City Parks

The City of Riverside welcomes and encourages everyone to visit our parks for year around fun! The City has four major parks, each with different activities for every season of the year; whether its organized sports such as baseball, softball, soccer or football, playing on the swing sets or just a leisure walk to enjoy the scenery, our parks offer something for everyone.

Reserve a park: Reservation Form

The City of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity community and does not discriminate in its actions, procedures, or policies, based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

The Parks and Recreation Commission meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers.

Community Park
The park has available for use, one baseball field, one football field, one volleyball court, one basketball court and two shelters with picnic tables. There is also one play center, a grill and electrical outlets available. If you enjoy walking or jogging, there is a 1/2 mile walking path. There are two portable restroom facilities available from April through October, one being handicap accessible. Community Park is located off of Old Harshman Road. This park is the home of the Mad River Indians. The Indians have over 600 children that are involved in football and cheerleading during the summer and fall seasons. The Indians have been responsible for taking care of the green space at the south end of the park where all of their games are held. They also open a concession stand for every game.

Shellabarger Park
Shellabarger Park is located off of Burkhardt Road and is the home to the Riverside Founder’s Day Festival. It contains a ¾ mile walking path with an extensive children’s play center that is approximately 3 years old. There is a covered shelter with picnic tables available for family picnics or gatherings. You will find a couple of drinking fountains, three grills, two basketball courts, two soccer fields, two golf greens, and two tennis courts. There are two portable restroom facilities available from April through October, one being handicap accessible. The soccer fields are used by Pat’s Soccer Club from March to November. This is a select soccer club for ages 10-14. You may contact Tom Sabick at 429-0987 for more information regarding this club. The Saville Hilltoppers volunteer their time to help the City by planting flowers in the flower bed at the entrance to the park.

Rohrer Park
The park includes two baseball fields, two basketball courts, four soccer fields and two shelters with picnic tables. There are also three swing sets, one play center, park benches and electrical outlets for your use. There are two portable restroom facilities available from April through October, one being handicap accessible. If you enjoy walking, there is a 3/4 mile walking path. Rohrer Park now has the new addition of the Pavilion, with help from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from Montgomery County, which is being occupied by the Avondale features to the park.

Drennen Park
Drennen Park is located off of Penn Avenue and serves most of the neighborhood children. It has two baseball fields, one basketball court, one tennis court, four swing sets, one play center and several park benches and bleachers. The City of Riverside received a State-Federal Grant, Land and Water Conservation Fund to improve and provide new recreation opportunities. These improvements include installation of a lighted walkway around the park perimeter and landscaping.