Asheville’s Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan
Recreate Asheville will serve as a road map for the next 10-20 years to connect, fix, build, and preserve recreation programs and parkland throughout the City!
Recreate Asheville Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan was adopted on August 27th, 2024. Click on the images to open the full documents.
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View the Plan
Adopted Plan
Plan Appendix
Planning Process
Get in Touch
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FAQ
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In March of 2023, Asheville City Council approved $238,000 to develop a comprehensive plan to guide Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR)’s planning and decision-making over the next decade to meet the needs of residents, outlining steps to close the gap between current capabilities and the community’s vision.
Design Workshop, the firm hired to oversee creation of the plan, was selected among firms that responded to the City’s request for proposals.
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The plan will go through a rigorous inventory, analysis and engagement process to develop plan recommendations. Before finalizing there will be many opportunities for the public to weigh in on the draft plan recommendations:
Workshops
To obtain public review and feedback regarding the draft plan
Winter - Spring 2024
Boards, Commissions and Committee Presentations
To share draft plan with various City advisory groups
Winter – Spring 2024
City Council
To share draft plan during public meeting for adoption
Summer 2024
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Work on the plan began in the summer of 2023 and is anticipated to be completed by the summer of 2024.