Mt. Mountain Bike Trail. Please keep your eye out for this quick & easy way to support the department!

This year has been tough on everyone in a number of ways. One of the best ways to foster resiliency in your children is through play. Physical activity has been shown to help all the aspects of health: mental, emotional, and physical. This spring sports season, if your family cannot afford the registration fee, please reach out to us; we have some sponsorships we can apply to your registration fees. The spring sports dates are as follows, although they are tentative and subject to change:

Registration has been extended until Friday, Feb. 5. To register your child this season, please call our office 828-894-8199 M-F 8:30-5, email ltwitty@polknc.org, or fill out our registration form, which will be available online and at Stearns Gym. If you register after a team is full, your child will be placed on a waitlist until there are enough players registered for a second team, then a third team, and so on.

Practices will begin mid-February and games will be held in April-May.

Registration is open! You can register online and in-person through March 1st.

Evaluations will be held March 6.

Practices will begin mid-March and games will be held in April-May.

Our trail at the Recreation Complex is temporarily closed as we finalize the route, add signage and trail markers, and create a hiker bypass! Please respect the closure to minimize impact to the trail at this time.

We are following the lead of Conserving Carolina and cancelling workdays and group hikes through February. We are planning some great things for March; stay tuned!

If you can't stand not helping, feel free to walk a trail on your own, picking up trash and moving small branches from the trails. Please don't cut any branches; if a trail needs more attention, email trails@polknc.org and we will take care of it.

Every month, community stakeholders meet to share updates about area trails. The meetings are open to the public and are online.

Trail Committee meeting

Time: Feb 22, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time

Meeting ID: 457 308 8514

Passcode: recrocks

Most trails, if they are open, may not have public facilities that are open, so check ahead of time. If you are sick, PLEASE stay home. If a trail is crowded, please travel to a different spot so you can practice social distancing. Other trail courtesies also still apply: keep dogs on-leash, take your trash with you, etc. Thanks for doing your part!

The AmeriCorps Trails Coordinator works for Polk County Parks & Recreation. The position came into being through a grant from the Polk County Community Foundation. The Trails Coordinator manages trail work days, various partnerships and other trail-related initiatives in the county.

E-Mail contact information for us: trails@polknc.org