For the Rockford Park District to be the best urban park and recreation system in North America, as measured by national standards and the citizens we serve.

To 'help people enjoy life' by providing a quality park and recreation system.

The Rockford Park District improves the quality of life for citizens by providing a vibrant and relevant park system which increases property values, stimulates economic development, decreases juvenile crime and improves our communitys health. A vibrant and relevant park system also protects the environment, employs hundreds of area teens, and brings our diverse community together in unity, through the common love of play.