It oversees eight public-use parks covering over 900 acres and sponsors over 25 athletic programs ranging from soccer, football, basketball, baseball, and swimming for all age groups.

[1] It has been recognized as one of the top civic recreation programs in the United States.

[1][2][3][4] The Roswell Recreations Department also works closely with local middle and high schools by providing practice fields.

[1][5] The Roswell Rec is one of only seven agencies in Georgia and 116 in the United States to be accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).

[6] Roswell Arts Festival[7]Roswell Remembers Memorial Day Celebration[8][9][10] Roswell Roots Festival[11][12][13] Roswell Youth Day Parade[14] Roswell Youth Lacrosse Invitational[15] Trolley Crawl[16] Allenbrook Trail Willeo Trail Azalea Park[19] Big Creek Park[20][21] Don White Memorial Park East Roswell Park Garrard Landing Park Grimes Bridge Park Hembree Road Park Leita Thompson Memorial Park[22][23] Old Mill Park[24][25] Riverside Park [26] [27] Roswell Area Park Sweet Apple Park Waller Park Waller Park Extension Willeo Park Performing Arts Gymnastics[28] [29] Youth Baseball[30] Youth Basketball Youth Football Youth Softball (Fast pitch and slow pitch) Adult Basketball Adult Baseball Adult Softball Performing Arts Gymnastics Youth Soccer Youth Tennis Youth Swimming Teen League Basketball Adult Soccer Adult Tennis Youth swim team (Roswell Rapids) Youth dive team (Roswell Rapids) Adult swim team [31][32]