See Fall/Winter Activities and Register Beginning 8/5

Join Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks and find opportunities for fitness, social enrichment, learning, and more, always with COVID-safety in mind.

Permits Resume for Activities and Events in City Parks

Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks has resumed accepting applications for park permits allowing for hosted events in City parks. Issuance of park permits has previously been paused since March 2020 due to the pandemic.

Most organized activities and events p...

Swim Lesson Scholarships Available

Learning to swim is a life-saving critical skill for children and adults. Through the Recreation & Parks Scholarship Fund, the City is working to bring this skill to more Santa Rosans. Scholarships for qualifying families are available now to help wit...

‘School of Rec’ Program Concludes, 180 Families Served

The School of Rec Distance Learning Camp and Care program concluded Wednesday after having served 180 families during the pandemic, including many underserved families. Recreation & Parks staff ope...

See Summer Activities and Register

Join Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks for swim lessons, summer camps, fitness and sports activities, art classes, and much, much more!

National Park Trust #MyParkMyWhy

Join the National Park Trust's #MyParkMyWhy challenge and celebrate with us the parks and outdoor spaces that make our lives better! On social media, make your own short video at your favorite park, tell us why it’s important to you and...

Summer Adult Softball Returns!

Get your team together, dust off your bat and glove, and let’s play ball! Summer adult softball for men’s, women’s and coed teams is returning to our City sports fields this June. All the information, including COVID-19 safety protocols, is available onli...

City Exploring Options for Bennett Valley Golf Course Property in Advance of 2022 Operator Contract

Update 3.18.21

The Bennett Valley Golf Course (BVGC) Ad Hoc Committee met on Tuesday, March 9 to discuss how to proceed with evaluation of the course. The Committee unanimously agreed, that given significant public feedback and concerns as well as the need...

Register Now for 20+ New Recreation Programs for Spring 2021

Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks announces 20-plus new recreation programs for spring, with lifeguard training and swimming lessons topping the list! These programs in drowning prevention are especially important to the health of our community and are pe...

Leprechaun Treasure Hunt

Think you know our City parks well enough to be able to find the elusive leprechauns?! Here’s how it works…

Details

• Beginning Saturday, February 27th, visit any one of our City parks from the list below and hunt for leprechauns! Leprech...

A Standing Ovation For Parks Crew Supervisor Dean Hamlin

As we close out the tumultuous year of 2020, please join us in a standing ovation for Parks Crew Supervisor Dean Hamlin, who could always be counted on to bring order and calm to our parks and throughout our city. Dean, who literally knows Santa Rosa’s 70...

Colgan Creek Park Survey

Take the Colgan Creek Play Structure Design Survey!

The City of Santa Rosa Parks team is seeking community input on the preferred play structure design options for Colgan Creek Neighborhood Park. Survey is open until January 17, 2021. 

TAKE THE SUR...

City Completes Rebuild of Coffey Neighborhood Park and Reopens Park to Residents

A three-year, community-wide effort led by the City of Santa Rosa to rebuild Coffey Neighborhood Park culminated today with the reopening of the park to Coffey Park residents and release of a video that celebrates the park’s rebuilding journey. W...