A new year’s tradition we hold tightly here at the City of Boulder is celebrating and sharing the accomplishments of the past year while also sharing all that we have planned for the year ahead. One of our proudest moments happened in September 2025 when we earned national accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). Less than 2% of parks and recreation agencies nationwide have achieved accreditation, a recognition of operational excellence and continuous improvement. We also continued expanding access to parks and facilities through initiatives such as the development of a Community Access Framework and Nature Everywhere Initiative. The recreation system transition to SmartRec by Amilia encourages more equitable, efficient, and user-friendly experiences.
Boulder Parks & Rec Staff
We have also made significant progress on improving our parks and recreation facilities as noted below. In this report you can read about projects completed, such as the renovation of tennis courts at several sites, as well as those underway, like work planned in the Civic Area and at North Boulder Park.
This is just a portion of what we are celebrating in 2025. Thank you for taking a moment to learn more about what we achieved this year and what’s to come in 2026. We are grateful to serve a community that cares so deeply about parks, recreation, and well-being.
2025 Boulder Parks & Recreation Highlights: Five Recreational Facilities, 86 Parks and 155 Outdoor Spaces, & Recreational Programming Covering 8 Categories, & 15 Historic and Cultural Resources.
Boulder Parks and Recreation is committed to providing a parks and recreation system for our community that provides opportunities for healthy fun now and in the future.
Employee Operations included 189,445 employee hours worked in 2025 (non-standard employees), 153.25 standard full-time employees in 2025, and hired over 200 seasonal employees to support our summer operations…for maximum and safe summer fun! Overall, Boulder Parks & Recreation had a very beneficial 2025 year!