Cordova Recreation and Park District offers an assortment of fun, active and educational camps for children and teens. Cordova Recreation and Park District was formed in 1958 to provide parks and recreation services to the residents of the Rancho Cordova area.

The functions of the District were to develop and monitor the budget, carry out the policies of the Board, and oversee the daily operations of the District.A resolution was adopted in the fall of 1959 annexing additional territory in accordance with boundary recommendations of the County.

The annexation was accomplished in December of 1959.

On July 25, 1960, by virtue of a Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County, the name of the Rancho Cordova Recreation and Park District was officially changed to “Cordova Recreation and Park District”. On March 21, 1961, the Board of Directors passed a Resolution adopting the first official Master Plan of the District, for the purpose of acquiring and developing needed parks, and to provide recreation opportunities for all ages.