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Did you know? At one time Aiken boasted 18 polo fields.

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Parks, Recreation & Tourism Contact Information

Director
Glenn Parker

Main
(803) 643-4779

Fax
642-7639

Mailing address
PO Box 1177
Aiken, SC 29802

Citizens Park
642-7761

Hopelands Gardens & Rye Patch Reception Center Info
642-7650

H. Odell Weeks Center
642-7631

Weeks Tennis Center
642-7739

Parks Division
642-7636

Rainout Hotline
643-4661

Smith Hazel Center
642-7634

Pool (Smith Hazel Center)
648-3197

Tourism
642-7631 or 1-888-AikenSC

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Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism organizes leisure time activities to promote the enrichment of life in the city and to help make Aiken a more desirable place to live and visit. Activities sponsored by the department include concerts, road races, team sports, special events, fitness programs and a variety of adult and youth activities. The department operates several facilities, including the Rye Patch Reception Center house and programs at Hopelands Gardens, the Smith Hazel Recreation Center, Virginia Acres Ceramics House, the Washington Center for Performing Arts, Weeks Tennis Center, and the H. O. Weeks Activity Center. The Director of the Department is appointed by the City Manager and serves as staff liaison for the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee, the Arts Commission and the Recreation Commission.

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  • Residents
    • Aiken Arts Registry
    • Animal Control / Pet Information
    • Athletics
    • Channel 4
    • Citizen Request System
    • City Code Of Ordinances
    • Forms & Applications
    • Online Auction
    • Parks & Facilities
    • Recreation
    • Tax Information
    • Trash, Garbage & Recycling Pickup Schedule
    • Water & Sewer Information
    • Photo Gallery
  • Businesses
    • Aiken Municipal Airport
    • Bids / Procurement
    • Business License Information
    • Citizen Request System
    • City Code Of Ordinances
    • Forms & Applications
    • Meeting Facilities
    • Online Auction
    • Photo Gallery
    • Procurement / Bids
    • Tax Information
    • Trash, Garbage & Recycling Pickup Schedule
    • Water & Sewer Information
  • Visitors
    • Aiken Area Events
    • Aiken Municipal Airport
    • Art Organizations in Aiken
    • Brochure Request
    • Celebrate the Holidays in Aiken
    • Channel 4
    • GIS / Online Maps
    • History of Aiken
    • How to get to Aiken
    • Meeting Facilities
    • Parks & Facilities
    • Places and Things to do in Aiken
    • Photo Gallery
    • Polo and Events
  • Government
    • 2010 Census
    • About
    • Agendas & Meetings
    • Audio Minutes
    • Bids / Procurement
    • Boards, Commissions, And Committees
    • City of Aiken Zoning Ordinance
    • City Code Of Ordinances
    • City Council
    • City Directory
    • Departments
    • Documents of Interest
    • Forms & Applications
    • GIS / Online Maps
    • Online Auction
    • Online Document Search
    • Speakers Bureau