Spring Programs and Classes

Explore our newest offerings including: Stargazing, Ukulele Jam, Online Seminars, Wildflower Walk, Tennis, Soccer, Mini-Baseball, Art and Music. We are offering limited programs at this time and appreciate your patience until we can return with more programs. View the course offerings HERE.

Summer Camps

Parks and Recreation offers a variety of camps to keep your child active and engaged during the summer break.
Register HERE.

Camp Napa (age 5-12)
Las Flores Community Center
Our superstar staff will make sure your campers have the best time at Camp Napa. Activities will include theme days, fun games and songs about healthy habits, art and craft projects and games focusing on our natural resources, hot day water play and so much more.

Great Outdoors Camp (age 5-12) Skyline Park At this camp in the beautiful Napa foothills, campers will spend time learning about nature as they hike with new friends, build fortes, learn archery, play games and enjoy arts and crafts activities.

Sports Camps (age 5-13) Camps focus on skill development and friendly competition in a wide variety of sports such as basketball, soccer, fencing, flag football, volleyball, karate, or tennis. More camp information coming soon. Registration begins April 16th.

Summer Hiring

Apply by April 28th

Not all jobs feel like work! Learn new skills, meet new friends, serve your community and get paid. We are hiring Lifeguards and Camp Recreation Leaders to lead our 2021 summer programs and we couldn't run these programs without amazing staff! Please share this information with anyone you think may be interested. For more information and to apply click HERE

Summer Swim Lessons

Harvest Middle School Pool

We're thrilled to be bringing back swimming lessons for summer 2021. To comply with the current Health Order, we will only offer private individual lessons or semi-private lessons with household members of a similar skill level. Lessons are available for all levels including Parent/Child (6-36 months), Tadpole (3-5 yrs) and learn to swim (age 5+) Class information coming soon. Registration begins April 16th.

All Things Baseball

Mini-Baseball Age 4-6

Mini-Baseball teaches baseball skills and fundamentals to players. Through parent participation guided by the National Academy of Athletics Coaches, participants will learn how to throw, catch, and hit with modified equipment. Register HERE.

Wiffleball Homerun Derby Sat. May 22nd Age 7-12

How many wiffleballs you can launch over the fence? Participants will have the chance to hit 10 balls from a tee to accumulate points. Most points for each age bracket wins a prize pack! Register HERE.

Jr. Giants June to August Age 5-13

Junior Giants is back for another summer. This program uses baseball and softball to teach confidence, leadership, integrity and teamwork. Registration opens Thursday, April 15th - more details coming.

Bunny Hop Golden Egg Hunt

Saturday April 3rd

Where will you find your Golden Egg? Your Parks and Recreation bunny has hidden 200 golden eggs throughout all of the City parks. Hop on over to your favorite park to see if you can find one! Find them, take a photo and tag us at @napaparksandrec on social media! Download a Park Map or use the Park Finder to locate a park near you.

Eggxtraordinary Coloring Contest

Ages 5 - 12

It's time to show us your eggceptional egg decorating skills! Send in a picture of your best decorated egg to be featured on our Parks & Recreation Facebook page! Start sending in your photos now. Photos must be received by 2:00 pm Monday April 5th. Email them to: [email protected] with your child’s name and age. Need some inspiration? Look HERE

National Jelly Bean Day Drive-Thru

April 22 3-5 pm

Napa Senior Center, 1500 Jefferson St.
Las Flores Community Center, 4300 Linda Vista Ave

Did you know that the modern day jelly bean made its earliest appearance in 1861? Boston Confectioner, William Schrafft, lobbied to have jelly beans sent to union soldiers during the Civil War. It can take up to 21 days to make a jelly bean. 16 billion jelly beans are manufactured just for Easter! Celebrate this all American treat on National Jelly Bean Day, All ages are welcome to this free event. As with our other drive through events COVID protocols will be in place. Please wear a face covering and do not get out of your vehicle. Staff will wear face coverings, gloves and maintain social distancing measures.

Beach Volleyball

April 19 - May 17
Kennedy Park 2295 Streblow Drive

Learn the fundamentals of Beach Volleyball such as serving, bumping, setting & spiking along with game strategies will be taught during the sessions in a fun and educational way. The beginning of each session will focus on skills and will close with 4-on-4 play. Skills learned in the sand will sharpen your game for indoor play. Age 12 - 15 Register HERE.

Earth Day April 22nd

Earth Friendly Activities to celebrate Earth Day

1. Explore your community on bikes: It’s fun to be a tourist in your own hometown. Find out more about local biking at Napa County Bicycle Coalition

2. Host a zero-waste pizza making challenge. All ingredients must come in biodegradable packaging or no packaging. Try the Napa Farmers Market for some fresh toppings and ingredients.

3. Plant bee friendly flowers. Learn more about California native bees HERE

4. Skip the grocery store packaging and plant your own vegetables and herbs. Napa County Master Gardners

5. Plan a plastic pollution scavenger hunt in a park or on the Napa River. Join RCD for a community clean up - find a location HERE. Learn more about the problem with plastics.

Nature Journaling - Wildlife Walk

April 10th 10:00-11:00 am at 610 Trancas St.

People of all ages are invited to join a Park Ranger at Trancas Crossing Park for nature journaling. Nature journaling is a simple and effective tool used to improve observation skills and document ecological patterns. Bring a writing or drawing utensil and a journal to record your discoveries about the local plants and animals. This program is free of charge however, participants are asked to preregister HERE.

Disc Golf Starting May 1st

Time 10am-2pm 1st and 3rd Saturdays

Century Oaks Park Douglas Avenue

Disc Golf is played like traditional golf, but with discs (commonly known as Frisbees). One throw is counted each time the disc is thrown. The goal is to play each hole in the fewest throws possible. The player with the lowest total wins. Loaner equipment is available, however players are encouraged to bring their own equipment. Masks and social distancing rules must be followed. Play limited to groups of 4 or less. $5 fee/person play all day. No reservation needed. Pay in advance HERE or sign-up at the park.

Commitment to Service Award

This past quarter, we recognized Jorge Topete for demonstrating our department’s core value of being committed to service. Jorge's work ethic reflects our dedication to inspiring residents and customers to value healthy and active lifestyles by providing exceptional park and recreation experiences that meet today’s ever-changing need and interests. Jorge is always going above and beyond at work and always has a smile on his face. His positive attitude at work helps everyone else around him be upbeat too. Jorge is one of the hardest workers we know, he’s always the last person back in the yard at the end of the workday!

Youth Scholarships

Scholarships will be available for summer programs through the generosity of the Napa Parks and Recreation Foundation. Scholarships will cover 95% of the fee for any youth recreational program (age 17 and under) with a $500 maximum per household. Please note that City of Napa residency and income verification will be required at the time of application. Applications will become available in May.

Art Walk People's Choice Winner

Sense of Place 2019-2021

The peoples choice winner Celestial, was created by Finnish-American sculptor Eino. The sculpture, made from Brazilian Blue quartzite and stainless steel, is located at the corner of First and Franklin. The artist described the piece: “Members of the human race are akin to stars in the sky; each an individual, but all residing in the same “space” that we call the Universe. ‘Celestial’ invites the viewer to step back and see the big picture and to realize that we are all part of a greater whole. A focal point of the sculpture is a “starburst” representing the genesis of humanity; it is positioned near the center of the piece to represent a central point from which everything emanates.”

An audio tour of the permanent art downtown collection is available through the OtoCast app. This enables you to hear from the artists and develop a deeper understanding of their artwork. Download the free app from your preferred provider or listen to the recordings HERE.

Downtown Boat Dock

As Napa moves toward reopening, we look forward to working with our partners, Tideline Marine, to begin services on the Main Street Dock on April 1st. Short term mooring for private vessels and non-motorized craft launch is available at the dock. You can also book an adventure with one of our awesome vendors!

Enjoy Napa Valley - Rentals and guided kayak tours

Napa Valley Paddle - Rentals, guided kayak & SUP tours. Napa Valley Gondola - Private guided tours in an authentic Venetian gondola. See you on the River!