9/16/2021 Field Status Update

All athletic fields at Chickering Playfields AND Caryl Park & Playfields are OPEN.

For any questions regarding specific practices or games, you will need to contact your coach or league officials.

NOTE: THIS DECISION WILL STAND UNTIL FURTHER NO...

Dover Traveling Public Art - Call for Entries

2021 Call for Entries

Your mission: Create a placemaking 3D artwork that inspires and unifies our community as it travels from one Parks & Recreation maintained space to another.

• Please submit one work per individual or group. Groups of 2-5 collaboratin...

Pumpkin Decorating

Dover resident families are invited to join us for the 2nd annual afternoon of costumes, music and pumpkin decorating at the Caryl Community Center! 

DJ Jimmy's Halloween-themed playlist will fill the air as children each decorate their own pumpki...

Register for Fall activites!

Registration for FALL 2021 at #DoverRec will open to all, beginning WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11th @ 10:00AM!

Registration will open to all, online beginning 8/11, and will continue until each program's registration deadline OR upon a program reaching its maximum ...

Welcome to the Dover Parks & Recreation Department!

Whether you're a resident or visitor, we're glad you're here! 

We hope you find our updated website helpful with user-friendly features, compatibility and accessibility updates, interactive notification options and calen...