The Parks & Recreation Department is dedicated to providing community recreation
for children, youth and adults. The services of the department contribute immensely to
the building of sound physical and mental health, citizenship and character, and
to reducing crime and delinquency within the county. The department promotes educational
and emotional growth as well as the social, cultural and moral well-being of families
and communities.
Organized recreation plays a significant role in making Montgomery County
a more desirable place to live and work. In these times of changing lifestyles, it is
imperative that the Parks & Recreation Department offer its citizenry the opportunity
to engage in quality leisure time activities.
The first Rowdy Dawg mountain bike race was run in 1988 and has improved each year. A longstanding tradition in Southwest Virginia, the Rowdy Dawg is renowned for its excellent and GRUELING race course and typically draws a large and diverse field of participants.
