Be A Parks Volunteer

Citizen involvement starts in parks!

A Sense of Community

Be a part of the community: Serving Together, Achieving Recreational Success! Here are reasons why you should volunteer in one of your 99 Orange County Parks:

  • Share your talents and gifts through important programs, developing youth abilities and character.
  • Improve the quality of life in your community.
  • Practice and refine your leadership skills in hands-on groups committed to making Orange County a great place to live and raise a family.
  • Improve the beauty of your local parks.
  • Gain valuable skills and experience with experts in the environment, sports, and customer service.
  • Meet new people and socialize.
  • Have fun in your spare time coaching youth sports, conducting environmental surveys, tutoring in afterschool programs.

Get Connected

We have opportunities for teens, adults, and families. For more information on the STARS program check out this brochure or access our opportunities on-line.

To become a STARS volunteer, please fill out this STARS application and return by either email, mail, or in person to your nearest Orange County Park.

Check out our Adopt-a-Park program! Groups can volunteer by supporting an individual park.

Contact Us

Orange County Parks and Recreation
4801 W. Colonial Dr.
Orlando, FL 32808

To reach a specific park: click on the A–Z tab and select the park or facility you are interested in for the phone number.
Email: parks@ocfl.net
Phone: (407) 836-6200
Parks' Events InfoLine: (407) 836-6280
Facebook Events List: Orange County, Florida
Twitter: @OrangeCoParksFL

All e-mail sent to this address becomes part of Orange County public record. Comments received by our e-mail subsystem can be read by anyone who requests that privilege. In compliance with "Government in the Sunshine" laws, Orange County Government must make available, at request, any and all information not deemed a threat to the security of law enforcement agencies and personnel.