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June 2024

Summer Pool Schedule Begins
Saturday, June 1

Mansfield Pool Slide Grand Opening
Saturday, June 1

Parkview Park Playground Ribbon-Cutting
Saturday, June 8

TPRC Meeting
June 26, 3:30 p.m.
(online and in-person)

New Fees in Effect
Monday, July 1

ROAD RACES AND TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS THIS SUMMER

The City of Tucson Parks and Recreation department is hosting its annual summer track and field and road races throughout June and July. Cost is $3/youth (17 years and younger); $4/adults (18 years and older). Track and field events are held Tuesdays, through July 30, at Drachman Stadium, 501 S. Plumer Ave.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with races starting at 6 p.m. Ribbons will be given to the top finishers at each track and field meet and run. For more information, visit the link below, or call (520) 791-4870.

NEW PARKS AND RECREATION FEES TO TAKE EFFECT JULY 1

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Tucson's Mayor and Council adopted Tucson Parks and Recreation revised rates and fees. The proposed rate changes will go into effect on Monday, July 1. Fees changes include free recreation center facility access for smaller recreation centers and new fees for commercial use of parks, youth sports field lighting, swim team pool rentals, ramadas, and tennis/pickleball court use for courts under contract management.

REGISTER FOR SUMMER SWIM LESSONS

Some spots still remain for summer swim lessons. They cost is $15/two-week session, meeting four days per week. StarBabies classes are available for ages 6 months-two years old, Starfish Swim School is available for ages 3-12 years, and Starfish Stroke School for ages 4-17 years. For more information and to view locations, visit the link below.

READY, SET, REC!

The vans will make fewer visits throughout June and July due to the summer heat.

In November 2018, City of Tucson voters approved Proposition 407, a $225 million bond package for capital improvements. The bond funds are dedicated to improving City park amenities (playgrounds, sports fields, pools, splash pads, and recreation centers) as well as connections (pedestrian pathways, bicycle pathways, and pedestrian and bicycle safety). For more information on all the projects planned and status updates, visit TucsonDelivers.Tucsonaz.gov.

NEW PLAYGROUND COMPLETE

A new playground with shade and swings has been completed at lower Lincoln Regional Park, 8116 E. Escalante Road.

THE CITY OF TUCSON TO OPEN MANSFIELD POOL AND NEW WATER SLIDE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 1

City of Tucson Vice Mayor and Ward 3 Council Member Kevin Dahl and Tucson Parks and Recreation are excited to celebrate the opening of Mansfield Pool, 2275 N. 4th Ave., and its new water slide on Saturday, June 1, at 3 p.m. The pool will be open from 1-7 p.m. and a community celebration will be hosted from 3-7 p.m. Be one of the first people down the water slide and enjoy free swimming, music, food, and “Ready, Set, Rec!” with some fun water games. The pool will be open June 1-July 31. Funding for the project was secured through a combination of Tucson Delivers Great Parks + Strong Connections 2018 voter-approved general obligation bonds, Ward 3 funds, and Investment Plan funds.

CITY OF TUCSON UNVEILS NEW PLAYGROUND AT PARKVIEW PARK AND COMPLETES JULIA KEEN NEIGHBORHOOD STREET IMPROVEMENTS

City of Tucson Ward 5 Council Member Richard Fimbres, the Department of Transportation and Mobility, and Tucson Parks and Recreation invite you to celebrate the completion of a new playground at Parkview Park and roadway improvements throughout the Julia Keen neighborhood. The ribbon-cutting event will take place at Parkview Park, 1521 S. Chrysler Ave., on Saturday, June 8, at 9 a.m. The playground was made possible through Tucson Delivers, 2018 voter-approved Proposition 407 bond funds and Impact Fees. The roadway improvement project began in January 2024 as part of the 2022 voter-approved Proposition 411 Tucson Delivers Better Streets program.