Carpenter Park Recreation Center is Hiring for Indoor Pool Positions

Carpenter Park Recreation Center is holding a hiring event from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Liberty Recreation Center, 2601 Glencliff Drive in Plano for lifeguard and swim instructor positions for its new pool. Applicants should bring a p...

Chisholm Trail at Spring Creek Underpass Closed for Maintenance

The east side of Chisholm Trail at the Spring Creek underpass will be closed for the next several weeks as parks crews begin removing silt from the low water crossing along the trail. The crossing on the west side of the trail will remain open. Thank you ...

New Hours for Recreation Centers start September 1

Effective September 1, 2017, Plano recreation centers will be closing one hour earlier on Fridays and Saturdays. Below are the updated hours for Carpenter Park, Liberty and Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Centers.

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Carpenter Park Renovations

Renovations to the south side of Carpenter Park are underway. As part of the renovations, a number of existing trees will be removed and replaced with 62 new, 4-inch caliper trees in their place.

These exciting new park updates include a complete renovatio...

Improvements to Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve

Plano Parks and Recreation will begin improvements to Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve in March 2017. The improvement work includes the following items:

• New concrete recreational trail approximately 1.3 miles in length to complete two large trail loops...

Plano Senior Recreation Center expansion project moves forward

At a July 24 preliminary meeting, Plano Parks and Recreation Director Robin Reeves informed the Plano City Council that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved project plans for much-anticipated expansions at the Plano Senior Recreatio...

Park Construction Projects

Many Plano parks are currently under design, construction and/or renovation over the next several years. For a complete list of these projects, visit the parks construction page at the link below which provides updates and photos of some of the work in p...Read on...

Engineering Work along the Russell Creek Greenbelt

A project to install retaining walls along Russell Creek Drive between Independence and Sutherland Lane is set to begin on July 31. As part of the project, a temporary trail will be installed along the road as well as a pedestrian bridge across the creek ...

High Point Tennis Center Renovation Contract Awarded

The Tennis Center Renovation design contract with JBI Partners, Inc. was awarded at the July 24 Plano City Council meeting. Over the next several months the contract documents will be executed, and the design development phase will begin. In the design de...

Study: Plano Parks and Recreation Contributes Millions to Local Economy

At an April 24 Plano City Council preliminary meeting, the Trust for Public Land shared its findings from a study conducted to explore the economic benefits provided by the city’s park and recreation system. Plano Parks and Recreation engaged the TPL in a...