Lee County Parks & Recreation invites residents and visitors to celebrate Park and Recreation Month this July with the theme \u201cThe Power Of Parks and Recreation.\u201d The month-long celebration highlights how parks and recreation make Lee County stronger, more vibrant and more resilient.<\/p>\n
As part of the festivities, Lee County will offer free pool admission and free parking on Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26, at select parks, beach sites, boat ramps and pools.<\/p>\n
Lee County Parks & Recreation sites offering free swimming or free parking include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Parks: Caloosahatchee Regional Park, Lakes Park, Hickey Creek Mitigation Park, Manatee Park, and Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve<\/p>\n
\u2022 Beach sites: Bonita Beach Accesses No. 1 and No. 10, Bonita Beach Park, Bowditch Point Park, Bowman\u2019s Beach, San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve and Turner Beach (north side only of Blind Pass)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Boat ramps: Alva, Davis, Imperial River, Matlacha, Pine Island Commercial Marina and Punta Rassa<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pools: Lehigh Community Pool, North Fort Myers Community Pool, Pine Island Community Pool and San Carlos Community Pool<\/p>\n
Other recreational sites within Lee County that are owned or maintained by other government entities are not included in the free swim\/free parking weekend. These include Barefoot Beach, beach access points managed by the Town of Fort Myers Beach, and City of Sanibel sites, including the south side of Blind Pass.<\/p>\n
This annual initiative is part of Lee County\u2019s recognition of Park and Recreation Month. On June 16, the Lee Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution proclaiming July as Park and Recreation Month in Lee County, highlighting the department\u2019s role in enhancing the social, economic and environmental quality of life throughout the community.<\/p>\n
Throughout July, the community is encouraged to share stories, photos and memories that showcase the importance of parks and recreation in their lives on social media using #ThePowerOf.<\/p>\n
Lee County Parks & Recreation will host a variety of events for all ages and abilities, including guided walks, fitness classes, aquatic classes, open play sports and more.<\/p>\n
For additional information about Lee County Parks & Recreation locations, amenities and ongoing special events, visit\u00a0www.leeparks.org<\/a>, call 239-533-7275, email\u00a0leeparks@leegov.com<\/a>, or follow leeparksandrecreation on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n Residents and visitors can also explore more than 30 locations and earn rewards through Parks, Points & Perks. Learn more about the program at\u00a0www.visitfortmyers.com\/ParksPass.<\/p>\n For more about Park and Recreation Month, visit\u00a0www.leeparks.org\u00a0and\u00a0www.nrpa.org\/July<\/a>.<\/p>\n To receive updates from Lee County Government, sign up for the newsletter at\u00a0www.leegov.com\/resources\/newsletters<\/a>\u00a0and follow on social media:\u00a0www.leegov.com\/socialmedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lee County Parks & Recreation invites residents and visitors to celebrate Park and Recreation Month this July with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-341871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}