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Mesa residents can now register for a wide range of summer camps and recreation programs offered by Mesa Parks and Recreation.
The summer lineup includes youth camps, adult sports, adaptive recreation and aquatics programming, with nonresident registration opening from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 13, according to a press release.
Programs are available for all ages and include opportunities to stay active, learn new skills and participate in community-based activities throughout the summer.
Adult sports programs include tennis; pickleball at six city parks; volleyball; softball; and Recess for Adults, which introduces a different sport or game each week.
Youth activities include tennis, summer sports programs and camps such as Olympic Sports Camp, judo, indoor playball multisport, gymnastics and ice skating.
Teen programs include pickleball, tennis camps and tournaments, a Super Smash Bros. eSports tournament, leadership training, résumé workshops and STEM activities.
Adaptive recreation offerings include summer camps, pickleball, recreational bowling, stand-up paddleboarding, Foam Fiesta and Adaptive TGIF for individuals with developmental disabilities ages 6 and older.
Mesa Aquatics will offer private swim lessons, group classes, aquatic sports teams and Dive-In Movies. Additional specialty programs include classical dance, belly dancing, hip-hop and tumbling, babysitting and child safety courses, Pokémon-themed art and a Zombies musical minicamp.
Mesa Parks and Recreation is also expanding access through free, mobile recreation programs.
The Mesa Outdoor Recreation Experience, or M.O.R.E., will travel to parks, trails and natural spaces from Tuesday through Saturday with outdoor and nature-based activities. Fun ’N Fitness will be hosted at Pioneer Park and Kleinman Park and will offer sports, games, crafts and STEAM activities for residents of all ages.
A complete list of programs is available in the summer PLAYBOOK magazine.
There are four ways to register for summer programs:
Online using the Activenet registration system
By email using a completed registration form sent to ParksRecInfo@MesaAZ.gov
By phone at 480-644-PLAY (7529)
In person at the Mesa Parks and Recreation office, 708 W. Baseline Road, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday
Registration forms are available in English and Spanish. Some Mesa residents may qualify for the MRS Discount, which provides 50% off youth and adaptive programs.
The summer pool season in Mesa begins May 23. Discounted pool passes are available now and provide unlimited visits to all city pools. Household passes for up to four members are $150, with additional members available for $25 each. Individual passes are $45.
Discounted pricing is available through May 23. Beginning May 24, household passes increase to $225, additional members to $30 and individual passes to $56.
Pool passes may be purchased online or in person at the Mesa Parks and Recreation office, 708 W. Baseline Road, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information, call 480-644-PLAY (7529).
