Parks & Recreation

Parks and Recreation Logo

204 W. 3rd Street

P.O. Box 705

South Pittsburg, TN  37380

Lisa Bradford, Parks and Recreation Director

Phone/Fax: (423) 228-3186

E-mail: lbradford@trinitycable.net

Overview

Welcome to the South Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Department. We provide safe, fun, affordable facilities, and diverse programs that promote wellness and economic growth to a thriving community. Our city offers many activities for both children and adults in the South Pittsburg Community. For children, we offer basketball, softball, baseball, football and soccer. We also offer swimming, jogging, walking and playground areas. For adults we offer swimming, walking down beautiful tree lined streets, and beautiful pavillions for reservations.
 

The South Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Department is host to three major parks, Loyd Park, Moore Park, and River Park along the Tennessee River.  These parks contain ballfields, tennis courts, picnic pavilions, an outdoor swimming pool, a boat ramp, a boat dock, basketball courts, and of course playgrounds.  In addition, the Department is host to multiple soccer fields that are located outside of the three major parks.

 Our office is located in the South Pittsburg Senior Citizens Activity Center at 315 Elm Avenue, South Pittsburg, TN  37380. Phone (423) 228-3186.

Recreational Activities

The City offers recreational sports for children ages 3 and older.  We offer spring soccer, fall soccer, basketball, baseball, softball and football.  All recreational sports are governed by a board of directors that help to make decisions based on the needs of each sport. 

Fall Sports:  Football and Soccer

Winter Sports: Basketball

Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball and Soccer

Sign ups for each activity will be posted in the South Pittsburg Hustler, newspaper, online at facebook.com/southpittsburgparksandrecreation and on the princess theatre marquee.

For sign ups, contact Lisa Bradford at 228-3186 or lbradford@trinitycable.net.

 Activity Center Reservations

Just recently completed is the beautiful Senior Citizen Activity Center located at 315 Elm Avenue, South Pittsburg.  The activity center has been beautifully remodled by our Housing Authority and they have done a wonderful job making an excellent facility to reserve for you families gatherings, wedding receptions, baby or wedding showers or dinner reservations. 

The Activity Center will be available for reservations beginning in May 2010. You will be able to download a reservation form at the bottom of the page titled Activity Center Reservation Form. For more information about the reservation of the Activity Center, please contact Jan Brooks at 837-6600.

Facility Reservations

The Parks and Recreation Department offers picnic pavilions and other various facilities for rent to the general public for free or for a small fee, depending on the facility.

If you would like to rent a parks and recreation facility, please see the form at the bottom of this page titled Facility Reservation Form.  Please complete the form and return it in one of the ways that is listed on the form.

Park Pool Reservations

We offer reservations for the South Pittsburg Park Pool beginning in April of each year to be booked for birthday parties, celebrations or gatherings.  We require a minimum of 2 hour reservation for a $ 100.00 fee.  This fee includes pool seclusion from outside guests as well as 2 lifeguards on duty. 

If you would like to rent a time at the park pool, please see the form at the bottom of this page titled Park Pool Reservation Form.  Please complete the form and return it in one of the ways that is listed on the form.

Princess Theatre Marquee

Does your business or organization have a special event that you would like to have advertised in lights?  Well the Parks and Recreation Department has the perfect solution.  Your business or organization can rent the Princess Theatre Marquee to advertise your event.

The Princess Theatre is located in the heart of Downtown South Pittsburg and is a focal point to all those that pass by.  The marquee is doubled sided in order to catch the eye of those that pass by in either direction.

Those that are interested in renting the marquee should complete the form at the bottom of this page titled Princess Theatre Marquee Reservation Form and return it in one of the ways that is indicated on the form.  In addition, the fee for renting the marquee is $100.00 (one-hundred dollars) per side, with the fee being waved for most non-profit organizations.

Princess Theatre

Very soon, we hope to have the Beautiful Princess Theatre, located on the front street of South Pittsburg open for reservations.  We are hoping that the theatre will help to generate some interest and business for the City of South Pittsburg.  If you are interested in possibly reserving the princess theatre for your event please contact Lisa Bradford at lbradford@trinitycable.net.  You will also be able to download your reservation form titled Princess Theatre Reservation Form at the bottom of the page.

Upcoming Events 

The Parks and Recreation Department will be sponsoring the Annual City Wide Yard Sale on October 2nd, 2010.  This yard sale is a city wide event and occurs annually here in South Pittsburg.  We welcome families, as well as vendors to participate in our yard sale.  This year, we will also be hosting a classic car cruise-in and swap meet for car enthusiast on October 2nd also.   If you are interested in reserving an area for your yard sale, or you are a vendor looking for a perfect spot to sell your items, please contact Lisa Bradford at lbradford@trinitycable.net.