Division Details
As of Spring 2011, the Parks Division maintains: 

• Over 79 parks consisting of more than 610 acres of parks and other facilities not listed below, including 70 pavilions, which will accommodate six to 125 people each, 57 athletic fields, 36 playgrounds, and 28 basketball courts 
• 400 acres at the Frederick Municipal Airport 
• More than 43 acres at other sites such as 20 storm water management ponds, four water treatment plants, five pumping stations, and six water tanks, dam spillways, conservation areas, sewer easement areas, police pistol range, city owned condemned areas, etc. 
• More than 50 miles of right of way mowing along the sides of the roads 
• Garden beds at City Hall, Talley Recreation Center, Diggs Pool, Thomas pool and on Market Street, Carroll Creek Urban Park, etc. 
• More than 7,500 street trees and more than 4,500 park trees

Special Services 

• Special event support (city-sponsored) 
• Storm clean-up 
• Aquatic management (city-owned) 
• Forestry operations (city-owned) 
• Christmas tree recycling 
• Snow removal at city-owned facilities and parking lots

Park Maintenance General Information
Mowing: All parks are mowed on a minimum seven- to 10-day schedule. Turf is mowed to a height of 2.5 inches to 3 inches depending on conditions. Please use safety precautions when in the vicinity of all mowing operations. Pedestrians should stay a minimum of 30 feet from an operating mower.

IPM: The Parks Division utilizes Integrated Pest Management in dealing with insect’s weeds and diseases. Pest populations are monitored. Control measures are selected to be compatible, in order to suppress pest below damaging levels, with minimum disruption of, or damage to, the environment and residents.

Trash: Trash in parks is always a concern for everyone. Trashcans are located in most parks. Those parks that do not have trashcans are designated “trash free parks” and it is expected that users remove trash as they leave the facility. For those parks with trashcans, parks staff picks up on a regular basis Mondays and Fridays adding additional pickups when foreseen.

Restroom facilities: Park bathroom facilities remain locked unless reserved. The Parks Division staff maintains park bathrooms on Mondays and Fridays. Any park facility bathroom that is reserved for an event receives an inspection and maintenance prior to the event