Parks and Recreation Volunteer Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Boulder Parks and Recreation!
Volunteers are an integral element to the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department.
Volunteering with Boulder Parks and Recreation gives you an opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the places and programs to help with the completion of many projects and delivery of critical programs. Read more about the impact volunteers make in Boulder Parks and Recreation in our 2017 Volunteer Impact Report 
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City of Boulder Volunteer Handbook
Community Service
The following locations accept community service volunteers including students who have service requirements and people who must complete court-ordered community service.
Flatirons Golf Course, 5706 Arapahoe Ave.
Job Description: Light labor and general maintenance
Hours: Monday - Friday 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Bus route access: Close
Contact: Jake Jacobs, Golf Superintendent, 303-570-6646
Downtown Municipal Complex Area
Job Description: Performs general urban parks maintenance duties such as trash removal, litter pick up, weeding, flower/shrub bed maintenance, vandalism repair, and minor repair of buildings and structures using a variety of hand tools.
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. from March through September, times/days outside of this are possible if approved.
Contact: Nick Haupt 303-579-2940 [email protected]
Bus route access: Close
Pearl Street Mall
Job Description: Performs general maintenance duties such as trash removal, litter pick up, weeding, flower/shrub bed maintenance, vandalism repair using a variety of hand tools.
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to noon from March through September, times/days outside of this are possible if approved.
Contact: Josh Benedict [email protected]
Bus route access: Close
Major Park Sites, including East Boulder Comm. Park, Foothills Comm. Park, Harlow Platts Comm. Park, North Boulder Rec Center, Valmont City Park
Job Description: Performs general urban parks maintenance duties such as trash removal, litter pick up, weeding, flower/shrub bed maintenance, vandalism repair, and minor repair of buildings and structures using a variety of hand tools.
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. from March through September, times/days outside of this are possible if approved.
Contact:
- Simon Stec, Harlow Platts Park, 303-519-2097 [email protected]
- Mike Rossi, Valmont City Park, [email protected]
- Jon Kapaun, Foothills Community Park, 303-704-9824 [email protected]
- Afton Fielding, East Boulder Community Park, 720-413-6538 [email protected]
Bus route access: Most sites are close.
Boulder Reservoir
Job Description: Performs general maintenance duties such as trash removal, weeding, flower/shrub bed maintenance, boat repair, and minor repair of buildings and structures using a variety of hand tools. Also opportunities may exist to help with various events.
Hours: Friday - Tuesday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. year round.
Contact: Matt Soderberg, 303-704-9164 soderbergm @bouldercolorado.gov
Bus route access: None
Urban Parks - Entire City of Boulder park system
Job Description: Mainly performs general urban parks maintenance duties such as trash removal, litter pick up, vandalism repair, and minor repair of buildings and structures using a variety of hand tools.
Hours: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. from March through September, times/days outside of this are possible if approved.
Contact: Dennis Warrington, [email protected]
Urban Resources - Boulder Natural Areas, Parks and Boulder Reservoir
Job Description: Mainly performs weed management tasks in natural areas including weed whipping, digging, clipping/pulling and bagging as well as other related tasks. May include some trash removal at various sites.
Hours: Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., from March through October
Contact: Conservation Crew. 303-906-6675 [email protected]
Bus route access: Variable
Park Partners
BPR Park Partners are businesses, clubs, schools, scout groups and religious organizations that commit to volunteer for at least one Boulder Parks and Recreation project annually.
By becoming, a Park Partner your group can choose from projects that require manual labor or ones that connect directly with community members.
Thank you to our Park Partners!
Volunteer with the PLAY Boulder Foundation
The PLAY Boulder Foundation supports excellence in parks and recreation by mobilizing community support through education, philanthropy and advocacy. Volunteers are needed to help support their mission. Sign Up to Volunteer. Visit PLAY Boulder Foundation to learn more about their impact.