Tulsa Parks
The City of Tulsa manages 135
parks covering roughly 6,000+ acres. Tulsa Parks also
works closely with City golf
courses, Tulsa Zoo &
Living Museum, and the Tulsa Garden Center.
Tulsa Parks also manages 7 Community Centers and 3 Specialty
Centers.
Aquatics
include swimming pools, 9 Water Playgrounds, and 22
Splash Pads. Many aquatics programs for all ages.
Sports include 197
sports fields, 88 playgrounds, 113 tennis courts, 60+ miles of
trails, fitness facilities, gymnasiums, and 2 skate parks.
Throughout the year are several leagues, tournaments and
clinics.
Facilities
include 68 picnic shelters, several amenities, meeting rooms,
Special Events, and more.
Dog Parks include Joe
Station on Charles Page Blvd., and Biscuit Acres in Hunter Park.
For all other park areas, dogs must be on-leash at all times.
Fun Guide - Spring 2012
Tulsa Parks Classes, Sports, Parties and other
programs are described in the Fun Guide. You
can browse through and print the entire Fun Guide, or search
and sort for certain Fun Guide programs.
Each Community Center webpage (see left column) also lists
programs and activities specific to their Center. You can
also visit any Center and browse through their schedule or have a
copy printed for you.
Facebook: Follow your favorite Community Center
on Facebook and get the latest news on classes, activities, and
specials.
Questions? Please call (918) 596-7275 or e-mail tulsaparks@cityoftulsa.org
Summer Day Camps
'Explore' the World
Travel the world with "Explore" Day
Camps this summer!
Registration is now available at Community
Centers throughout Tulsa. Each week campers 'explore' various
countries through games, crafts, special guests and field
trips.
Summer Day Camps start June 4 and run through August 10. Prices
start at $35 per week.
General
Information Brochure
Pools Prepped for June 2 Opening
Swimming pools, water playgrounds, swim lessons!
Press
Release
Park
Pic
Photo Contest
Show us your Park Pics! The Park Pics Photo
Contest is accepting entries. Winners will be selected
each month with a chance of being in the end-of-the-year
calendar!
April Winner
Rules/Entry Form Model Release
Form
Renovations - Implementation of Parks Master Plan
The Parks
& Recreation Department will begin implementation of the Parks
Master Plan in the Tulsa community by renovating nine parks with
major amenities.
Those nine parks include: Turner, Springdale, Heller, Franklin,
Clark, Manion, Zeigler, Hill and Maxwell.
Renovations Tulsa Parks Master Plan
Tulsa Parks to Receive Donation of $50K to Complete Mulch
Conversion in Playgrounds
Park Friends has received a donation of $50,000 from the HOW
Foundation to complete the replacement of sand with manufactured
mulch in City of Tulsa Parks playgrounds.
The Tulsa Parks Department is undergoing sand/mulch transition
in the 92 playgrounds managed by the city, to keep continuity
throughout the entire City of Tulsa parks system. Nine
parks are left for the sand/mulch transition, which first
requires the removal of sand to replace the surface with
manufactured mulch.
Read more...
North Tulsa Soccer Complex
The 17-field soccer complex at Mohawk Park will
include lighted and non-lighted fields, shelters, restrooms,
landscaping and concessions. Located at 56th Street North and I-75,
the complex should be completed and ready for play in the
Fall of 2012.
Rendering
Video
Photos #1 Photos #2
ACHIEVE
The City of Tulsa Parks Department, The Community Service
Council of Tulsa, and several other Tulsa agencies have partnered
together to acquire the ACHIEVE Community Grant from the National
Park and Recreation Association. ACHIEVE (Action Communities for
Health, Innovation and EnVironmental ChangE) seeks to enable
communities to address the chronic disease risk factors of physical
inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use at the policy, systems,
and environmental change level.
CDC's Healthy Communities Program
Watch for more updates with the City of Tulsa and the
ACHIEVE program happening soon.
Tell Us What You Think
Please complete the quick on-line survey for any Tulsa Park program
or service. We welcome your input!
Corporations and individuals have shown interest in purchasing
items to be installed in a park. Browse through our Gift Catalogue
and look at our Gift Items
(prices may vary).
