The California Park & Recreation Society provides career development, networking, resources and is the public advocate for California park and recreation professionals.

• CPRS is where California park and recreation professionals improve their knowledge of park and recreation management,
  
• CPRS brings California park and recreation professionals together from across disciplines and agency and regional boundaries to advance professionalism, opportunities for career growth and to encourage collegiality,
• CPRS is a resource for California park and recreation best practices, techniques, products and trends,
• CPRS is the voice of California park and recreation professionals and agencies, government and the media

Founded in 1946, CPRS is a nonprofit, professional and public interest organization with more than 4,000 members who create community:

• providing recreational experiences to individuals, families and communities
• fostering human development
• promoting health and wellness
• increasing cultural unity
• facilitating community problem solving
• protecting natural resources
• strengthening safety and security
• strengthening community image and sense of place
• supporting economic development

CPRS membership is well-distributed, with 86 percent of park and recreation agencies in California boasting at least one CPRS individual member. In addition, over 175 park and recreation agencies are themselves CPRS members.