2025 Fall Workshop

Thursday, October 16th at the Lewiston Armory

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

2025 MRPA Bill Bonnyman Memorial Golf Tournament

October 3rd, 2025 9:00am Shotgun Start

REGISTRATION is OPEN! CLick HERE to register

GOLF SPONSORSHIPS are OPEN! Click HERE to become a sponsor

2025 is the 20th Anniversary of the Summer Discount Ticket Program!

Maine Recreation and Park Association Receives $100,000.00 Community Recreation Assistance Recovery Program (CORA) Grant!

As a statewide advocate and resource for professionals delivering essential services through recreation, parks and facilities. MRPA, in collaboration with Community Geographics, has received a CORA Grant to create a more equitable, sustainable and resilient outdoor industry. The goal has been to further identify outdoor recreation and transportation opportunities for tourists and Mainers living with disabilities whose experiences and needs have informed the creation of outdoor resources, maintenance and communication.

Work is underway in Augusta, Biddeford, Bridgton, Gray, Kennebunk, Searsmont, Scarborough, Wilton, Yarmouth and York to consult on increasing access to outdoor recreation spaces and infrastructure and communications for accessibility. This has included site visits at each location aimed at identifying physical and informational barriers that prevent more people from accessing and enjoying trails and outdoor spaces. Many small, quick changes and improvements have been identified that can be made right away to eliminate and minimize barriers and increase the usability of trails.

As a part of the grant award, MRPA has created an equity toolkit to assist these communities in the creation of an action plan to serve as a purposeful, step by step guide to transforming their equity goals into tangible outcomes. This toolkit helps to ensure that there is a blueprint to guide progress.

The final phase of grant funded work will be the completion of improved content (to include descriptions and photos) for trails that are assessed that are currently posted on Maine Trail Finder or that need to be added to the site. https://www.mainetrailfinder.com/

The Community Recreation Assistance Recovery Program is funded through the US Economic Development Administration (EDA), American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation State Grant.