MISSION
Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks provides recreational experiences, fosters human development, increases cultural unity, protects environmental resources, facilitates community problem solving, strengthens safety and security, promotes health and wellness, strengthens community image and sense of place and supports economic development. WHAT WE DO
The Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department operates and maintains over 1,100 acres of City park lands, open space, civic space and roadside landscaping along with over 10,000 trees. City crews care-take 72 neighborhood and community parks and a large number of special recreational and historic facilities, including Howarth Memorial Park, Luther Burbank Home & Gardens, Church of One Tree, DeTurk Round Barn, Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, Finley Community Center with the Person Senior Wing, Steele Lane Community Center, Ridgway Swim Center, Finley Aquatic Center and the Bennett Valley Golf Course. The Department provides recreation programming to participants of all ages and abilities, offering hundreds of scheduled classes year-round. Additionally, with a share of the funding from the Transactions and Use Tax (Measure "O"), the department provides gang prevention and intervention services to youth in Santa Rosa through after-school and summer programs. TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT
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