2022 Parks & Recreation Highlights

Spokane Parks & Recreation

Riverfront Spokane

121 Community Engagement programs offered at little or no cost
75,186 People attended free and low-cost Community Engagement programs
65 Events held by event organizers for the public
182 Private events/party rentals
28,557 Numerica Skate Ribbon attendance – The Ice
106,728 Numerica SkyRide attendance
108,095 Looff Carrousel attendance
Our Park Rangers saw over 14% increase in calls for service amidst an increase in park utilization, and did a great job meeting community need while serving as park ambassadors.

Recreation

2,865 Recreation programs offered
88 New recreation programs offered
144,440 Free open swim participants
724 Area youth who benefited from free SEEK programs and scholarships
22,246 Recreation program participants
Athletics saw 773 teams!
We welcomed more than 144,440 swimmers with free open swim. In addition, there were 3,301 people that took swimming lessons and we certified 122 lifeguards.
Corbin Art Center welcomed 1,133 participants across 205 classes. Facility rentals at Corbin saw a steady increase, with 7 rentals for weddings, meetings, birthday parties, and other special celebrations!
More than 1,600 TRS participants enjoyed a variety of programs like line dancing, pickleball, ice skating, cornhole, and one of the most popular activities – the ski program at Mt. Spokane. Funshine Day Camp was also another big success with nearly all sessions at full capacity.
Nearly 130 children ages 5-16 experienced a full summer camp at no cost, including kayaking, rafting, biking, climbing, wilderness survival, science experiments, and more – thanks to SEEK funding (Summer Experiences and Enrichment for Kids). SEEK also funded 260 youth ages 8-18 with outdoor recreation programs through local community centers over 10 weeks at no cost.

Natural Resources

408 new community trees were planted, including 200 in partnership with The Lands Council and community volunteers through the SpoCanopy program.
452 street tree permits were processed representing 2,725 trees
443 trees were pruned
328 site inspections were performed for certificate of occupancy
345 development and demolition plan sets were reviewed

Park Planning & Development

Several new climbing structures for kids were added at Audubon Park, thanks to a donation from the Jess Roskelley Foundation.
Downriver Golf Course: A complete irrigation replacement began in fall 2021 and was completed in 2022 at a cost of $2.9M, saving 25 million gallons in 2022 and providing an ongoing estimated savings of 14 million gallons of water annually while improving quality of play
Two artificial turf sports fields were replaced and opened to the public in fall of 2022.
Kardong Bridge: The pedestrian bridge connecting the University District and the surrounding area with downtown was fully renovated, opening several months ahead of schedule at a cost of $3.3M.

Golf

Golf continues to enjoy popularity. Revenue from rounds was up 6% over 2021, and revenue from pass sales increased 20% year-over-year.
Our City Championship sold out, with 133 players over a 3-day tournament. Thank you to our sponsor, Renaissance Financial.

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