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Fairfax parks report camp revenue, membership gains and sports‑tourism growth

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors & Fairfax County Park Authority Board · December 16, 2025
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Park Authority recreation staff reported $11 million in camp gross revenue for 2025, growth in rec‑center memberships from about 10,000 to over 25,000 since 2023, and expanding sports‑tourism at Patriot Park North; staff described registration fixes after a 2024 systems crash.

Sarah Baldwin, deputy director for recreation at the Fairfax County Park Authority, told supervisors the authority’s recreation programs grew in 2025 even as staff worked to fix registration and access problems.

Baldwin said camps remain a strong revenue line: in 2025 the Park Authority grossed about $11,000,000 from camps and added roughly 2,000 participants compared with the prior year. After a registration system crash in…

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