Athletic Fields

Outdoor athletic fields are available throughout the year. Most fields are available to the general public for games and practices, although non-profit groups operate some fields exclusively under franchise agreements.  Organizations may not charge spectators any fees to view games on public fields.

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 Metro Parks Rate Sheet

CONTACT:
Metro Parks Athletics Office
Louisville Tennis Center (in Joe Creason Park)
3783 Illinois Ave, 40213
Phone: 502/456-8171
Fax: 502/456-8168
E-mail

OPTIONS FOR RESERVING FIELDS

League or tournament play

Under this arrangement, Metro Parks maintains fields for a non-profit group for a full league season, and the leagues manage their own scheduling and game officials. Metro Parks can also provide these services, as negotiated. Each permit is applicable to one sport at each level (i.e. peewee, freshman, j.v., varsity, junior, senior). League fees, per field: 10% of gross income Lights, per field: $10 per hour (where available)

Franchise agreements

Under this arrangement, non-profit groups provide basic field maintenance in exchange for primary use of those fields.  Leagues manage their own scheduling and game officials. Administrative fee (per season): $100 Concession stand use (per season, where available): $250 Lights (per season, where available): $150

SINGLE-GAME PERMITS OR SEASON-LONG PRACTICE PERMITS

Metro Parks outdoor athletic fields are also available for single games and season-long practice sessions, based on the tiered pricing structure below.  Please note that, with the exception of the "game only fields" listed below, all athletic fields may be used by the public for informal use on a first-come, first-served basis, provided that the field has not been reserved, and the users are not charging a fee to any participants.  Practice permits allow two separate two-hour practice sessions per week on a single field for a full season (note that Metro Parks cannot guarantee fields will be striped for practice sessions).

Tier One

Game permit: $50/game; practice permit: $25/for 12 weeks Baseball: Crosby, Des Pres, A.B. Sawyer, Sun Valley Field Hockey: Seneca Football: Flaget Field, Shawnee Kickball: Camp Taylor, George Rogers Clark, Crosby, Des Pres, Highview, Hays Kennedy, Lannan, Petersburg, Seneca, Sun Valley Polo: Hays Kennedy Soccer: Eva Bandman, Farnsley, Floyd’s Fork, Hays Kennedy, Seneca Softball: Camp Taylor, George Rogers Clark, Highview, Hays Kennedy, Lannan, Petersburg, Seneca, Sun Valley Multi-purpose: George Rogers Clark, Hays Kennedy, A.B. Sawyer, Seneca, Shawnee, Sun Valley

Tier Two

Game permit: $30/game; practice permit: $25/season Baseball: Black Mudd, Cherokee, Nelson Hornbeck, Medora, Riverside Gardens, E. Leland Taylor Football: California Kickball: Black Mudd, Buechel, California, Cherokee, Nelson Hornbeck, Medora, Shelby, E. Leland Taylor Softball: Black Mudd, Buechel, California, Cherokee, Medora, Shelby Multi-purpose: Medora, Shelby

Tier Three

Game permit: $20/game; practice permit: $10/season  Baseball: Chickasaw, Fern Creek, Klondike, Russell Lee, Westonia, Wyandotte Football: Algonquin, Russell Lee Kickball: Algonquin, Baxter Square, Berrytown, Chickasaw, Dumeyer, Fern Creek, Klondike, Lampton, Russell Lee, McNeeley Lake, Norfolk Acres, Old Walnut/Beecher, Parkhill, South Central, Sylvania, Charlie Vettiner, Wyandotte Soccer: McNeeley Lake, South Central Softball: Algonquin, Baxter Square, Berrytown, Chickasaw, Dumeyer, Klondike, Lampton, Russell Lee, McNeeley Lake, Norfolk Acres, Old Walnut/Beecher, Parkhill, South Central, Sylvania, Charlie Vettiner, Wyandotte Multi-purpose: Algonquin, Cane Run, Joe Creason, Hounz Lane, Russell Lee, Charlie Vettiner, Wyandotte

Game-Only Fields

No practice or informal play allowed. Louisville Champions Park: $30/game (soccer or field hockey) Shawnee Park’s Harmony Field: $50/game (baseball) Thurman Hutchins: $50 (baseball), $40 (field hockey)