Enter to Win Prizes! Through November 15, Prince William County Parks & Recreation (“DPR”) invites you to submit your best photo of the parks!
Categories
- Wildlife – must show wildlife in Prince William County Parks taken during entry period only. Excludes captive animals.
- Landscape/Scenic – must show scenic landscape and/or native flowers, trees or plants in PWC Parks taken during entry period.
- People – subject may include people participating in nature-based recreation taken in PWC Parks during entry period. This includes people attending PWC Parks events and/or PWC Parks & Recreation programs.
- Active – subject may include people or wildlife running, swimming, exercising or depicting movement taken during the entry period within PWC Parks.
- Young Photographers (Ages 17 & under) – For aspiring photographers who are 17 years old and younger. Subject may include wildlife, nature or people participating in nature-based recreation (including PWC Parks Events/programs or similar) taken during entry period.
Contest Rules & Eligibility
- Photo(s) must be taken at a Prince William County Park or Recreation Facility. (Please note: Leesylvania State Park and Prince William Forest Park are not managed by Prince William County Parks & Recreation.)
- Photo(s) submitted after November 15 will not be entered into the contest.
- Photo(s) must include the name of the park or facility.
- Photo(s) must be your own.
- Photographers may submit up to three images total per category into the contest; Entries must be clear, high-resolution and at least 1080×1920 pixels. Maximum file size is 50 MB per image.
- By submitting images, you are confirming that you have all legal rights to the image, and understand that submitted images may be used by DPR in printed materials, websites and on social media. DPR offers no compensation for any images or videos.
Click here for a full list of rules including Voting & Winner information.
Winners
Winners for each category will be determined by the greatest number of “votes” on an image during the specified timeframe (October 15 – November 15). If there is a “tie” in any category, both images with the highest number of votes for that category will be selected as winners and will receive recognition. Winners will be announced via Facebook, X, Instagram and NextDoor (@pwcparks) on or around November 23, 2026. Winners will also be notified via the contact information provided at time of entry.
Winners will receive:
- A PWC Prize Pack full of park goodies
- Recognition on PWC Parks social media
- Recognition in Park Bench (PWC Parks’ monthly e-newsletter – sent to 30k+ contacts). Sign up here to receive the newsletter.
Good luck!