Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
Top 25 Recreation departments worldwide
RevenueBase identified 2,990 recreation departments worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 68,538 professional contacts across them, including 15,267 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Roma the largest hub.
This list covers recreation departments worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026. Country and city lists for recreation departments follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest recreation departments worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,521 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our track record in leisure operations demonstrates our devotion to the task of delivering high quality services together with our local authority partners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 2,001 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Chicago Park District owns more than 8,700 acres of green space, making it the largest municipal park manager in the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,026 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 852 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “I Furesø får du det bedste af to verdener: Vi er tæt på naturen og på hovedstadens pulserende liv.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 512 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “In partnership with our citizens, the Department of Parks and Recreation provides comprehensive park and recreation programs, facilities, and services which respond to changing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 509 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Vellinge kommun ligger mitt i den expansiva Öresundsregionen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 463 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 447 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “South Suburban Parks and Recreation maintains nearly 3,800 acres of developed and open space land, including 119 multi-purpose athletic fields, more than 100 parks, nearly 100…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 394 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The City of Niagara Falls is more than just a global destination; it's a vibrant community and an incredible place to live, work, and thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 393 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “BlueFit is a young leisure facility management company established in 2007 at the Lane Cove Aquatic Leisure Centre.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 388 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Formed in 1955, THPRD is the largest special park district in Oregon, spanning 50 square miles and serving about residents in the greater Beaverton area.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 373 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Rockford Park District is a place where everyone is invited and belongs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 339 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “PlayCore helps build stronger communities around the world by advancing play through research, education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 319 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Serving the campus community since 1916, Recreational Sports promotes physical fitness, healthy habits, and balanced behaviors through an array of recreation facilities, programs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 310 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “As one of Canada’s premier recreation and intramural programs, UBC Recreation has unparalleled numbers of participation and diverse programming.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 293 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “ALIGNED Leisure will deliver best value to our partners by aligning our programs and services with important local Municipal Health & Wellbeing Plan’s that highlight unique key…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 293 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Everybody is an independent non-profit distributing organisation (NPDO) with charitable status (Registered Charity No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 284 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission will improve the quality of life in Charleston County by offering a diverse system of park facilities, programs, and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 278 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Une ville où il fait bon vivre : avec ses musées, ses parcs, ses commerces et restaurants, ses équipements sportifs et culturels, la 12e ville de France aux multiples visages…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 272 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Created in 1966, the Naperville Park District is an independent, municipal agency serving the recreation needs of its residents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 269 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Schaumburg Park District is dedicated to serving the community by providing versatile leisure opportunities through enriching programs, quality facilities and environmental…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 264 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sportfonden geeft energie!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 257 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Nittedal kommune har innbyggere og ligger i grønne og landlige omgivelser, bare 20 minutter fra Oslo sentrum.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 254 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Our Mission: Creating Community, Enhancing Health, Inspiring Play Foothills Park & Recreation District was established on December 31, 1959 as South Jeffco Metropolitan Recreation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 239 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Heemstede is centraal gelegen tussen Amsterdam, Haarlem en Leiden, dichtbij Schiphol en de Noordzeekust.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: recreation departments. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names recreation departments.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of recreation departments, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name recreation departments. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
Showing 25 of 2,990 recreation departments worldwide
See the full list, filter by size, metro and specialty, and get verified emails and direct dials for all 15,267 reachable decision-makers.
Free signup · no credit card
Recreation departments worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 21, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among recreation departments, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for recreation departments are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “recreation departments”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names recreation departments), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among recreation departments, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 15,267 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Recreation departments by location
8 lists · largest firstEvery Recreation departments list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Recreation departments based in the United States1,147
- Recreation departments based in the United Kingdom195
- Recreation departments based in France183
- Recreation departments based in Canada160
- Recreation departments based in Germany95
- Recreation departments based in Spain69
- Recreation departments based in the Netherlands61
- Recreation departments based in Australia38
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names recreation departments, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many recreation departments are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 2,990 recreation departments worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Everyone Active - SLM, headquartered in Hinckley, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most recreation departments?
The United States leads with 1,147 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (195) and France (183). Every recreation departments list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most recreation departments?
Roma leads with 54 headquartered companies, followed by Venezia (17) and Rimini (12).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 15,267 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,990 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.
Ready to reach these companies? Verified emails and direct dials for all 2,990 recreation departments worldwide. Start with a free account, no credit card.
Download this list →Related lists
Browse the directory
About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.