Parks, Trees & City Landscapes
We are responsible for parks, medians, waterfront trails, open space properties and routine building maintenance of park buildings, fire stations, Head Start centers and senior centers and a wide variety of other building structures including parking lots. Park maintenance includes litter pickup and removal, pruning, weeding, turf mowing, irrigation system repairs and planting.
The Oakland Office of Parks & Recreation also operates many other special programs, classes and activities. You can find more information about them at www.oaklandnet.com/parks/programs/.
Park Maintenance Schedules
Oakland property owners pay annually, through their property taxes, into Oakland’s Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District (LLAD).
LLAD funds maintain:
- Over 130 City parks and public grounds
- More than 2,300 acres of street, park and plaza landscaping, including scenic Joaquin Miller Park, Lake Merritt and our two newest, Mandela Parkway and Union Point Park
- Approximately 75,000 street trees
- 25 recreation, community and interpretive centers
- More than 36,000 street lights and more than 670 traffic signals
To report park facilities in need of maintenance, call the Public Works Call Center (510) 615-5566 or PWACallCenter@oaklandnet.com
The City of Oakland is making its citizens aware of how their LLAD funds are being used by providing the following Park Maintenance schedules:
Please be advised that these schedules are subject to change.
Routine maintenance has been eliminated at 212 small parks and medians due to staffing shortages.
City-wide mowing information & schedules
Tree Services
Tree Services is dedicated to keeping the neighborhoods of Oakland safe from hazardous trees, while working with Oaklanders to preserve these natural beauties.
