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Rozar Park<br />
An Active Destination<br />
By Will Oliver, Managing Editor<br />
Rozar Park on Keith Drive in Perry<br />
offers visitors an array of leisure options<br />
in an active destination format.<br />
Sedrick Swan, Perry leisure services<br />
director, provided some more<br />
information on the amenities and<br />
attractions there at Rozar and how<br />
they support the city’s mission of<br />
prioritizing the quality of life for its<br />
residents and a pleasurable experience<br />
for its visitors.<br />
“It’s considered one of our destination<br />
parks, and we try to have a larger<br />
playground structure, ballfields,<br />
possibly a community center and<br />
walking trails,”<br />
Swan said.<br />
Throughout the year, Rozar will host<br />
various youth athletics as well as<br />
family community events.<br />
To add to this, visitors will find an oval<br />
off-road RC track between the baseball<br />
and soccer fields closer to Kings<br />
Chapel Road. A local group comes out<br />
once a month to host races, but the<br />
track is public access as long as Rozar<br />
is open.<br />
Two fishing ponds there are stocked<br />
annually. An annual fishing rodeo<br />
brings lovers of the sport to the area.<br />
Want to take a walk and enjoy nature?<br />
A 1-mile trail awaits.<br />
Outdoor basketball courts, an<br />
outdoor chess table and<br />
horseshoe pitching<br />
area encourage<br />
others to come<br />
out and enjoy<br />
the area.<br />
An 18-hole disc golf<br />
course brings out annual<br />
tournaments as well, offering<br />
some challenging and some<br />
beginner-friendly shots.<br />
Adult sports at the park will<br />
be expanded upon here at<br />
some point, including Wiffle<br />
ball, flag football and ultimate<br />
Frisbee leagues.<br />
The youth basketball league is<br />
primarily housed in the gym<br />
there at the park. Pickleball<br />
courts are located inside the<br />
facility as well.<br />
Along with the Juneteenth<br />
celebration, the Perry Water<br />
Battle takes place at Rozar,<br />
offering ways for kids and<br />
adults alike to beat the heat<br />
during the dog days of summer.<br />
The city offers a Special<br />
Needs Easter Egg Hunt around<br />
the time of the holiday.<br />
Movie nights may be coming<br />
to Rozar eventually, offering<br />
fun flicks in the greenspace of<br />
the park.<br />
The surrounding area is mostly<br />
residential, and one day, the<br />
park may extend all the way to<br />
Barbara Calhoun Park.<br />
Unless there is a planned<br />
activity, the park is normally<br />
open from sunrise to sunset.
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