LEXINGTON, Ky. — While it may not look exactly the same, summer may feel more normal for children in Lexington. 

What You Need To Know


  • Lexington playgrounds, spraygrounds, basketball courts open this month

  • Will enforce new health and safety guidelines

Playgrounds, spraygrounds and basketball courts will open this summer with new guidelines in place. Playgrounds and individual basketball courts are first to open Fourth of July. Larger banks of courts, for example those at Douglass, Shillito and Constitution parks, will remain closed in the short-term

“Children will need to wear masks and be encouraged to keep their distance from other children,” said Monica Conrad, director of Parks and Recreation. “Parents should keep their children out of the playground if it is crowded.” Signage at each playground will warn visitors about the risks.

Four spraygrounds will then open mid-July at Jacobson Park, Masterson Station Park, Douglass Park and Castlewood Park. Pools will remain closed.

“We can’t safely open the pools, but children will be able to cool off and have fun at spraygrounds,” Conrad said.

Spraygrounds do not have lifeguards on duty, so parent supervision is required.

To avoid crowds, parents have to reserve a block of time for up to 1 hour and 25 minutes at the sprayground. Information on how to sign up will be provided later, and the same rules about masks and social distancing apply. 

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