The Forestry & Parks Department manages five recreation areas comprising over 160 acres of water and 480 acres of land across four counties:  Bruce L. Anderson—Recharge Lake & Archery Range, Overland Trail, Oxbow Trail, Pioneer Trails and Smith Creek. 

These sites provide habitat for wildlife and area residents can enjoy activities, such as camping, fishing, boating, hiking, as well as winter sports, skiing, sledding, tobogganing, snow shoeing, snowmobile riding and ice skating.