Parks, Recreation and Forestry

Recreation Department
The Sun Prairie Parks, Recreation & Forestry office is open: Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, or by phone at (608) 837-3449 or by email at rec@cityofsunprairie.com.

Announcements:

Summer Rec Guide out now!

Summer Rec Guide and registration is now open for residents!  

1. View the Summer Guide at rec.cityofsunprairie.com!

2. Log in to our website to make sure you know your password and that your account is up to date, including street address and email address.

3. If you don’t already have an account, create your account. If you think you have an account, but cannot find yourself on the website, please do not add yourself again. Call the Recreation Department office at 608-837-3449 and we will assist you.

4. If you do not have a Sun Prairie address, but live in the Sun Prairie School District, the system will not know that and will charge you Non-Resident rates. If you continue your registration and pay Non-Resident rates, the difference is non-refundable. Please contact our office prior to your registration so that we may adjust your account to reflect the proper designation.

5. If you accidentally register for the wrong program, do not immediately register for the correct program. Call us 608-837-3449 and we can make the transfer for you.

“Recreation is for Everyone” Scholarship form!

Come join us for fun and enriching programs available for the whole family!  Requesting a scholarship is easier than ever with our NEW online form!  This easy, streamlined form provides "no questions asked" financial access to SPPRF programs.

In order to request the Recreation is for Everyone Scholarship you must be a resident of Sun Prairie or enrolled in the Sun Prairie Area School District.

For questions or assistance contact us at 608-837-3449 or visit Recreation is for Everyone Scholarship Information

• Scholarships cover 50% of enrollment fees on most programs
• No formal documentation is required for approval of financial assistance
• Online submission with approvals within 2 business days

We’re Hiring!

 Run the Parks

Concerts in the Parks

Upcoming Programs Not to Be Missed: 

Spring Terracotta Workshop

April 21^st  

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Registration Deadline: 4/14/2023

Spring has Sprung! What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to plant some flower seeds in a hand painted Terra Cotta pot! In this workshop we'll decorate our own pots with acrylic paints, fill our pots with soil and tuck our little wildflower seeds into them and watch them grow! Using modeling clay we can create a few tiny creatures to keep our seeds company while they begin to sprout. Fun for the whole family, all ages welcome!

Sunset on the Beach Painting

May 11^th 

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Registration Deadline: 5/4/2023

Join Ms. Jessica for this easy step by step guided acrylic painting on canvas! Feel like a true artist with little to NO experience - this fun class will show you step by step how to apply your paint to your canvas, and to easily create a vibrant beach side sunset painting that you can hang anywhere in your house! Perfect for youth and adults.

American Red Cross Babysitter Training 

May 13^th 

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Registration Deadline: 5/6/2023

This training provides kids, ages 11-15, with the information and skills necessary to provide safe and responsible care in the absence of parents/guardians. This training will also help participants develop skills in leadership, professionalism, basic care, safety, safe play and first aid.
 
All sessions cover the same material.
 
Please bring a sack lunch.

Youth Pickleball Clinic (Ages 8+)

May 21^st 

2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Registration Deadline: 5/14/2023

Kids are having so much fun playing Pickleball that they do not realize the physical and mental health benefits that it brings! This clinic will help kids learn hand-eye coordination, agility, balance, and provide a healthy social-setting for them to explore and engage. Player will be introduced to the FUNdamentals serving, returning, volley and dinking. Then end with a full court game to go over positioning and scoring!

Thursday Early Release Afterschool Programming (previously TGIT) 

Thursdays, 1:30-5:00 p.m.

Elementary School Site Locations:
 Meadowview  
 Northside 
 Token Springs – NEW

Beginning in the 2022 – 2023 school year, Sun Prairie Area School District Elementary Schools will be dismissing students at 1:30 pm on Thursday afternoons to accommodate professional staff development. In an effort to provide high quality afterschool childcare to our growing community, Sun Prairie Parks, Recreation & Forestry, the Sun Prairie Area School District and Community Schools are putting forth a collaborative effort to provide a community partner-based afterschool program. This program will aim to provide families with safe, affordable and engaging childcare on Thursday afternoons for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. 

Childcare will be available from dismissal at 1:30 pm until 5:00 pm. We will pilot this program, starting in September, at three elementary school locations and will have programming at all nine elementary schools starting in January 2023. Program partners will be brought in monthly to provide fun and exciting programming ranging from chess to sports to ukulele lessons.  

If this program isn’t offered at your school initially you do have the option to attend any site, but transportation will not be provided at this time.  Registration will be by month for September -December.  Please click “register” to be added to our interest list to be notified when enrollment begins and when new sites are added to this program. 

For more information visit rec.cityofsunprairie.com and the digital version of the Rec Connection which will be updated prior to the start of the school year. Please contact Emily Rebarchek, erebarchek@cityofsunprairie.com, or call 608-837-3449 with any questions.