Parks & Recreation

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Welcome to Parks & Recreation
Adopt-A-Flower 2025

Help our Landscape Crew beautify the city!
Healthy Bones Aquatic Fitness Class

Tuesdays & Thursdays | 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Swim Lessons Session 3

Registration Now Open
Walk Southeast 2025

Registration Opens April 15
Dimond Dash

Super Sprint Relay Triathlon | April 27
Summer Camps

Registration Opens April 1
Summer Shelter Reservations
Preschool Open Gym

Weekdays | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | Mount Jumbo Gym

Happenings

Walk Southeast 2025 Registration April 15

Get ready for Walk Southeast 2025! Take on a 297-mile virtual trek from Juneau to Ketchikan, tracking your miles from May 1 to September 1. Walk, run, or hike to earn chances to win amazing local prizes. Complete 150+ miles and you could win two round-trip Alaska Airlines tickets! Participation is free! Important Dates: Registration: April 15 – May 7 | Walk, Run, Hike: May 1 – Sept 1 | Trackers Due: Sept 2 | Prize Drawing: Sept 5

Dimond Dash Super Sprint Relay Triathlon | April 27

Want to try a multisport race without committing to a full triathlon? Grab two friends and take on the Dimond Dash Super Sprint Relay Triathlon on Sunday, April 27, at Dimond Park! CBJ Parks & Recreation is partnering with Aukeman Triathlon to bring you this exciting team event. Each teammate will complete a 150-yard swim, 1.25-mile bike, and 0.5-mile run, combining for a total team time. Registration opens Tuesday, February 18, at noon, with early bird pricing of $60 per team through March 13. The event is open to ages 12+, with younger participants (ages 8-11) able to join by completing the Dimond Dash Training Camp in April. The training camp, designed for kids ages 8-15, helps build skills and confidence for multisport racing. Camp runs April 8-24 on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5:15 – 6:30 p.m. Registration opens Tuesday, February 11. To learn more about the triathlon, training camp, gear, and registration, visit the Dimond Dash webpage.

Celebrate Spring By Adopting A Flower

Every year, the City and Borough of Juneau relies on community support to bring vibrant flowers to public spaces through the Adopt-A-Flower program. Donations help fund 200 hanging baskets, 60 flower barrels, and 50 flower beds from the Juneau International Airport to Downtown. All donations received by April 30 will be recognized on the Adopt-A-Flower sign at Marine Park Plaza. Most flowers start as seedlings in CBJ’s greenhouse, where staff care for 16,000+ plants before planting them in May. Sponsorship Levels: Seedling Sponsor ($25–$99), Flower Bed Sponsor ($100–$249), Flower Barrel Sponsor ($250–$499), Hanging Basket Sponsor ($500+; first seven donors receive a hanging basket).

Juneau Pools Announces New Swim Lesson Sessions

Juneau Pools is offering new swim lesson sessions for Preschoolers, Youth, Adult, and Parent and Tot at Dimond Park Aquatic Center and Augustus Brown Pool. Classes begin in April, with registration opening at noon on March 25 for the first session and April 4 for the second. Scholarships are available, and swimmers must meet prerequisites for upper-level classes. Lesson costs range from $60 to $80 plus tax. For full schedules and registration, visit bit.ly/registerCBJparks. For questions, contact Juneau Pools at (907) 586-2782 or (907) 586-0839.

Family Fun Night at DPFH | April 25

Join us for the final Family Fun Night of the season on April 25 at Dimond Park Field House. This free indoor event is designed for younger children ages 0 to 6 and their older siblings to enjoy active play during the cold and dark months of winter and early spring.

Join us Friday, April 25, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Track is access is not included.

Jensen-Olson Arboretum Summer Hours Starts April 2

The Jensen-Olson Arboretum will move to summer hours beginning April 2. The grounds will be open to visitors Wednesday – Sunday, 9 a.m – 5 p.m. and closed to the public Monday and Tuesday. This year JOA celebrates its 18th year as a free public display garden in Juneau. The highlight of the garden are the many varieties of primroses held in JOA's Nationally Accredited™ Collection for the genus Primula (primroses), which begin blooming in April and continue through frost.

Evergreen Cemetery Awarded Level 1 Arboretum Accreditation

CBJ Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce that Evergreen Cemetery has been awarded a Level 1 Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens. The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta at various levels of development, capacity, and professionalism. Evergreen Cemetery is also now recognized as an accredited arboretum in the Morton Register of Arboreta, a database of the world’s arboreta and gardens dedicated to woody plants. Evergreen Cemetery joins the Jensen-Olson Arboretum as Juneau’s only certified and accredited arboreta.

Homestead Park Closed for Reconstruction

Homestead Park in Douglas will be closed to the public for major reconstruction work beginning Monday, January 13. Construction is expected to continue into June 2025. During this closure, the park will undergo a number of improvements including replacements to the elevated wooden platforms, walkways, and stairs. This project is funded by the Marine Passenger Fee program. Learn more about the Homestead Park Rebuild project on the CBJ project page.