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  Welcome to the Community Recreation Division! 

  The Community Recreation Division provides recreation and active living programs at the City’s parks, beach and
  recreation facilities.

  The Division manages the City’s award-winning Swim Center, offering swim instruction, fitness classes, events
  and recreation and competitive swimming opportunities; adult sports leagues; the Memorial Park Gym; The Cove
  Skatepark; the Playground Partnership project; and the Community Classes program offering youth and adult
  classes and youth camps in a variety of specialties including the arts, sports, dance and fitness. The Division
  also oversees the Santa Monica Adaptive Recreation & Sports (SMARS) program providing social and recreation
  opportunities for people with disabilities including participation in the Westside Special Olympics program.

  In addition, the Division develops policies and issues permits for use of facilities, fields, courts, community garden
  plots, community events and coordinates film permits for parks and the beach.

 

 

News & Announcements

     

 

 

Seeking Proposals for Youth Sand Camps, Surf Camps and Surf Lessons
 

To maintain water safety and manage public recreational opportunities on Santa Monica State Beach, youth sand camps, surf camps and all surfing instruction for compensation require City authorization. The City uses a competitive process to select both City Providers as well as Independent Providers. The City is now seeking proposals for the following activities:

Applications are available now and due no later than 5 p.m. on December 7, 2009.  Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. 

For more information, please contact the Community Recreation Division at (310) 458-8573.

 

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Playground Partnership Winter Hours

Playground Partnership logoNeed a place to play? Children 18 and under, and their friends and family, are welcome to use school playgrounds during off-hours.

October - December: Saturday, 9 am - dusk   /   Sunday, 10 am - dusk

Winter Break and Holidays: Daily 10 am - dusk

                Locations and more info >

               


 

Garden Sharing Registry
Have a garden? Need a garden? Get listed with the Garden Sharing Registry.
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60th Annual Santa Monica Senior Tennis Championships

will be held at Reed and Ocean View Parks on January 30-31 and February 6-7, 2010. The tournament hosts men and women’s senior divisions from ages 30-90 in singles as well as in doubles.  Registration coming soon!Back to the top.

 

Our Programs

Swim Center
 

Parks, Fields & Facilities
 

The Cove
Skatepark

 

Adult Sports
 

  

 

Administrative Offices

Clover Park

2600 Ocean Park Blvd.

Santa Monica, CA 90405

310-458-8573

Ken Edwards Center

1527 4th Street

Santa Monica, CA 90401

Community Class Registration (310) 458-2239

Facility and Field Reservation (310) 458-8300

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This page was last modified on 11/12/2009

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