ABOUT COPPELL COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES Coppell Community Experiences manages and maintains 545 acres of park land, nature preserves, cemetery, and all city grounds. Facilities include The CORE, Wagon Wheel Tennis & Pickleball Center, the Coppell Senior and Community Center at Grapevine Springs, the Biodiversity Education Center, Rolling Oaks Memorial Cemetery, Cozby Library and Community Commons, and Coppell Arts Center. Though the city is only 14 square miles, we take pride in creating unique experiences and a special look and feel in our parks and facilities. We maintain a small town feel in a large metro area, providing connectivity to nearby communities, while building close-knit relationships through nature, education, and recreation. We work closely with citizens to bring their dreams to life. Community partnerships have resulted in three community gardens , a dog park, a healthy living initiative and public art in the park. Coppell Community Experiences is accredited through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) and NRPA. CAPRA accreditation is a measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management and service to the community. This mark of distinction indicates that an agency has met rigorous standards related to the management and administration of: facilities, lands, programs, resources, safety, and services. Coppell is one of only 27 cities in the state of Texas to receive accreditation, and to achieve it, the department demonstrated compliance with 154 recognized standards and documented all policies and procedures. Often the process helps identify inefficiencies and heightens areas of accountability, all of which translate into higher quality service and operation to benefit the community. Our department is a 3-time National Gold Medal finalist, (in 2019, 2020, and 2021) and in 2021 received the Grand Plaque in the Class IV (population 30,001 – 75,000) category. This honor recognizes our team’s intentional work to provide quality recreational and educational opportunities that enhance the overall health of individuals and the community through responsible stewardship of natural and allocated resources.
