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The County of Santa Cruz Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services mission is to provide safe, well-designed and maintained parks, and a wide variety of recreational and cultural opportunities for our diverse community.
We are a close-knit, capable team of parks, recreation, and cultural professionals who thrive working in a community-based environment. We seek community members to join our team to help us build on our successes and expand and maintain our excellent parks, programs, facilities and special events.
County Parks offers various permanent and seasonal positions including park maintenance workers, park service officers, lifeguards, and recreation leaders! Learn how to apply!
Whether you are seeking school credit, job experience, or experience in local government work, recreation, park planning, marketing, accounting, or clerical work, we have an internship for you. We value our interns and together we strive to create meaningful and impactful experiences!
Volunteering with County Parks is a great way to make a difference in your community, assist Parks staff in accomplishing a variety of projects, and meet new people!
Do you have skills you'd like to share with others? Do you love teaching? County Parks is always looking for quality, dedicated instructors to offer a variety of programs to our residents and surrounding community! Share your class proposal with us!
County Parks issues Calls to Artists for a variety of arts opportunities throughout the year! Calls are for public art in County Parks, County-owned buildings, and other public spaces.
County Parks offers opportunities for local vendors to operate at our parks or facilities!
Interested in working with Parks on a project? Check to see if any Requests for Proposals or Request for Bids are available!
(831) 454-7901
Monday – Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, except holidays
parksinfo@parks.santacruzcountyca.gov
Our physical office is open, but staff availability is limited as most staff members are working remotely.