Free Parks & Recreation activities happening throughout August for Month of Play

Join City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department for Month of Play, a month of free activities taking place throughout August. This is Parks & Recreation’s way of thanking the community. With a Passport to Play, all Month of Play activities are free of charge, and you have an opportunity to win prizes. Learn more at the Month of Play website.

Download a 2021 Passport to Play here, pick one up at the Parks & Recreation Office in City Hall, or email [email protected] with your address and quantity needed. To complete your Passport, answer the questions or do the activity listed in it to receive a stamp at the appropriate facility. Examples of Month of Play activities include:

  • One free admission to open swim at Dimond Park Aquatic Center
  • One free admission to open swim or drop-in recreation at Augustus Brown Pool
  • One free admission to open skate at Treadwell Arena (reservations required)
  • One free admission to the track at Dimond Park Field House
  • Free DIY activities at Juneau Public Libraries, Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Jensen-Olson Arboretum, and at several CBJ parks and trails.

For free admission to Dimond Park Aquatic Center, Augustus Brown Pool, Treadwell Arena, and Dimond Park Field House, up to two guardians can get free admission as well. Complete at least three activities in the Passport and submit it to Parks & Recreation by August 31 to be entered into a prize drawing. You can submit a Passport in person to the Parks & Recreation office or online here.

For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226 option 1, go to the Month of Play website, or to the Facebook event.

August 9th, 2021|

Riverside Rotary Park construction to begin Sunday, August 8

Carver Construction is scheduled to begin construction activities at Riverside Rotary Park on Sunday, August 8. The project seeks to implement features contained in CBJ’s 2017 Riverside Rotary Park Master Plan, including completion of the 9/11 Memorial, relocation of the existing shelter, and construction of a new larger shelter. During construction activity, the 9/11 Memorial and the shelter will be closed to the public. Periodic closures and detours are possible around the playground and park pathways. Please use caution and follow all traffic controls and signage throughout the project areas. Project completion is expected in early September.

The project is being funded by Glacier Valley Rotary, with supplemental resources provided by CBJ, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Rotary District 5010, and the Juneau Community Foundation’s Parks & Trails Fund.

For more information, contact CBJ Project Manager Michael Eich at 907-586-0800 ext. 4192 or [email protected], or Glacier Valley Rotary’s Charlie Williams at 907-789-9875 or [email protected].

August 5th, 2021|

Cope Park hillside stabilization work begins Tuesday, August 3

Admiralty Construction began work on August 3 to stabilize a hillside above Cope Park. The park will remain open to the public during this project but park users should be aware of trucks and heavy equipment in the area.  Work should be completed by the end of August.

For more information, contact Park Maintenance at 364-2800.

August 3rd, 2021|

Men’s and Women’s Volleyball is back! Register July 26 – Aug. 5.

The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department is resuming Men’s and Women’s Volleyball later this summer. Register online between July 26 and August 5. Player fee is $45 per person, and the team fee is $300 for Division 1 & 2 and $400 for all other divisions.

League play begins August 30. The season will be 10 weeks long and includes 18 regular season matches and a post-season tournament. Find more details on the Men’s and Women’s Volleyball webpage.

Three key steps to remember when registering:

  1. Players register individually
  2. Team manager registers the team
  3. Team manager submits Roster/Classification Sheet

The program needs volleyball officials. If you’re interested, contact the Parks & Recreation office at 586-5226 or [email protected].

Again, register online July 26 – August 5. Registration on Aug. 6 will incur a $50 late fee. Please note, COVID-19 mitigation measures will be in place prior to the start of the season.

For more information, go to the Men’s and Women’s Volleyball webpage, the Facebook event, or contact the Parks & Recreation office at 586-5226 or [email protected].

July 20th, 2021|

Do you recreate in the Montana Creek area? Take this survey.

The City and Borough of Juneau is working with the United States Forest Service, the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and Trail Mix to develop the Montana Creek Master Plan. As a first step in this process, the public is invited to take this survey. The goal of the survey, which is open through 5 p.m. August 19, is to understand community values and use of the area.

The Montana Creek Master Plan will encompass the Montana Creek valley, watershed, Spaulding Meadows, and surrounding areas. Recreational activities that take place there include fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, shooting sports, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, four wheeling, camping, and subsistence harvesting.

During the Master Plan process, Parks & Recreation will work with land owners, user groups and the general public to understand current use of the area, existing plans and projects, proposed projects, ideas and concerns for recreational use of the area, impacts to natural resources, and current recreational uses. The goal is to create a master planning document through a public process that identifies recreational facilities in the Montana Creek Recreation Area with a planning horizon of 10 years. Following the survey, Parks & Recreation will organize stakeholder and general public meetings in the fall with a goal to complete the plan by December 2021.

The Montana Creek recreation survey closes August 19 at 5 p.m. Take the survey now.

For more information, go to the project webpage or the Facebook event, or contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 586-5226 or [email protected].

 

July 19th, 2021|
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