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BREAKING NEWS: St. Pete ranks No. 1 in Florida and No. 11 in the nation for park systems by The Trust for Public Land (TPL) in this year’s ParkScore® index, which analyzed 100 of the largest U.S. cities to determine how well each city is meeting the needs for parks. According to TPL, 78% of St. Pete residents are within a 10-minute walk of a park. To learn more, visit: www.tpl.org/parkscore

NOTICE:
Phone lines and internet are temporarily down at Fossil Park Campus. If you need to reach Willis S. Johns Recreation Center or Fossil Park Pool, please contact the Parks & Recreation Administration at 727-893-7441. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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  • When school is out, we're in session! We offer:
    Youth and Teen Camps at our recreation centers
    Nature Camps at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
    TASCO Teen Tech Camps and more!

    To learn more and take a look at our summer camp offerings, click here.

  • The City of St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation Department’s seasonal neighborhood pools will be open to the public on May 25 – 27 and for the summer on Friday, May 31.
    Seasonal pools have the following schedule:
    • Childs Park Pool, 127 43rd St. S. – Monday through Friday from 1-4 p.m., Friday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.
    • Fossil Park Pool, 6739 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N. – Monday through Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and Friday from 7-9 p.m.
    • Jennie Hall Pool, 1025 26th St. S. – Monday through Friday from 1-4 p.m., Friday from 7 - 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.
    • Lake Vista Pool, 1450 60th Ave. S. – Monday through Saturday from 1-4 p.m. and Friday from 7 - 9 p.m.
    • Northwest Pool, 2331 60th St. N. – Monday through Friday from 1-4 p.m., Friday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.
    • Shore Acres Pool, 4230 Shore Acres Blvd. NE – Monday through Saturday 1-4 p.m. and Friday from 7-9 p.m.

    Year-round pools have the following schedule:
    • E.H. McLin Pool, 602 14th St. S. – Monday through Saturday from 1-4 p.m., Friday from 7-9 p.m.
    • North Shore Aquatic Complex, 901 North Shore Dr. NE – Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.
    • Walter Fuller Pool, 7883 26th Ave. N. – Monday through Friday from 5-7 a.m. for lap swimming and from 1-4 p.m. for recreational swimming, Friday from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday 1-4 p.m.

    Neighborhood pool admission is $1 for ages 3-12 and $2 for ages 13 and up. North Shore Aquatic Complex admission is $4.50 for ages 3-12 and $5 for ages 13 and up. For hours of operation for City pools, visit www.stpeteparksrec.org/pools.
    Join us at the pool for some aquatic opportunities throughout the summer:
    • Enjoy $1 Splash Days on Memorial Day and Fourth of July at all City pools.
    • Learn to swim. Swimming is a vital tool to prevent drownings. Sign up for swim lessons this summer at one of our pools. Click here to learn more about swim lessons.

  • The St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation Department, in partnership with the Summer BreakSpot, provides free meals to children 18 years and under at several locations throughout St. Petersburg during the summer break.

    Click here to find times and locations.

  • We're collecting school supplies for children in K-8 now through July 31 at Bay Vista Recreation Center. Drop off supplies Monday - Thursday from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.


    Supply List:
    1. Backpacks
    2. Folders
    3. Markers
    4. Pencils
    5. Rulers
    6. Crayons
    7. Glue sticks
    8. Notebook paper
    9. Pens
    10. Scissors

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