Tucson fees for parks, parking mostly going up

Rates and fees for Tucson parks and recreation facilities and parking are going up under a planned approved by the city council.

The approved changes will go into effect on July 1.

Park ramadas

Tucson park ramadas, no matter the size, currently cost $30 to rent for any day of the week, excluding holidays.

Under the new plan:

Renting a small ramada which accommodate up to 25 people will decrease to $10 on weekdays and $25 on weekends. On holidays the ramada rental fee rises to $50.

Fees for medium ramadas which accommodate up to 60 people will cost $25 on weekdays and $50 on weekends. Holiday rates will go up to $75.

Large ramadas for up to 100 people will now cost $50 on weekdays and $75 for weekends. Holiday rates will increase to $100.

Extra-large ramadas for up to 250 people will cost $75 on weekdays and $100 for weekends. On holidays the will be $125 to rent.

Sports fields lights

Light fees will go from $6 for two hours to $8 per hour.

Tennis and pickleball courts fee adjustments will only apply to three locations: the Reffkin Tennis Center at Randolph Park, the courts at Himmel Park and the courts at Fort Lowell Park. Only Reffkin and Himmel courts are striped for pickleball.

Adults currently pay $2.50 for 90 minutes of court time will increase to $3.50. They are set to go up by fifty cents every two years until reaching $4.50 for every 90 minutes in July 2028. Youth rates will rise to $1.50 reaching $2.50 by 2028.

For seniors, a 90-minute court session will rise from $2 to $2.50. It will be $3.50 by 2028.

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The 90-minute night session will stay at $10 per court, but a $2 light fee will be added.

Outside of those three locations, the city operates 24 tennis and 18 pickle ball courts that are free-to-use, the city said in a news release

Neighborhood centers

After some pondering, the city council decided against enacting any fees for Tucson’s nine neighborhood centers.Access to the facilities will remain free, “however programs with affiliated fees still would be in effect for users,” the city said in a news release.

Pool rentals

Collegiate swim teams will be charged $10 per athlete, per day.

Local swim teams will be charged $6 per-lane for three hours of “short course” lanes. Teams will be charged $15 per lane for two hours of “long course” uses.

Aquatic programs in Tucson pools will now have to pay $50 for every hour of pool use.

Parking

Flat fees for evening and weekend parking will increase for the Pennington Street and Centro garages, along with the Toole Avenue and Triangle lots, effective July 1. The $3 per-evening rate charged on Sunday to Wednesday will increase to $4. The $5 rate charged Thursday to Saturday will increase to $6. The daytime rate for weekends will rise from $3 to $4.

For city garages, which all vary in price, monthly permit fees will increase by $5 on July 1. An additional $5 bump is set for July 2026.

Pennington Street Garage is the only exception. It won’t see monthly permit rates increase this summer, but it will see the $5 increase in July 2026.

The annual permits for on-street parking “in non-residential areas to commuters and students, primarily around the University of Arizona campus,” is set to increase annually through 2026. The highest annual permit fee” will increase from $475 to $550 on July 1. Subsequent increases in 2025 and 2026 will ultimately bring these rates to $650 annually.

Annual, on-street parking permits for Fourth Avenue spots will increase from $120 to $150 on July 1. Increases of $30 each of the following two years will take prices to $210 in 2026.