Office of Capital Projects

Parks & Recreation

Parks & Recreation

Parks & Recreation Capital Projects

Discover how the City of Cleveland is investing in safer, healthier, and more vibrant parks and recreation spaces across the city! The City of Cleveland owns and operates 160 parks, 20 recreation centers, Camp George Forbes, Cudell Fine Arts Center, Halloran Skating Rink, Highland Park Golf Course, and Rockefeller Park Greenhouse.

Each year, through the Mayor's Office of Capital Projects (MOCAP), the City invests in improving our parks and recreation facilities to better serve residents and visitors of all ages. On this page, you can explore major parks and recreation capital projects that are currently under construction, coming soon, or recently completed across Cleveland.

To explore the entire parks and recreation system in Cleveland, visit the Cleveland Parks & Recreation Locator! This interactive map helps you find public parks, recreation centers, trails, playgrounds, courts, splash pads, and other amenities near you.

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Visit the Cleveland Parks & Recreation Locator interactive map

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View a spreadsheet of available park amenities

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View the citywide Parks & Recreation PDF map

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Read the Cleveland Parks & Recreation Master Plan

Projects Happening This Year

Explore parks and recreation improvements currently under construction across Cleveland.

  • Clark Rec Center: Rec center renovation
  • Clark Rec Center Park: Park renovation and expansion
  • Erie Street Cemetery: Major renovations and repairs
  • Jefferson Park: Pavilion renovation and green street upgrades
  • Public Square: New plantings installed
  • Sterling Rec Center: Rec center renovation
  • Sowinski Park (Rockefeller Park): New park installation with pavilion, swing benches, and playground
  • Train Park: Add walkway, benches, and landscape improvements; remove unsafe equipment
  • Veterans Park: Add memorials and new sidewalks

Find out about upcoming parks and recreation improvements that will be installed over the next year.

  • Central Rec Center: Rec center renovation
  • Euclid Beach Arch Park: New city park
  • Frank Novak Park: Park expansion and new play equipment
  • Full park renovations:
    • Harmody Park
    • Terminal Park
    • Trent Park
    • Warsaw Park
  • Gordan Square: Parking lot renovation with green infrastructure
  • Halloran Park: Kiddie Pool Restoration Program
  • Highland Park Golf Course: Pump house and irrigation system
  • Loew Park: Park renovation with 36 new lights, bollards, play area, and bleachers
  • Luke Easter Park: Pavilion renovation
  • Parking lot and sidewalk improvement program: Zelma George Rec Center, Impett Park
  • Pool Furniture: Warsaw, Meyer, Impett, Halloran, Glendale, Lake Pool Park, and Loew pools
  • Recreation Center Improvements:
    • Lonnie Burten: Phase 2 (furniture, fixtures, and equipment)
  • Splash Pad Renovations: Rockefeller Park, Fairview Park, Michael Zone Rec Center

Projects in Planning & Design

MOCAP’s Site Development team is exploring new designs and amenities for the following parks.

  • Canal Basin Park: Park renovation design
  • Cudell Commons: Park renovation design
  • Euclid Beach Arch Park: New park design
  • Harmody Park: Playground renovation design
  • Terminal Park: Park renovation design
  • Warsaw Park: Park renovation design

MOCAP’s Architecture team is overseeing design and planning of the following recreational facilities.

  • Camp Forbes: Master plan
  • Stella Walsh: Recreation center renovation

Recently Completed Projects

So far, in 2026 MOCAP has completed (or is wrapping up) many projects across the city, including:

  • Ambler Trail: Trail improvements
  • Ansel Road Seating Area: Sidewalk repair, site furnishings, plazas, and crosswalk enhancement.
  • Archmere Park: New pickleball courts, disc golf goals, and fencing repairs
  • Canal Basin Park: New public restrooms (Portland Loos)
  • Collinwood Athletic Complex: New sound system
  • Frederick Douglass Rec Center Park: New site furnishings and tree plantings
  • Grant Park:New playground
  • Impett Park: Pavilion renovation
  • Kerruish Park: New swing benches
  • League Park: Dugout and entrance renovations

In 2025, MOCAP completed 10 parks and recreation improvement projects, including four comprehensive park renovations and two widescale recreation center renovations.

  • Artha Woods Park: Site improvements, including new splash pad, exercise equipment, and sidewalk layout.
  • Calgary Park: Full park renovation with playground, walking loop, seating, picnic areas, parallel parking spaces, and tree plantings.
  • Central Park: Full park renovation and expansion with playground, swings, half basketball court, splash pad, exercise equipment, game tables, and multi-purpose field.
  • Central Recreation Center: Full interior renovation and minor addition.
  • Clark Recreation Center: Full renovation and minor addition.
  • Neff Park: Full park renovation with playground, multi-purpose field, walking loop, seating, tree plantings, diamond field improvements, and parking lot improvements.
  • Rockefeller Park: Tennis courts renovation, new parking lot, new educational plaza, and new 1,200-foot paved multiuse trail along the recently completed restoration of the Doan Brook.
  • Sterling Recreation Center: Full renovation and minor addition.
  • Storer Park: Full park renovation with walking path, pavilion, and playground.
  • U.S. Soccer Foundation Funded Mini-Pitch Soccer Fields: Installed at Lonnie Burten Park and Halloran Park.

In 2024, MOCAP completed a record of 27 parks and recreation improvement projects, made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act, which funded 23 of the 27 projects. 

  • American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Playground Projects:
    • Ward 1 - Idalia Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 2 - Dove Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 3 - Abbey Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 4 - Kossuth Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 5 - Lonnie Burten Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 6 - Fairfax Recreation Center (Renovation)
    • Ward 7 - Thurgood Marshall Green (New)
    • Ward 8 - Humphrey Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 9 - Moulton/Scoutway Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 10 - Groton Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 11 - Halloran Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 12 - Stella Walsh Recreation Center (New)
    • Ward 13 - Henritze Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 14 - Storer Park (New)
    • Ward 15 - Baltic Children's Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 16 - Jefferson Park (Renovation)
    • Ward 17 - Impett Park (Renovation)
  • American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funded Basketball Court Renovations:
    • Artha Woods Park
    • Glenville-James Hubbard Recreation Center Park
    • Halloran Park
    • Lonnie Burten Park
    • Luke Easter Park
    • Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center Park
  • Glendale Park: Full park renovation, including basketball court, exercise equipment, game tables, multiuse field, playground, and splash pad
  • Lake Pool Park: Full park renovation, including exercise equipment, playground, shelter, and splash pad
  • Forest City Park: Full park renovation including playground, lawn area, shelter, picnic tables, and grills
  • Mohican Park: Playground renovation

In 2023, MOCAP completed 6 parks and recreation improvement projects, including three largescale park renovations at Clark Field, Heritage Park, and Mercedes Cotner Park.

  • Kerruish Park: Tennis and basketball court renovations
  • Camp Forbes:
    • New dock and boardwalk
    • Pond restoration
  • Clark Field: Full park renovation (basketball courts, diamond fields, dog park, playground, and tennis courts)
  • Heritage Park: Full park renovation with new boardwalk, shelter, and seating areas
  • League Park: New field lighting and scoreboard
  • Mercedes Cotner Park: Full park renovation (BMX pump track, basketball court, fitness stations, playground, shelter, and splash pad)

In 2022, MOCAP completed 12 parks and recreation improvement projects, including the full renovation of E.J. Kovacic Recreation Center, a full renovation and expansion of Orr Park, and Towpath trailhead improvements at Canal Basin Park.

  • Arthur Johnson Park: New gazebo
  • Dan Kane Park: New gazebo
  • Drakefield Park: Playground renovation
  • E.J. Kovacic Recreation Center:
    • Full interior renovation of the recreation center
    • Full renovation of the onsite park, including playground, splash pad, half basketball court, and game tables
  • Frederick Douglass Recreation Center: “Safety Town” installed
  • Impett Park: Tennis courts renovation
  • Orr Park: Full renovation and park expansion
  • Meyer Pool: Park expansion with new playground and splash pad
  • Canal Basin Park: Towpath Trail trailhead improvements
    • Renovated existing parking lot
    • Seating steps
    • Signage
    • EV charging stations
  • R.J. Taylor Park: Playground renovation
  • Roberto Clemente Park: Playground renovation