Permits are required for the following:

• Amplified sound
• Gatherings of 50 or more people
• Any kind of vending or sales
• Use of park electrical outlets
• Bounce Houses

To ensure the safety and enjoyment of all park users, the following rules apply:

• Park hours are from sunrise to sunset.
• You are welcome to bring your dog to the park, but they must be leashed at all times and kept off playground areas and out of the Imagination Fountain.
• Any waste/dropping must be picked up.
• Please enjoy small get-togethers in the parks. However, organized gatherings of 50 people or more requires a Parks Permit or Special Events Permit, often at no cost.
• Hitting golf balls is not allowed for safety reasons. However, please visit our City Golf Courses
• Please refrain from playing loud music and littering.

Please call 850-891-3816 to inquire about permitting.

The following is not allowed in Cascades Park:

• Exercise groups led by an instructor who is being paid to lead the exercise group
• Grills/fires
• Dogs off a leash
• Dogs in amphitheater
• Solicitations (unless in the exercise of a recognized constitutional right)
• Sleeping in park or parking lots
• Events/gatherings that require a permit, but have not been issued a permit
• Skateboards/bikes/rollerblades in Amphitheater, Korean War Memorial & Imagination Fountain
• Persons entering the waterways
• Vehicles in the park, except for personal assistive mobility devices used by a persons with a disability