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Parks and Rec Opens Day Camp Wednesday

The Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting “School’s Out, Camp’s In” for children 5-17 years old at 21 recreation centers on Wednesday, October 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. They must be dropped off by 10 a.m.

The day camp will be free. All children will be supervised, entertained and fed lunch. Please send them, if you can, with snacks and a refillable water bottle.

“Many Tampa parents are returning to work, but schools are not yet ready to reopen,” Parks and Recreation Director Tony Mulkey said. “It’s a challenge, and we hope that providing this ‘School’s Out, Camp’s In’ session will help support families.”

“School’s Out, Camp’s In” will be available at the following Tampa Parks and Recreation facilities:

  • Benito, 10065 Cross Creek Blvd., 33647
  • Copeland, 11001 N 15th St, 33612
  • Cyrus Greene, 2101 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., 33610
  • Fair Oaks, 5019 N 34th St, 33610
  • George Bartholomew, 8608 N 12th St., 33604
  • Grant, 3724 N 54th St., 33619
  • Gwen Miller, 6410 N 32nd St., 33610
  • Highland Pines, 4505 E 21st Ave., 33605
  • Jackson Heights, 3310 E Lake Ave, 33610
  • Kate Jackson, 821 S Rome Ave., 33606
  • Loretta Ingraham, 1615 N Hubert Ave., 33607
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 2200 N Oregon Ave, 33607
  • Port Tampa, 4702 W McCoy St., 33616
  • Ragan, 1200 E Lake Ave., 33605
  • Rey, 2301 N Howard Ave., 33607
  • Rowlett, 2313 E Yukon St., 33604
  • Riverfront, 1301 N Boulevard, 33607
  • Springhill, 1000 E Eskimo Avenue, 33604
  • Temple Crest, 8116 N 37th St, 33604
  • Wellswood, 4818 N Mendenhall Drive, 33603
  • Williams, 4362 E Osborne Ave., 33610

Five sites remain closed. They are listed here, with the recommended facility for children to attend:

  • DeSoto (Cyrus Greene)
  • Forest Hills (Copeland)
  • Friendship (Kate Jackson)
  • Kwane Doster (Port Tampa)

Call (813) 274-5132 for more information.