Safety Splash Day at TMC

Come and join us for a day of free safety activities and lots of fun. The event includes safety stations, face painting, canoe rides and prizes. We will also be raffling off free Coast Guard approved lifejackets. This event is from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday, May 19 at the Tom Muehlenbeck Center outdoor pool. Learn to be safe around the water and have gobs of fun doing it!  This event is free to the public but please pre-register, course #133940. Registration opens May 5 for Plano residents.

 Senior Information & Wellness Fair
Don't miss the Senior Information & Wellness Fair from 9am to 1pm on Wednesday, May 23
at the Plano Senior Recreation Center, 401 West 16th Street. Everyone is welcome! Free health screenings will include blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass, strength test, pulse ox, hearing and nerve test. Vendors will have information available on financial planning, insurance, home health care, independent living, funeral planning, chiropractic care, dentistry, adult day services and more. Don’t miss this opportunity!

 What's that Purple Thing in the Tree?

In an effort to determine if the invasive emerald ash borer has made its way to Texas, the City of Plano, in partnership with the Texas Forest Service and the Texas A&M Agrilife extension office recently set up traps in various parks and trails around Plano that will remain until August. Residents are asked to please leave these traps undisturbed. There is nothing about them that is chemically harmful to people or animals, they are just really sticky. Bugs and even a small lizard or two may get caught on them. If you spot one on the ground, please contact Denise Moore at 972-941-5419 or by email with the location so she can have it rehung. Please note that the Texas Forest Service has not seen the emerald ash borer in Texas as yet. The closest it has been spotted is in Missouri. However, it is believed that it will eventually reach Texas and we have many ash trees here in Plano that we would hate to lose to this insect. Click here for more information.

 Construction Complete on Bob Woodruff
Park North Pavilion

Work is complete on the pavilion at Bob Woodruff Park. The new pavilion has the same appearance as before but with structural steel,  new lighting and modern finishes. It is now available for reservation. Visit Pavilion Reservations for more information.

 Month to Month and Family Recreation Center Memberships now available!



Plano Parks and Recreation is pleased to offer  new Family Membership and Month to Month Membership options. Memberships provide access to all recreation centers and swimming pools in the Plano Parks and Recreation system. The Month to Month Membership provides you with the freedom and flexibility to pay monthly using Mastercard, Visa or Discover. There is no sign up fee or termination fee and you can cancel at any time. Visit our membership page for details. Now the whole family can Play in Plano!

 City of Plano and Large Water Consumers
Plano's water conservation plan allows the Parks & Recreation Department and the Plano Independent School District to operate using alternative water conservation methods. The City and School District will exceed the current North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) reduction goal by managing all sites and campuses as a whole. Some irrigated areas will be reduced well beyond the current NTMWD reduction goal to offset watering at high use sites that have safety implications. The scale of operation for over 4,000 acres of park land and 1,200 irrigated acres of park land, athletic fields, and other public property, requires alternative conservation methods. Large site irrigation systems cannot water all zones in the system within the same water window as residential lawn, but they can still be programmed to apply less water than when in non-drought conditions. One athletic site has over 500 stations, which cannot all be run in one or two nights. The need to water play surfaces and high use areas must also be balanced with scheduled activities and public use patterns. Parks and outdoor sports venues are typically used in the early morning or after school/work hours up to 11pm, so watering schedules must be adjusted accordingly. Irrigation in scheduled or high use areas is necessary for the safety of the users. Cracks in the ground or injuries caused by falling on a very hard surface are thereby reduced.

For additional information on Plano Parks and Recreation's current irrigation practices click here.


  Community Park Survey
We are interested in hearing from you about what you would like to see in a community park. Please take this brief Community Parks survey. Your feedback is important to us!