Boulder Parks and Recreation (BPR) promotes the health and well-being of the entire Boulder community by collaboratively providing high-quality parks, facilities, and programs. This mission will be accomplished through sustainable practices, partnerships, continuous improvement and a focus on the common good, service excellence and with health at the core of all we do.
BPR staff manage over 1,800 acres of urban parkland. They also oversee three recreation centers, five pools, the Boulder Reservoir, Flatirons Golf Course, and the Pearl Street Mall. A sampling of programming includes aquatics, art, sports, therapeutic recreation, wellness, camps, and youth outreach.
The adopted 2022 BPR Plan guides operations for the next 5-7 years. 2024 will focus on implementing key initiatives and goals identified within the 2022 BPR Plan and in alignment with citywide goals outlined in the Sustainability, Resilience and Equity (SER) Framework. The 2024 budget focuses money where it will have the most impact. It supports program growth for recreation in growing areas, addresses cost escalation and provides funding for prioritized maintenance projects and equipment replacement across the system to support ‘Taking Care of What We Have’. The budget creates more clear connections to citywide goals to achieve a Healthy and Socially Thriving Community - with a focus on advancing equity by responding to input from Community Connectors-in-Residence and utilizing the Racial Equity Instrument to understand who benefits and who is impacted by funding and policy decisions. BPR's budget supports:
Access to safe and welcoming parks and facilities. Promotes access for historically excluded community members.Higher investment in taking care of parks and facilities so that they last longer and can support more play.
Department Programs: