Missouri Valley

Celebrating Parks & Recreation Month

June 28, 2022

July is Parks and Recreation Month, so USTA Missouri Valley would like to celebrate all the parks in our section that are USTA members. Parks are an integral part of the tennis ecosystem across the country and our section is no exception. According to the Physical Activity Council's Study on Sports and Activity, 50% of all tennis play in our section occurred in public parks in 2021.

 

On top of the play already occurring in parks, USTA Missouri Valley is excited to offer a Tennis in the Parks program for the first time in 2022. This program offers affordable and accessible tennis for beginner tennis players.

 

USTA Missouri Valley also offers grants that local parks and recreation departments can take advantage of to help afford equipment and more.

 

If you're a parks and recreation department looking to get more involved with tennis, please feel free to reach out to John Terpkosh at jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com for more information.  

 

USTA Missouri Valley also recently had three "parks stars" featured by USTA National. Click here to read about Jodie Adams or here to read about Pam Sloan and both of their lifelong contributions to local parks. Click here to read about Scott Hanover's parks experience.

 

Continue reading to find a park in your area that is a USTA member. (List current as of 7/6/2022)

Organization Name
City
City of Gladstone Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Kansas City
City of Prairie Village

 

Prairie Village

 
City of Raytown Parks and Recreation Department Raytown
City of St. Joseph Saint Joseph
Johnson County Park and Recreation Department Roeland Park
Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation Lee's Summit
Savannah Parks & Recreation Savannah
Unified Government of Wyandotte County Kansas City Kansas Kansas City

Organization Name
City
Burlington Park & Recreation Burlington
City Of Adel Adel
City Of Carroll Carroll
City Of Des Moines Parks And Recreation Des Moines
City Of Waukon, Park & Rec Waukon
City Of West Des Moines Parks And Recreation

 

West Des Moines

 
Clarinda Recreation Department Clarinda
Clive Parks And Rec Clive
Coralville Parks & Recreation Department Coralville
Dewitt Parks & Recreation De Witt
Grimes Parks And Recreation Grimes
Iowa City Parks Recreation Dept Iowa City
Leisure Services Department Dubuque
Marshalltown Parks & Recreation Dept Marshalltown
Mason City Recreation Mason City
Norwalk Park And Rec Norwalk
Osceola Parks Recreation Osceola
Polk City Parks And Rec Polk City
Rock Island Parks And Rec Rock Island
Shenandoah Parks And Recreation Shenandoah
Sioux City Parks And Rec Sioux City
Urbandale Parks & Recreation Des Moines
Waterloo Leisure Services Waterloo
Waukee Parks And Recreation Waukee
Winterset Parks & Recreation Winterset

Organziation Name
City
Junction City Recreation Dept. Junction City
Marysville Park & Recreation Marysville
Moundridge Recreation Commission Moundridge
Salina Parks & Recreation Dept. Salina
Winfield Recreation Commission Winfield

Organization Name
City
Branson Parks And Recreation Dept Branson
Camdenton Parks And Rec Camdenton
City Of Ashland Parks And Recreation Dept. Ashland
City Of Eldon Eldon
City Of Kimberling City Kimberling City
City Of Marshfield Parks And Recreation Marshfield
City Of Mountain View Mountain View
Columbia Parks & Recreation Columbia
Jefferson City Parks Recreation Dept Jefferson City
Marshall Park And Recreation Dept Marshall
Springfield-Greene County Park Board Springfield

Organization Name
City
City Of Hastings Hastings
City Of Holdrege Holdrege
City Of Lexington, Parks And Recreation Lexington
Kearney Park And Recreation Kearney
Lincoln Parks And Recreation Lincoln
Omaha Parks And Recreation Omaha

Organization Name
City
City Of Altus Parks And Recreation Altus
City Of Broken Arrow Parks & Recreation Broken Arrow
City Of McAlester McAlester
City Of Pauls Valley Parks And Recreation Department Pauls Valley
City Of Yukon Yukon
LaFortune Tennis Center Tulsa County Parks Tulsa
Lawton Tennis Lawton
Oklahoma City Tennis Center Oklahoma City
Tulsa County Park Department Tulsa

Organization Name
City
Alton Park And Recreation Dept Alton
City Of O'Fallon Parks And Rec O'Fallon
Clayton Parks And Recreation Shaw Park Clayton
Creve Coeur Parks And Recreation Saint Louis
Des Peres Parks And Recreation Des Peres
East St Louis Park District East Saint Louis
Hazelwood Parks & Recreation Hazelwood
Sunset Hills Parks And Recreation Saint Louis
Webster Groves Tennis Center Saint Louis
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