The City of Sunrise Leisure Services Department is pleased to support the Florida Recreation and Park Association's It Starts in Parks initiative and its four pillars, which exemplify the benefits of parks and recreation amenities: Health, Community Building, Economic Impact, and Environmental Stewardship.  Please view our listing of parks and recreational facilities.

HEALTH
Florida’s parks encourage healthy, active lifestyles as well as social development. Sound bodies and sound minds require physical activity and the chance to experience personal growth. Parks provide this opportunity naturally.

COMMUNITY
Parks bring communities together in a common place without the constraints of everyday life. Connecting to everything around us and each other, we learn to value our environment, our heritage and our place in the world.

ECONOMY
Florida’s parks have become an integral component to the economic development of the state. Parks provide an investment in the infrastructure needed to accommodate revenue generating events and tourism which in turn benefit the local and state economy. Additionally, parks positively impact housing and commercial real estate.

ENVIRONMENT
Florida’s parks are key to connecting with our natural and historic treasures in order to preserve them. We grow in awareness of our responsibility to protect and cherish these things through stewardship and gentle use, increasing our desire to conserve what we enjoy today for future generations.