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Recreation and leisure

Abundant green spaces and recreational opportunities make Oakwood a peaceful, healthful community.

From its beginnings more than a century ago, Oakwood was designed to integrate the natural and the built environments to promote healthy living. That commitment to ecology and fitness continues today in the community's many parks and recreation facilities, as well as the overall walkability and natural beauty of the city's residential streets and public areas. In recognition of its commitment to the natural environment, Oakwood has been named a Tree City, USA, for 26 consecutive years.

Oakwood's green spaces include three neighborhood parks:

• Shafor Park, with 3.3 acres of playground, a small ballfield, a half basketball court, a play fountain, and six tennis courts, and a shelter house.
• Orchardly Park, with a state-of-the-art accessible playground designed by children for children, a spray pool, a full basketball court, two tennis courts, a small ball diamond, and a shelter house.
• Fairridge Park, located at the city's water tower, with play apparatus, swings, a large sand box, benches and picnic tables, and free Wifi connectivity.

Smith Gardens, a gem of public landscaping, includes various plants and flowers that attract birds, small creatures, and butterflies for the public's enjoyment, a koi pond, and a garden house.

Oakwood's extensive natural areas, where native wildflowers and wildlife flourish, include Loy Gardens, Elizabeth Gardens, Houk Stream, and Centennial Park, which is being developed into a living ecology lab for Oakwood students.

In addition to the fields and courts mentioned above, Oakwood's recreational facilities include:

• The Oakwood Community Center, with fitness facilities and classes
• The Gardner Pool
• Playing fields for soccer, field hockey, and baseball, including Old River Fields, Irving Field, and Creager Field
• The track and playing fields at Oakwood High School's Mack Hummon Stadium

The private Virginia Hollinger Tennis Club is located in Oakwood.

Within the immediate area, opportunities for recreational activities from kayaking, mountain biking, and hiking to picnicking and children's nature activities are available through Montgomery County's 19-park Five Rivers MetroParks system. Public and private golf courses are located minutes away from Oakwood.