Volunteer with Parks and Recreation

Get involved and give back to your community!

The City of Fairfax Parks and Recreation Department has various ways for you, your group of friends, your business or your non-profit to help make the City of Fairfax a better place to live. Whether it's through checking in vendors at one of our events, helping clean up a park or volunteering your time in another way, we are confident that there is something fit for you!

Fill out our Online Volunteer Application.

Adopt-A-Spot

The City of Fairfax Department of Parks and Recreation is bringing back the Adopt-A-Spot program and would love for you to join!

The program gives people the opportunity to select a location to keep clean for an undisclosed period. What is a location? A park or portion of a park or a trail. Just pick a spot from the provided list, make a commitment and proceed.

Please reach out to our Assistant Recreation Manager, Aster Minehart, with any questions or to check on a spot’s availability. Aster can be reached at Aster.Minehart@fairfaxva.gov or at (703) 385-7978.

Locations

  • Ashby Pond Conservatory - closed for adoption until further notice
  • Autumn Woods Open Space - open for adoption
  • Belle's Bird Sanctuary Park and/or Barthol Garden - open for adoption
  • Cobbdale Park - Adopted by the Cobbdale Civic Association
  • Country Hill Commons - Adopted by the Country Hill Commons Civic Association
  • Dale Lestina Park - Adopted by City of Fairfax Democratic Committee
  • Daniels Run Park - open for adoption
  • Draper Drive Park - open for adoption
  • Fairchester Woods Park - open for adoption
  • Kenmore Drive Park - open for adoption
  • Kutner Park portion 1 - Adopted by Stacy Hall and Rachel McQuillen
  • Kutner Park portion 2 - open for adoption
  • University Park - Adopted by Lucy Loves
  • Kitty Pozer Historic Garden - open for adoption
  • Old Town Square - Adopted by Old Town Fairfax Business Association
  • Pat Rodio Park - Adopted by Historic Fairfax Neighborhood Association
  • Providence Park Part A - Pavilion/Tennis Court Side - open for adoption
  • Providence Park Part B - Soccer Field/Cross Country Trail Side - open for adoption
  • Ranger Road Park - open for adoption
  • Ratcliffe Park - Adopted by Friends of Ratcliffe Park
  • Rebel Run - open for adoption
  • Sager Trail - Adopted by Mackenzie's Tunes and Tonics
  • School Street Park - Adopted by the Women's Club of Fairfax
  • Shiloh Street Natural Area - open for adoption
  • Shiloh Street Park - Adopted by Clean Fairfax
  • Stafford Park - open for adoption
  • Stafford Park West - open for adoption
  • Ted Grefe Park - Adopted by Girl Scout Troop 55006
  • Thaiss Memorial Park - open for adoption
  • Van Dyck Park portion 1 - Adopted by BSA Troops 1887 & 1888
  • Van Dyck Park portion 2 - open for adoption
  • Van Dyck Park (University Blvd) - open for adoption
  • Westmore Park - open for adoption
  • Westmore School Site & Dog Park - open for adoption
  • Wilcoxon Park - open for adoption
  • Willow Wood Open Space - open for adoption

Parks and Trails

Are you looking for community hours and want to do outdoor work? Our Parks crew are working hard to maintain the various parks and trails and we are always willing to take a couple of extra hands! Tasks may include weeding, mulching, clearing invasive species and more!

To get involved, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Aster Minehart at 703-947-9227 or via email at Aster.Minehart@fairfaxva.gov.

Special Events

The City of Fairfax is looking for volunteers that would be interested in working a variety of special events in the city to include the 4th of July Parade, Fall Festival and Holiday Craft Show.

A small-time commitment (2 or more hours) is requested to help with administrative duties prior to an event and working the actual event (crafter check in, information gate worker, activity leader, balloon handler, costume character, etc.).

Please contact us at 703-385-7949 or SpecialEvents@FairfaxVA.gov for more info

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