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Redmond Area Park and Recreation District (RAPRD) Youth Programs include sports leagues, art classes, summer camps, outdoor activities, and a variety of aquatics options. Aquatics offerings include lap swim, aqua wellness classes, recreation swims, swim lessons, a youth swim team, masters swimming, waterpolo, and a lifeguarding course. The program also offers a Kid's Cuisine class where participants make easy and inexpensive meals, snacks, or desserts and learn how to use an oven or burner, proper knife techniques, and how to measure.
RAPRD was incorporated on July 8, 1975. RAPRD offers recreational programs for the greater Redmond, Oregon community and serves the communities of Redmond, Terrebonne, and Tumalo. RAPRD operates the Cascade Swim Center and offers a RAPRD Hero Pass that provides a 20% discount toward RAPRD recreation, fitness, or enrichment programming for Redmond Area veterans who live within the District boundaries. Participants in the lifeguarding course must be strong swimmers able to swim at least 200 meters (8 lengths) without stopping. The lifeguarding course is a blended learning class with online coursework and in-person training and testing sessions, and it certifies participants with lifeguarding, CPR, First Aid, AED, and BBP. The RAPRD mission statement is: “RAPRD leads our community to health and well-being by providing fun, high-quality recreational experiences and activities for all.” The leadership team includes an executive director, administrative services manager, human resources/payroll specialist, communications coordinator, accounting specialist, aquatic director, aquatic coordinator, head swim coach, maintenance staff, recreation manager, recreation program and inclusion coordinator, fitness coordinator, sports coordinator, and parks maintenance supervisor.
Last updated January 5, 2026.
RAPRD was incorporated on July 8, 1975. RAPRD offers recreational programs for the greater Redmond, Oregon community and serves the communities of Redmond, Terrebonne, and Tumalo. RAPRD operates the Cascade Swim Center and offers a RAPRD Hero Pass that provides a 20% discount toward RAPRD recreation, fitness, or enrichment programming for Redmond Area veterans who live within the District boundaries. Participants in the lifeguarding course must be strong swimmers able to swim at least 200 meters (8 lengths) without stopping. The lifeguarding course is a blended learning class with online coursework and in-person training and testing sessions, and it certifies participants with lifeguarding, CPR, First Aid, AED, and BBP. The RAPRD mission statement is: “RAPRD leads our community to health and well-being by providing fun, high-quality recreational experiences and activities for all.” The leadership team includes an executive director, administrative services manager, human resources/payroll specialist, communications coordinator, accounting specialist, aquatic director, aquatic coordinator, head swim coach, maintenance staff, recreation manager, recreation program and inclusion coordinator, fitness coordinator, sports coordinator, and parks maintenance supervisor.
Last updated January 5, 2026.
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