Parks, Recreation and PropertiesAdministrative Services
216.664.2485 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm
This Division provides management to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Properties. It coordinates personnel, prepares and monitors the budget and investigates operational concerns of the Director.
Boxing & Wrestling Commission
216.664.2485 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm
The Commission approves and monitors all amateur boxing contests.
Cleveland Browns Stadium (Facility Maintenance)
216.348.2261 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm
The objective of this program is to provide the general public with a clean, safe, and secure public facility for holding annual sporting events, music shows, and other special events, and to monitor compliance with the terms of the lease of the stadium (rent, taxes, revenue, maintenance).
Cleveland Browns Stadium Tours and Rental
Tours: 440.824.3361 Rental: 440.824.3361
The City of Cleveland owns the Stadium and leases it to the Cleveland Browns Organization, which is responsible for daily operations. Event parking ranges between $5 and $25.
The Stadium is available for rent for other events and seats 73,200. Tours are scheduled April to November, Mondays through Fridays 10 am - 3 pm.
Dog Park
Open Daily 8 am to 9 pm
This gated off-leash dog park at West 11th and Clark is approximately one acre. Fresh water and shade are available, and the park includes benches and trees. Friends of Clark Field maintains the park.
Off-Street Parking Program
216.664.2711 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm
This program manages the Community Development properties which are not currently under development, but are being operated as public parking lots. It also oversees and monitors parking at Gateway and Cleveland Hopkins Airport. It implements security for all parking facilities.
On-Street Parking
216.664.2711 - Weekdays 8 am to 5 pm
This program enforces parking regulations, and installs and repairs parking meters. It evaluates the parking needs of the City and proposes regulations to provide for rapid curb turnover and to increase the supply of available on-street parking.
Summer Food Service Program
216.664.2561
Free meals are made available Monday – Friday to all children 18 years of age and under or persons over 18 who are determined by the state or local public educational agency to be mentally or physically disabled. The meals are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Properties Michael E. Cox, Director 500 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44114
We are committed to improving the quality of life in the City of Cleveland by strengthening our neighborhoods, delivering superior services, embracing the diversity of our citizens, and making Cleveland a desirable, safe city in which to live, work, raise a family, shop, study, play and grow old.
