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  • Rec Camp is a conference focused on indoor community recreation, dedicated to educating Parks & Recreation professionals about planning, designing, building, and operating Community Recreation Centers.

    • Learn: Operational, programming, and architectural design trends from experts.

    • Tours: Two days of guided tours of seven recreation centers, including a regional mega-center and neighborhood centers, with facility operators on-hand to answer your questions.

    • Plan: Learn about building program selection and operational strategies impacting cost recovery goals.

    Watch this short video.

  • Rec CAMP was born out of the Colorado Facility Design and Management School in 2018 as a way to provide education through tours and workshops with CEU credits through Colorado Parks & Recreation Association (CPRA).

    Rec CAMP was held in the Denver Metro Area, Colorado from 2018 to 2024. Rec CAMP was held in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area from 2025 to 2026.

  • Registration for the 2026 session will close on April 3, 2026.

    Early Bird pricing ends February 3.

  • Rec CAMP 2026 will start at 8:00 am on Tuesday, April 7 and wrap up at 12:00 pm on Thursday, April 9. Please visit our schedule page to learn more.

    Schedule subject to change.

  • Yes! As long as you attend all the sessions, bus rides, tours and Q&A sessions you will get the full amount of Continuing Education Credits.

    The number of CEUs given for 2026 will be confirmed at a later date. Last year’s attendees received 1.4 CEUs.

  • In order to create a personal experience, we limit registration to 45 people. This allows us to group registrants into teams of 8-10 people with two counselors per team.

    We kindly request no more than 4 registrants per agency to ensure as many agencies as possible can be represented.

    If you have a team of 5 or more that would like to sign up please email us at registration@rec-camp.com.

  • Yes, you can sign up to our waitlist by filling out the registration form.

    43 people is our limit for registrations.

    If spots are filled while registering multiple people, you can only register up to the amount left. If we exceed our limit, you must fill out a new form to join a waitlist. Only one person can be registered per order for the waitlist to maintain integrity of the waitlist system. We will contact the first person on the waitlist when there is a cancellation.

    • Guided tours of seven recreation centers

    • Coach bus for two days of tours

    • Lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday

    • Networking event

    • Water bottle

    • Certificate of Completion + alum pin

    • Continuing education units (CEUs) if full attendance is recorded

  • Lunch will be provided Tuesday and Wednesday. Food and cocktails will be provided Tuesday evening. Rec CAMP will conclude at 12pm on Thursday. If you plan to stay at the Embassy Suites, they offer a complimentary made-to-order breakfast at 6:00-9:00am each morning.

    If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions we should be aware of, please note it on your registration form or email us at registration@rec-camp.com.

  • The half-day Community Planning Workshop on Thursday is an interactive session focused on the planning, design, and operations of community recreation centers. Facilitators will guide groups through a role-playing scenario with real life applications. Use all your knowledge from the tours to build a recreation center for a sample community.

    We often hear this is one of the most valuable portions of Rec CAMP. Don't miss it!

  • We will begin and end each day at Embassy Suites - Grapevine DFW Airport North.

    We have a block of rooms reserved.

    Parking is $20 per day.

    The closest airport is the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

    Learn more on our Location page.

  • Embassy Suites - Grapevine DFW Airport North has a fitness center, pool, bar, on-site restaurant, complimentary evening reception and complimentary made-to-order breakfast. Visit the hotel website for more information.

  • Meet at the host hotel (Embassy Suites by Hilton Grapevine DFW Airport North) to catch a bus for tour days on Tuesday and Wednesday.

    Rec CAMP will provide a tour bus to take participants around the DFW area to tour seven recreation facilities. The bus starts and ends each day at our host hotel. For locals, please plan on taking the bus since the education continues on the bus.

    On Thursday, the last session will take place at the host hotel.

    Both of our recommended hotels offer complimentary shuttles for guests to and from the DFW Airport.

    There is paid parking at Embassy Suites.

  • Download our handy one-sheet here!

  • There is a processing fee to cover all platform and transaction costs from our third party registration software, RegFox and Webconnex (payment processor).