Tallahassee Recreation

A weekday round at Hilaman, the City of Tallahassee's 18 hole course, costs $30 with a cart or $20 walking (Hilaman rates), and Jake Gaither's nine hole course charges $20 with a cart or $10 walking (Jake Gaither rates).

Sources for the table: Hilaman rates and Jake Gaither rates. Both courses say weekday rates cover 9 or 18 holes and that no rainchecks are given on discounted rates after 9 holes. Hilaman's discounted $25 cart rate also applies to ladies, students, military and twilight play after 4 p.m., and on weekends its twilight rate after noon is $35 with a cart and its super twilight rate after 5 p.m. is $25 (Hilaman rates). Jake Gaither's ladies rate of $13 with a cart is on Thursdays, and every player in a group must have a set of clubs (Jake Gaither rates). Hitting golf balls in city parks is not allowed for safety reasons, and the city parks page points to the city golf courses (City of Tallahassee Parks and Trails).

Hilaman Golf Course at 2737 Blair Stone Road is open for play from 7 a.m. to sunset, and its course and pro shop open 7 days a week but close on Christmas Day (City of Tallahassee, Hilaman Golf Course).

The Hilaman pro shop keeps seasonal hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from March to August, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in September and October, and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. from November to February. The par 72 course plays from four tee boxes, from 6,324 yards on the Black tees to 4,551 on the Orange tees, and the city acquired it in 1981 and reopened it for play in 1982 (City of Tallahassee, Hilaman Golf Course). The course phone is (850) 891-2560 (Hilaman rates).

Jake Gaither Golf Course at 801 Bragg Drive opens for play at 7:30 a.m. and runs to sunset, and it closes on both Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day (City of Tallahassee, Jake Gaither Golf Course). The pro shop is open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. during daylight saving time and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during standard time. The course is a nine hole par 36 with a course and slope rating of 69.8/127, a practice putting green and rental clubs, and the whole course was renovated in 1998; the phone is 850-891-3942 (City of Tallahassee, Jake Gaither Golf Course). Jake Gaither lists Thanksgiving Day as a closure, while the Hilaman page lists only Christmas Day.

Trousdell Aquatics Center at 298 John Knox Rd is a City of Tallahassee pool with shared lap swim on the 50 meter pool from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and a daily adult fee of $4.75 (City of Tallahassee Aquatics).

Source for the table: City of Tallahassee Aquatics. Single and double lane reservations go through the hotline at 850-891-4903, Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or 850-891-4901 outside those hours, and Trousdell has a stair entry and a portable aquatic lift. Wade Wehunt Pool is at 1206 Myers Park Dr. Two closures matter this fall: the Jack McLean center is closed for public swimming, with its Monday to Thursday water aerobics running until October 30, and Levy Pool on West Tharpe Street is closed for the season and is listed to reopen in spring 2027 (City of Tallahassee Aquatics).

Levy is one of four Tallahassee pools the city lists as closed for the season and set to reopen in spring 2027, with their locations and phones.

Source for the table: City of Tallahassee Aquatics. Trousdell, Jack McLean and Wade Wehunt are not on the closed for the season list, though Jack McLean is closed for public swimming.

The City of Tallahassee's Lincoln Center at 438 West Brevard Street is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., phone 850-891-4180, with Saturday use scheduled for rentals and special events (City of Tallahassee, Lincoln Center).

The Lincoln Center takes membership donations of $20 and lists community partners, among them FAMU Pharmacy at 850-412-5490 (City of Tallahassee, Lincoln Center). For classes, the Lafayette Park Arts and Crafts Center at 501 Ingleside Avenue is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon, phone 850-891-3945; the city says it has served the Tallahassee area for over 50 years and offers classes such as pottery, stained glass, crochet and drawing every quarter for youth and adults (City of Tallahassee, Lafayette Park Arts and Crafts Center).

Lafayette's 2026 summer camp ran in June and July for campers ages 6 to 12 by August 2026 who had completed kindergarten, at $238 for a two week session and $119 for the one week session, with online registration that opened on April 6, 2026 (City of Tallahassee, Lafayette Park Arts and Crafts Center). The community centers guide covers the neighborhood recreation centers one by one.

The Jake Gaither Community Center shares the 801 Bragg Drive address with the golf course; it opens Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., phone 850-891-3940, and the city says it was built in 1964 and named after FAMU coach Jake Gaither, on 120 acres of property (City of Tallahassee, Jake Gaither Community Center).

Three Tallahassee recreation guides each cover one facility type, matched below to the question each answers.

Parks, trails and dog parks have their own section and hub, including Tom Brown Park, Apalachee Regional Park and the Miccosukee greenway.

Last verified: October 18, 2026, with the Hilaman and Jake Gaither course and rate pages, the city aquatics schedule and fee table, the Lincoln Center and Lafayette Park Arts and Crafts Center pages, and the city parks rules.