City of Merced Parks and Recreation

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads who fill our parks, fields, playgrounds, and trails with unforgettable memories!

We believe our greatest purpose isn't just building parks or coordinating programs—it's creating the places where fathers can be fathers. Where they coach the first game, push the first swing, carry tired little legs home, cast a fishing line, teach life's lessons, and celebrate life's biggest wins.

Thank you for choosing our parks and programs to make memories that will last a lifetime. Wishing all the dads in our community a Father's Day filled with laughter, adventure, and time well spent with the ones who matter most. 💙🌳🏀⚽👨‍👧‍👦

Thank you to California Parks and Rec Society District 5 Board for touring our new Regional Sports Complex today. It was an honor to share our vision and investment in youth sports in Merced.

We are grateful to be part of this group of professionals who care as much about community as we do.

Parks make life better because they are designed, managed, and operated by orgs filled with people like you 🫶

CPRS District 5

Fahrens Park Playground will be closed this weekend as crews complete repairs to the playground surface.

Cleaning and sealing the surface will help ensure all visitors including those with walkers, strollers, and wheelchairs continue to have safe access to the playground for years to come.

We appreciate your patience and understanding while we complete this important maintenance and look forward to welcoming everyone back Monday afternoon.

Behind every warm welcome, every shared meal, every activity, every laugh, and every moment of connection at our Senior Community Center is a volunteer giving their time and heart to others.

To the incredible volunteers who help our center thrive — thank you. Your kindness, patience, compassion, and commitment make a lasting impact on the lives of so many seniors in our community. Whether you’re serving meals, helping with programs, decorating for events, offering a friendly conversation, or simply showing up with a smile, you help create a place where people feel valued, connected, and cared for.

You are the reason the Senior Center feels like home to so many.

From all of us at City of Merced Parks & Community Services — thank you for helping us continue to Play on Purpose and serve our community with heart. ❤️

Way to go Parents 💦🏊‍♀️🥽

One week later and we are half way full for swim lessons! Thanks to a generous community contribution the first 400 signed up are only $40 this summer!

Each Session is 8 individual 30 minute classes which take place over the course of two weeks, Mon-Thurs.

If the time you're looking for isn't available in Session 1, get in where you fit in and try Session 2.

We are on a roll Merced!

We've made your weekend planning pretty easy. Your choices include:
- Concert
- Mural tour
- Dancing

In addition to the activities in Bob Hart Square this week there is an entire set of Art focused events as part of Merced AF, the first Art Festival in Merced!

Check out details of the weeks activities .af