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.

Important Information

Payment is required in advance

Full payment must be received within two weeks of the date when a reservation is booked. If payment is not received within two weeks, the reservation will be cancelled and the date will be released. Until full payment is made, all reservations are considered tentative and no permits are issued.

Last-minute scheduling

Any reservations made less than two weeks before the date of your event must be paid in full at the time of booking. Additional fees for last-minute reservations may apply, as crews may need to be scheduled on overtime to accomodate your event. In some cases, Metro Parks will not be able to accept reservations with less than two weeks notice, although every effort will be made to accomodate these requests.

Recreation Agreements

Signed recreation agreements must be returned, with full payment, by the last day of February, or Metro Parks reserves the right to negotiate with other organizations for that agreement.

CONTACT:
E-Mail
Phone: 502/368-5865
Reservation Request Form (PDF)

OPTIONS FOR RESERVING FIELDS

NOTE: RATES LISTED BELOW ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CHANGED DECEMBER 31, 2009

Recreation agreements

Under this arrangement, non-profit groups provide basic field and facility 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 Key deposit (per set, per site, per season): $100 (refundable)

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). Ballfield lighting, where available, costs $10 per hour.

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)