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Fiscal Year 2019/20 Budget Workshop

On January 22, 2019, Deputy City Manager Andrew Keys and Budget Manager Susan Bjork made a Facebook Live presentation on City of Lodi Budget Workshop 101.  This workshop was presented to answer questions about how the City's budget is developed, ...

Lodi Lake Park receives $1M State Grant for erosion repair along river

Most recently, the City received $1 million in the new State budget for an erosion control project at Lodi Lake Park thanks to the efforts of Assemblyman Jim Cooper.  For the past decade, the City has applied for various grants, without success, ...

Candy Cane Park

Plans are complete for a renovation of Candy Cane Park, one of several Lodi parks in need of new playground equipment. On February 5, the Parks and Recreation Commission will be asked to prioritize which playgrounds should be upgraded first, as funds save...

Measure L supports our park system

November 6 was a historic day for Lodi Parks and Rec and it wasn’t because we opened a new park or began a new program.

It was because you, the voters of Lodi, went to the polls and decided that our parks and recreation programs were worth supporting. By p...

$250,000 State Grant awarded to Nature Area Amphitheater

Plans to reconstruct the Nature Area amphitheater and add educational components are moving forward. The City received a $250,000 State grant for this project, which will result in a covered stage and new interpretive displays so that visitors can learn m...

Lodi Lake

Lodi Lake Park has a vast selection of activities for all ages. Recreational activities include our 58-acre nature area, BBQ pits, Mokelumne River boat tours, motorized boat launch, picnic rentals, and a playground.

Park Facilities

Lodi is fortunate to have a wide range of facilities for family celebrations, business meetings and sporting activities.

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department operates and maintains parks and the Hutchins Street Square, and provides and coordinates recreational and cultural activities.

Lodi Lake Park receives $1M State Grant for erosion repair along river

Most recently, the City received $1 million in the new State budget for an erosion control project at Lodi Lake Park thanks to the efforts of Assemblyman Jim Cooper.  For the past decade, the City has applied for various grants, without success, ...

Candy Cane Park

Plans are complete for a renovation of Candy Cane Park, one of several Lodi parks in need of new playground equipment. On February 5, the Parks and Recreation Commission will be asked to prioritize which playgrounds should be upgraded first, as funds save...

Measure L supports our park system

November 6 was a historic day for Lodi Parks and Rec and it wasn’t because we opened a new park or began a new program.

It was because you, the voters of Lodi, went to the polls and decided that our parks and recreation programs were worth supporting. By p...

$250,000 State Grant awarded to Nature Area Amphitheater

Plans to reconstruct the Nature Area amphitheater and add educational components are moving forward. The City received a $250,000 State grant for this project, which will result in a covered stage and new interpretive displays so that visitors can learn m...

Lodi Looks Into Weed-Control Alternatives to Round-Up

Lodi’s playgrounds will no longer be treated with glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, effective immediately.

The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department announced today it will stop spraying Roundup within 25 fe...

Prop 68

PROP 68

Park agencies throughout California, including Lodi Parks & Rec, will be competing for their share of $255 million for park acquisition, expansion and renovations in 2019.http://www.parks.ca.gov/spp.The funding stems from Proposition 68, a $4 b...

Clean Parks, Safe Kids Initiative

Clean Parks, Safe Kids Initiative

As stewards of Lodi’s 334-acre park system, we take our responsibility to the community and to future generations seriously. Ensuring safe and clean parks today is equally our top priority. This initiative is the...

Heritage District’s Blakely Park Upgrades

Two major projects are in the works – a renovation of the ball fields with constructions of a new basketball court and upgrades to the Enze Pool.

The ballfields/court renovation project, funded by an $883,000 State grant, has been pushed back to 2020 becau...

DeBenedetti Park Site Master Planning

An experienced and talented landscape architecture firm with decades of park design experience has been hired to ensure that future improvements at DeBenedetti Park meet the community’s needs. In addition to relying heavily on the 2016 Strategic...