Our Strategic Plan is a roadmap for the future, outlining upcoming projects, new initiatives, and improvements to our parks, programs, and facilities over the next few years. From expanding recreational opportunities to upgrading community spaces, we’re committed to making Plantation a better place to live, play, and connect. Check out the plan and see what’s in store for the future of Parks and Recreation!

2025-2026 P&R Strategic Plan

Accreditation

The City of Plantation Parks and Recreation Department has earned national accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies. The formal announcement was made on September 15, 2025. The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) is a quality assurance improvement process demonstrating an agency’s commitment to its employees, volunteers, patrons and community. The 151 CAPRA standards for national accreditation provide an authoritative assessment tool for park and recreation agencies. Through compliance with the standards of excellence, CAPRA accreditation assures policy makers, department staff, the general public and tax payers that an accredited park and recreation agency has been independently evaluated against established benchmarks as delivering a high level of quality.

Benefits

• Internal self-assessment process
• Documentation of actual practices
• Verbal policy upgraded to written policy
• Establish new procedures
• New plans created and/or updated
• Manuals produced
• Advances the profession
• Enhances agency efficiency
• Improves quality service

Parks and Recreation Master Plan

The Plantation Parks & Recreation Department recently completed a 10-year master plan which is a tool that will help the City meet the current and future recreation needs of the community. This resident-driven plan will serve as a source of applicable decision making information and establishes clear goals and actionable objectives to guide staff, advisory committees, and the City Council in their work to maintain and enhance Plantation’s systems of parks, recreation facilities and programs over the next 10 years.

The Parks & Recreation Master Plan was adopted by City Council on February 19, 2020.

 Central Park Master Plan

The planning of the Plantation Central Park master plan is the result of a collaborative effort that included the Parks and Recreation Department, City staff, and community stakeholders. Its core purpose is to establish a comprehensive evaluation framework to guide the selection of an appropriate redevelopment approach that effectively embodies the goals and aspirations that align with the City of Plantation Parks & Recreation Master Plan. The active engagement of community participants during the initial two phases of development underscores the inclusivity and collective ownership of this endeavor

Click here to view the Central Park Master Plan