The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department is briefly closing Project Playground and the Twin Lakes Shelter Tuesday, August 20 through Sunday, August 25 to perform repair work. The Twin Lakes parking lot, beach access, grass area, and trail will remain open to the public while maintenance is occurring.
For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226.
Join City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department on Saturday, August 17 for the 10th Annual Day of Play, a full day of free events taking place all over Juneau. This is Park & Recreation’s way of thanking the community. All Day of Play events are free of charge.
Kids can register for free prize drawings at each event and earn more chances to win by turning in a Passport to Play before the 4:30 drawing at Trucks N’ Stuff. Get passport stamps at scheduled events as well as at four do-it-yourself activities at Treadwell Historic trail, Project Playground, Overstreet Park, and Cope Park. Prizes include a 2-hour birthday party at Dimond Park Aquatic Center, a 1-hour ice rental at Treadwell Arena, and free registration to a 2020 Zach Gordon Youth Center summer camp.
Day of Play schedule of events
* Arrive 30 minutes early to receive a wristband for entry
For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226.
City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation and Trail Mix are planning to remove a large boulder partially blocking Perseverance Trail approximately two miles from the Basin Road trailhead on Wednesday and Thursday, August 14 and 15. Work will be done between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The section of Perseverance Trail between the west Red Mill Trail intersection and the Granite Creek Trail intersection will be closed while the crew is working and overnight the night of August 14. Trail users can use the Red Mill Trail to detour around the work area and access the east end of Perseverance Trail and the Granite Creek Trail.
Trail users are urged to use caution when approaching the work area. Please follow the direction of trail crew workers.
For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or [email protected].
Perseverance Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail, the Granite Creek Trail as well as Basin Road connecting the three trails will be in use from 7:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. this Saturday, August 10, for the Juneau Trail & Road Runners Nifty Fifty 10k, 25k, and 50k races. The 50k race will take runners through the Highlands area subdivision, connecting with Glacier Avenue to the Salmon Creek Trail. All four trails and the roads will remain open to the public during the races. Please be cautious with runners on the road.
For more information about the event, contact Keith Levy at 586-1427.
For trail information (not event information), contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226.
Your first chance to see Treadwell Arena’s new center line is during the Treadwell Arena Season Opener Free Open Skate on Monday, August 5, 3:30-5 pm.
The new center line is a collaboration between Treadwell Arena, Sealaska Heritage Institute, Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan, Zach Gordon Youth Center’s BAM After-School Program, and Parks & Recreation.