Pack the family in the car, because it’s time for The Great Geocaching Adventure! Each week, beginning July 20, a new set of geocaches will be hidden in your 51 parks! Throughout this event, you’ll hone your skills as an…
Grant Park Trail Reopens After Major Reconstruction
After two years, a popular hiking trail has reopened in Centerville-Washington Park District’s (CWPD) Grant Park. We closed the yellow trail, a one-mile natural path, in 2018 after stream bank erosion made conditions unsafe for park visitors. Grant Park has…
Commercial Photography Permits
Your parks are a wonderful place to have family photos taken! However, please keep in mind that commercial activity, including commercial photography, is not permitted on public land. Photography is considered a commercial activity if the photographer receives any payment…
CWPD a Finalist for National Gold Medal Award
Video: 2020 National Gold Medal Award Finalist Video Submission. The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), recently announced the Centerville-Washington Park District (CWPD) as a finalist for the…
Pop-Up Pup Parks
Discover a fun way to get together with your neighbors and their dogs this summer! In an effort to create more active and social outdoor spaces, we will rotate pop-up dog parks to various neighborhood parks every three weeks throughout…
Traveling Owlexander!
CWPD mascot Owlexander is ready for a summer of adventure! This year he wants to stay close to home and explore all the State of Ohio has to offer! Will you take him with you? Color Owlexander, cut him out…
Notice of Park Name Change
Pelbrook Park, a 5.5-acre neighborhood park near the eastern edge of the City of Centerville, has been officially renamed Cloverbrook Park. Park neighbors requested the name change during two public input meetings about future improvements to the park. The change…
New Park Commissioner Appointed
Alex Pearl has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Board of Park Commissioners of the Centerville-Washington Park District. He will begin his first year of appointment as the Secretary of the Board. Mr. Pearl is the 17th…
Summer Camp Registration Opens May 26
Thank you for your continued patience as staff awaited word from the State of Ohio on day camps reopening. We are pleased to announce the Centerville-Washington Park District will offer both in-person and virtual options for your children this summer!…
Grant Park User Survey
Grant Park is a 189-acre natural area. Trails in the park lead along creeks and through meadow, forest, prairie and wetland habitats. The trails are of varying difficulty; some follow ridgelines or bottomlands, while others climb fairly steep hills. We…