The Bulloch County Recreation and Parks Department is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all residents by providing inclusive, diverse, and affordable recreational opportunities that promote active living, healthy lifestyles, and community engagement. Through well-maintained facilities, innovative programs, and a commitment to excellence, we strive to foster a vibrant, connected, and healthier Bulloch County.
The BCRP is a public recreation department funded by the Bulloch County Commission with fees and charges collected by the department.
Recreation Department maintains the Ag Complex, 12 park sites, 1 greenway with 2 trailheads, a 27 hole disc golf course, and 1 boat landing. Within the parks there are 29 athletic fields, 13 tennis courts, 13 pickleball courts, 9 outdoor basketball courts, 1 volleyball court, and 9 playgrounds. In addition, there are 51 buildings consisting of 102,000 square feet of buildings that are maintained to some degree. These consist of climate and non climate controlled buildings such as office buildings, restrooms, storage building, score keeping buildings etc . All of these parks and recreational facilities sit on approximately 420 acres of land but we maintain and closely manage approximately 230 acres. Of the 230 acres, 70 acres are what we consider fine turf (athletic fields) that are maintained to a higher level.
The Parks Division also manages and maintains 40 Bulloch County owned properties maintaining 40 acres of land. These properties that are maintained include areas such as courthouse, judicial annex, magistrate court, probate court, health department, dfacs, bulloch county senior building and others. All fire stations and voting precincts, 3 round abouts, and the 301 and I-16 interchange just to name a few.
Mill Creek Regional Park, opened in 1993, is a state-of-the-art recreational complex which was funded through a 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Mill Creek, 1996 USSSA Complex of the Year, has played host to more than 400 tournaments including five national tournaments.
The Community Recreation Division offers instructional programs involving youth and adults. Community Recreation includes the Afterschool Program and Summer Camps, Adults 50+, Therapeutics (persons with disabilities), Instructional Programs such as cooking classes/STEM related classes/Lit Club/Tumbling, Special Events and Volunteerism.
The Athletics Division offers programming for both youth and adults such as football, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, and tennis.
The Operations Division maintains all recreation facilities and strives for overall efficiency.
The Agriculture Division hosts public riding monthly as well as rentals of all varieties at the Bulloch County Agricultural Complex. A few examples are rodeos, roping events, car shows, meetings, speakers, training classes, etc. The facility is available for rent year round and typically is rented during the majority of our weekends.
The Parks and Grounds Division maintains all recreation facilities landscaping, grass and irrigation maintenance, and event/program preparation as well as all other county properties landscaping, grass and irrigation maintenance.
Our services should ensure a better quality of life by:
- Unifying the cooperative spirit within the county.
- Communicating the opportunities and advantages of parks and recreation services.
- Being geographically accessible.
- Being economically feasible.
- Networking with community agencies and other recreation providers and schools.