The enrollment is limited to children who have completed first through sixth grades, and runs for six weeks, Monday through Friday, each summer. Lunch is provided at both the Lake Eva Civic Center and at Alta Vista Elementary School. The Recreation Department stretches its arms across many activities and many locations. Public tennis courts are maintained. A golf program is conducted in cooperation with Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort.
Massage therapy is offered.
Lifeguard training and swimming lessons are also offered. Activities are also underway at Dolphus Howard Recreational Complex and Swimming Pool, Oakland Gymnasium and at Clay Cut Centre. The Recreation Department also organizes co-sponsored youth leagues for baseball, soccer, football, girls' volleyball, and basketball. Some of the most enthusiastic participants in the recreational programs are the over-55, who each year take part in the Heart of Florida Senior Games. The Senior Program also includes plastic canvas art, computer classes, a drama class, line dancing, shuffleboard club, tea dances for ballroom enthusiasts, and an auto harp class.