Gulfport's Department of Leisure Services provides residents and visitors with programs for youth and senior citizens - parks, pools and sports facilities- including gymnasiums, ball fields and weight rooms. In addition, the Department is responsible for community centers, senior centers, recreational facilities, youth leagues and after school and summer programs. The departments operates 38 ball fields, 31 parks, 5 tennis courts, 3 gymnasiums, 7 walking tracks, all fishing piers and municipal boat ramps and jetties, the Small Craft Harbor, fitness centers, a senior center, a swimming pool and more than 600 acres of parks and recreational areas.