Camp Programs

Summer Playground Camp: June 8

The City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs Summer Playground Camp  begins registration April 6. Presently, we operate eight (8) City playground camps: Myers Park, Winthrop Park, Walker Ford, Jack L. McLean, Jake Gaither, Meridian, LeVerne Payne, and Lawrence Gregory, during an eight week summer camp (June 8 - July 31, 2020).
For more information, please email Robin.McKay@Talgov.com or call 850-891-3856.

Summer Playground Program Employment Opportunities

The Counselor in Training (CIT) Program provides a wonderful opportunity to be a part of an exciting summer playground program. Tallahassee Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs Department offers 13 – 16 year olds the opportunity to volunteer during the summer. Each CIT will work with a lead counselor to provide a fun summer full of activities. CIT Positions will all be required to attend mandatory training upon selection.

Employment and CIT applications can be downloaded form the links below, or picked from the Community Centers listed above, and are available at the Parks and Recreation Main Office Reception area, located at 1201 Myers Park Drive, Monday thru Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm. . Deadline to apply for positions is March 1st, 2020.

• Employment Application
• Counselor in Training Application

Sue McCollum Playcamp: June 1 - July 31

Join us for a summer tradition that dates back to 1966! Playcamp is available for children ages 5-12 (5 year olds must have completed Kindergarten) and runs over five sessions on weekdays from 7:30am - 5:30pm at a cost of only $210 per two-week session. New campers can register for our Lottery on April 6 and will be notified of the lottery results the following day .

• Session I: June 1 - June 12
• Session II: June 15 - June 26
• Session III: June 29 - July 10
• Session IV: July 13 - July 24
• Session V: July 27 - July 31(one week session $105)

Lafayette Arts & Crafts Camp: June 1 - August 7

Adventures in art await your child at our exciting Summer Arts Camp. Camp dates are June 1 -August 7, each session lasts 2 weeks and will have your child exploring the world of art and creativity in no time.  Activities include painting, drawing, pottery and a wide variety of fun crafts.  Special guests make each week a surprise. 

For more information, contact the center at 850-891-3945

Forestmeadows Tennis Camp: June 1 - August 7

Tennis camp is back at Forestmeadows Park & Athletic Center and Winthrop Park.  It is designed for beginning to intermediate level participants and will emphasize the development of stroke fundamentals, conditioning, footwork drills, tennis rules, etiquette, and introduce the students to competitive match play.  Activities will run rain or shine. Inside activities will occur with inclement weather. Each site will be supervised by one of our certified USPTA professionals.
Camp Information and Registration Form coming soon.

• Camp I - June 1 - 5
• Camp II - June 8-12
• Camp III - June 15 - 19
• Camp IV - June 22 -26
• Camp V - July 6 - 10
• Camp VI - July 13 -17
• Camp VII - July 27 - 31
• Camp VIII - August 3 - 7