three dogs playing in dog park

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…

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Tammi Eslinger

Tammi Eslinger has been a Centerville resident for nearly 25 years. The wife of an Air Force officer and a mother of four sons, she quickly learned the area by visiting parks with her sons’ various sports schedules. Tammi began…

Hithergreen Project Update

In late April, the Park District officially took ownership of the Hithergreen site! The property is now owned by the Park District to convert into a public, neighborhood park. Park conversion approximate timeline May –  demolition specifications completed Early June…

Food Allergy Awareness

Food for Thought

Food Allergy Awareness Week is May 12 – 19, 2019. Help make playgrounds a safe place to play for children with food allergies! A stray goldfish cracker, a spilled latte or a messy peanut butter sandwich could be devastating to…

CWPD volunteer Katie Kress

Katie Kress

Katie is a sophomore at Centerville High School. Volunteering with some of her closest friends, her favorite part is meeting new members of her community while being out in the parks that she grew up exploring. Along with volunteering for…

CWPD volunteer Joe DiMisa

Joe DiMisa

Joe first volunteered with CWPD in 2004 as a founding member of the Creating Community Connections task force. The task force planned and advocated for multi-use trail routes in the area. Joe was a bicycle commuter for many years and…

counselor and child at Summer Recreation Program

Summer employment opportunities

The Centerville-Washington Park District is now accepting applications for part-time, seasonal employment! Summer program staff can work at Hidden Meadows Day Camp, Sugar Valley Camp, at the Summer Recreation Program or as summer naturalists. All program staff must be enthusiastic…

Centerville-Washington Park District volunteer Hayley Zimbric

Hayley Zimbric

Hayley is a senior at Centerville High School. Outside of school, she spends time playing soccer and volunteering for the Centerville-Washington Park District and Dayton Children’s Hospital. Hayley has been a CWPD volunteer for two years, giving her time to…