Parks and Community Services

The Services We Provide

The Moreno Valley Parks and Community Services Department:

• Maintains and updates the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Comprehensive Master Plan.
• Maintains over 541 acres of parks, trails, and park facilities including the Senior Community Center and over 195 programs and services offered to youth and adults.
• Annually provides 79 youth programs, 88 Senior programs, and 31 adult programs.
• Maintains and operates 40 parks/facilities; including 23 lighted sports fields and 4 lighted school district sports fields; servicing an estimated 417,180 Moreno Valley youth and adults annually for baseball, softball, and soccer play.
• Coordinates special community events, including Youthfest, Snow Day, and the City's Easter Egg Hunt.
• Coordinates the City's July 4th parade and Family Fun Fest, serving 35,000 participants.
• Operates 10 after-school programs - 9 elementary and 1 middle school.
• Coordinates sports facility reservations for 38 school sites.
• Organizes and implements over 10 different year round sports programs, serving an estimated 1,000 youth; and provides 15 Adult Sports leagues, serving over 1,000 adults.
• Assists Moreno Valley nonprofit sports organizations in hosting regional and national sports tournaments, resulting in a positive economic impact to Moreno Valley business.
  
• Operates Park Ranger Program, providing for a safer recreational environment.
• Coordinates the production of the Soaring Magazine, delivered to Moreno Valley residents as well as incorporating a video element through MVTV-3. The department also provides information on the City's Web site, maximizing our information to Moreno Valley residents.
• Member of the California Parks and Recreation Society.

Our Accomplishments

• Acquired more than 100 acres of open space including facilities at March Air Reserve Base for public recreation programs and services.
• Awarded a $5.5 million grant by the State Department of Education for after-school child care programs.
• Recipient of the Southern California Municipal Athletic Federations "1997 Gold Shield Award" for providing outstanding leadership.
• Recipient of the 2005 California Parks and Recreation Society Award for “Facility Design and Park Planning” for the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center.
• For more information on the City’s Trail System click here
• Recipient of the 17th City Hall Public Information Award for excellence in the publications category for the Moreno Valley Recreation Guide & City NewsLine.
• Acquired more than 70 acres of open space including facilities at March Air Reserve Base for public recreation programs and services.
• Awarded a $450,000 grant by the State Department of Education (funding renewable each year) for after-school child care programs.
• "Rated Number One in Riverside County for Family Recreation" by the Press-Enterprise newspaper.
• Recipient of the "1998 Project of the Year Award" for the Canyon Springs Public Golf Club.