All recreation services, programs and facilities are open to all citizens regardless of race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin or disability.
Funfare! Magazine is a publication of the City of Boynton Beach's Recreation & Parks Department. Funfare! contains complete and detailed information regarding programs, activities and classes for all ages.
Registration for all Department of Recreation and Parks programs takes place at Intracoastal Park Clubhouse.
Contact Us:
Boynton Beach Recreation & Parks Department
PO Box 310
Boynton Beach, FL 33425-0310
Phone: 561-742-6650; Fax: 561-742-6233
email: RecDept@bbfl.us
Who We Are: The City of Boynton Beach Recreation & Parks Department maintains and operates more than 38 sites for recreational use. At the head of the Department is the Director who reports to the Assistant City Manager. The City Commission appoints a Recreation & Park Board of 7 members and 2 alternates. The Board meets monthly providing valuable citizen input to the department's management. Board members are appointed to three-year terms.
Nationally Accredited: On October 10, 2006, the Boynton Beach
Recreation and Parks Department became one of only sixty-six agencies in the country to have received national accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies. This distinguished accomplishment was announced in Seattle, WA at the National Recreation and Park Association Annual Congress.
The Department is one of less than 20 agencies in the State of Florida to have gone through the process and received national accreditation. We are proud to have accomplished this rigorous goal, which clearly demonstrates our commitment "to deliver high quality recreation and parks services in the most efficient and effective manner possible". Remember: Your Recreation and Parks Department "Makes Life Fun"! Come out and play today!
Our Service Area: The Department serves 65,000 residents of Boynton Beach, as well as thousands of county residents, seasonal residents and visitors to the city each year.
Our Facilities: The Department operates 8 recreation centers, 29 parks, one swimming pool, the municipal beach, hundreds of youth, teen, adult and senior programs and a core volunteer program with 70 volunteers. Professional trained and dedicated staff members manage the year-round recreation program.
Vision: Our vision is to lead our diverse and ever-changing neighborhoods and communities in discovering the distinctive and unique parks and open spaces and exceptional and essential recreation facilities, programs and opportunities available in Boynton Beach. Boynton Beach's Recreation and Parks Department will inspire patrons to create lifetime memories and provide healthy indoor and outdoor recreation experiences while preserving the history of the community and embracing its future. The Department will conduct its recreation programs and preserve and maintain parks, open spaces and facilities and contribute to the economic development, environmental sustainability and social well-being of our broad community while making life fun for all citizens.
Mission Statement: Recreation and Parks enhances the quality of life and nurtures the health and well being of our community, economy and environment.
Strategic Plan: While it is difficult to place a precise value on our parks and open space systems, it is clear that they provide a variety of benefits that contribute to the "liveability" of our city. The Recreation and Parks Department is in the process of updating its Strategic Plan. More information will be available in the summer of 2010.
Slogan: We Make Life Fun!