The City of Tampa has 139 parks and 79 playgrounds. These parks
and playgrounds include such amenities as boat launches, computer
stations, ball fields, tennis and racquetball courts and more. You
can search for and find parks and playgrounds with the amenities you
are looking for using our Parks and
Playground Search.
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Search for Parks by Zip Code
To find a park located within a specific zip code in the City
limits, use the zip code search box in the upper right corner of the
screen. Enter the zip code and click on "Go!". You will
be presented with a listing of all parks and recreation centers in
that zip code.
To find all parks located with a specific number of miles from a
specific address, please use our
mapping facility.
Enter your address and click on submit. You will be presented
with a map of the address, and on the right hand side of the page a
listing of parks within one mile of the address. Click on the
"+" sign in front of the Public Parks title to view them. You
may change the mileage range by clicking on "Change Search Radius".
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Search for Parks by Amenities
A listing of the amenities which are available at the various
parks are listed across the page. If a park has a certain
amenity available, there will be a check mark in the column. You may
search for all parks containing a certain amenity by clicking on the
name of the amenity. For example, to find all City parks with
ball fields, click on the "ball fields" heading.
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Search for Parks by Zip Code and Amenities
To further define your search, you may search by both zip code
and amenity. First, enter the zip code in which you are
interested. Once you are presented with those parks, click on
the amenity heading in which you are interested. The parks you
are presented with will be parks in that zip code with that amenity.
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Paging Forward/Backward
If the listing you are requesting contains more parks than will
appear on one page, use the "back" and "next" button at the
bottom of the list. By default, the list will contain no more
than 10 names. You may change this to display up to 99 names
by changing the number in the middle box.
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Detailed Park Information
To find detailed information on a park, click on the name in the
parks listing. The detailed information will provide
information on the park, location, hours (when applicable), a map,
shelters (if applicable) and images of the park (if available).
To obtain a map to the site, click on the "Need a Map" icon to
the left of the address. To view shelters available at the park (if
applicable), click on the "shelters icon" to the right of the
address. If the icon is not displayed, there are no shelters
at that particular park.
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Shelters
Shelters are available at many of the parks, including some which
may be reserved for a fee. If a "shelters" icon is available
on the park detail page, shelters are available at that particular
park. Clicking on the icon will give you detailed information
about the various shelters, including photos, amenities available
(such as grills, water, electric), seating capacity, and reservation
rate. Maps of the shelter locations, if available, are
available using the "Park Shelter Maps" icon in the upper right
corner of the screen. If the icon is not displayed, no map is
currently available.
To view a listing of all parks with shelters, and 2 community
buildings which are available for rental without using the Parks
Search application, please see the
Shelters
listing page.
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Shelter Reservations
An online reservation system is not yet available to reserve
shelters. Please call the Parks and Recreation Department at
813/274-8615, or visit their main office at
1420 North Tampa Street, to make reservations.
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