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Adopt-a-Park

Volunteers are needed to help keep our parks beautiful. The Adopt-a-Park Program is administered by the Tampa Bay Beautification Program and provides community groups, corporations, schools and individuals the opportunity to make our parks even more safe and beautiful than they already are. For more information, call Tampa Bay Beautification Program at (813) 221-8733 or visit there web site.

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Art in Parks

Public Art is woven into the fabric of Tampa's streets, parks, community centers, and other public spaces.

Banquet Hall Rentals

Tampa Parks and Recreation Department has two facilities, Ragan Community Center and Seminole Garden Center, available for rent for events such as weddings, meetings, and special activities.

Boat Ramps

Commercial Photography and Video

Tampa Parks and Recreation maintains many facilities throughout the city that provides a perfect backdrop for professional photography, film and/or video. Approval, permits and insurance are required. These guidelines are also in place to protect the environment of the parks and the maintenance efforts performed within, not to mention to protect and respect the key function of these parks, which is to provide a safe and peaceful environment for park patrons and natural inhabitants.
 

Contracted Instructors

The City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department is seeking instructors to offer fun and exciting recreation programs to our community. Our department offers a wide variety of recreation programs to citizens of all ages.

Courtney Campbell Causeway Scenic Highway

Dog Parks

You and your dog are welcome in the parks. There are numerous opportunities to enjoy the outdoors with your dog. Just remember to be safe, obey the rules, and respect the park and others.

Employment

Facility Use Permits

A Facility Use Permit is required to reserve a picnic shelter, community center or any organized activity taking place in a city park with an estimated number of participants and spectators of 50 or more.

Fees

Friends of Tampa Recreation

The Friends of Tampa Recreation, Inc. provide leadership and support of Tampa's recreation and leisure services. Friends also provides scholarships for low income families that need assistance with After School and Summer program fees.

Golf Courses

The city owns three golf courses that are managed and operated by the Tampa Sports Authority.

Greenways and Trails

Tampa has several beautiful trails and blueways for you and your entire family to explore.

Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation & Conservation

Marinas

The City of Tampa operates two marinas as well as transient slips at the Tampa Convention Center.

Memorial Tree Service

Trees for Tampa is a unique tree dedication program providing a thoughtful way for individuals, to commemorate a special person or event or memorialize a loved one.

Ordinances

Parent Guide

A guide for parents with children registered in our youth programs.

Park Maps

Park Search

Find the nearest parks and discover parks with beaches, grills, pools, etc.

Picnic Shelter Rentals

Tampa Parks and Recreation has picnic sites in neighborhoods around the city that can be reserved for special events.

Rec Card

A Rec Card is required to participate in programs, classes and activities offered by the Tampa Parks and Recreation Department. The annual fee for a Rec Card for city residents is $15 per person or $50 per family and includes use of the open gymnasiums, fitness rooms and computer labs.

Richard & Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park

Cancer Survivors Park is located at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Dale Mabry Highway and is a tribute to those living with cancer.

Special Event Permits

A Special Event Permit is required to use a park for a gathering of 200 or more people in a city park or property.

Tree Removal and Cutting Permit

The City's Construction Services Department is a one-stop shop for all construction permit and inspection needs.   The division reviews construction plans, issues permits, and performs the necessary inspections to ensure building projects are built safely and in compliance with state and local codes and regulations helping to create a vibrant, livable, and safe-built community.

Urban Forestry and Natural Resources

The Urban Forestry and Natural Resources are responsible for habitat preservation, restoration programs, care and maintenance of trees in the City's 178 parks and 1,441 miles of street rights-of-way and the application of the city's Tree and Landscape code.

Volunteers

Volunteering in Tampa's parks is a great way f to give back to their communities. You can join community groups, participate in recreational programming, or work in the parks planting and maintaining the city's greenspaces.