The Princeton Park and Recreation Department provides recreational facilities and programming to the citizens of Princeton and throughout Mercer County.
Inside the Recreation Center is a gymnasium, conference room, karate dojo, and a bounce house birthday party room.
The Recreation Center property is also surrounded by a playground with handicap-accessible swings, a large picnic shelter, a dog park, a skatepark, and a softball field.
In addition, the department maintains Princeton City Park, five community playgrounds, and the Valley Street Outdoor Basketball court. The five community playgrounds are located on Oliver Avenue, Lower Pine Street, McKinley Avenue, Washington Avenue, and Knob Street. Princeton City Park contains three picnic shelters, a performance stage, a playground, two 2-mile walking trails, an 18-hole disc golf course, and Princeton City Pool, which features a baby pool and a 35' waterslide.
In addition to our facilities, we also provide a variety of programs for children and adults, although our main focus is on the youth.
Youth programming at the Recreation Center begins at the age of 3. Throughout the course of a year, we provide basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 3-18. We have also recently developed a youth volleyball program and youth indoor soccer leagues. During the summer months, we also have a Summer Day Camp program, a great alternative to daycare.
Some special events the department has sponsored include Easter Egg Hunts, Wrestling, Circuses, the Elks Hoop Shoot, Backpack Drives, Pet Fairs, Blood Drives, Health Screenings, sports tournaments, Night Swims, Back to School Bashes, concerts, dances, craft shows, beauty pageants, and sports camps.
Also, our Recreation Center and parks are very popular venues for a variety of community and family events and gatherings. Some examples are business meetings, training seminars, baby showers, weddings, banquets, class reunions, holiday dinners, family reunions, and birthday parties.
