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Cape Coral Parks & Recreation is a municipal department of the city of Cape Coral, Florida, that provides recreational opportunities and services to the local community. Founded in 1962, this department has developed into one of Southwest Florida's premiere providers of parks, trails, aquatic centers, golf courses, sports fields and other recreational facilities.

Cape Coral Parks & Recreation aims to offer an enjoyable experience for everyone with its wide variety of activities and resources. The department offers amenities such as playgrounds, outdoor pavilions and picnic tables for families to enjoy; jogging paths; exercise stations; basketball courts; pickleball courts; sand volleyball courts; batting cages; bocce ball court; soccer fields; tennis courts; horseshoe pits; skateboard parks and disc golf courses for all ages. There are also several golf courses open to the public such as Palmetto-Pine Country Club, Coral Oaks Golf Course and The Club at Falcon's Fire Golf Course.

In addition to these recreational areas, Cape Coral Parks & Recreation also offers a variety of programs ranging from arts & crafts classes to swimming lessons. They have a nature center called Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve which features educational exhibits on local wildlife and plants. Visitors can explore the boardwalk where they can see a wide array of native birds, turtles and other animals in their natural habitat. The department also offers kayaking trips on local rivers as well as whale watching cruises throughout the year.

The city’s pools provide aquatic fun in the summer months with public pools like Yacht Club Community Pool offering 50 meter Olympic size pools along with diving boards and water slides. Youth aquatics programs are available throughout the year with swim lessons being offered for all ages starting from 6 months old through adult levels at both Olympic style pools as well as children’s play pools with zero depth entry points for younger children. For those looking for more extreme experiences there are also wakeboarding camps where participants can learn how to ride behind boats over obstacles known as kickers or sliders.

Cape Coral Parks & Recreation strives to ensure that there is something for everyone in their offerings from fitness classes such as Zumba or Yoga at Sunsplash Family Waterpark or disc golf tournaments held at Bill Austen Youth Park which offers 18 holes of challenging terrain among trees in an open field setting along with multiple tee boxes making it suitable for players of all skill levels.

With numerous park locations throughout Cape Coral hosting events such as movies in the park or concerts featuring live bands every month there is no shortage of entertainment options available to residents provided by Cape Coral Parks & Recreation Department making it one of Southwest Florida’s most popular destinations when looking to spend quality time outdoors with friends and family while enjoying some fun activities under the sun!