Shaker Heights Recreation Department Activities And Program Information

Press release from the City of Shaker Heights:

The City continues to investigate ways to provide safe and allowable recreation programming this summer. This process remains a challenge given the complexity of mandatory and best practice health and safety protocols. For this reason, we will continue to take a more deliberate and incremental approach. This allows us the flexibility to respond to changing information, orders, data, and dynamics as the summer progresses.

Below is a list, divided into three categories, which will explain activities that are and are not going to be offered, and those still under consideration. In cases where activities/events are canceled, this means that those events were either not permitted pursuant to various orders and/or the City is unable to provide them in compliance with required health protocols. Events and activities that are still under review are being evaluated based on a variety of factors, including cost, staff and facility availability, timing and the ability to meet strict guidelines and protocols. This is a constantly changing situation and our review is ongoing.

NOTE: For any program/activity that is/may be offered, City staff and patrons will be required to follow strict social distancing guidelines, limits on size of gatherings, and sanitizing protocol, among other requirements. In addition, face masks will be strongly encouraged and/or required as applicable.

Updated June 12

Things You Can Do

• Athletic Fields - Open for sports on June 15
• Multi-Purpose Trails and Paths
• Senior Adult Programs – Outside starting in July. Registration required; fees apply to some programs
• Senior Transportation
• #ShakerPlays – Registration required.
• Summer Play Days – New social distanced summer program for youth. Registration required; fees apply
• Tennis and Pickleball –(No tennis at Thornton Park this season)
• Virtual Programming Activities – available on the City of Shaker Heights YouTube channel, Shaker Recreation Facebook and Instagram

Things Under Review/Delayed Awaiting Further Guidance

• Horseshoe Lake Pavilion Reservations for July/August – Waiting on guidance on open air shelter houses from Governor
• Playgrounds – Waiting on further guidance regarding sanitizing protocol from Governor and Cuyahoga County Board of Health
• Skate Park
• Special Event Requests – Case by case basis
• Thornton Park Ice Rink and Rink Activities
• Thornton Park Basketball/ Sand Volleyball
• Preschool Programming (Summer Session 2)
• Senior Adult Programs (Summer Session 2)
• Youth Programming (Summer Session 2)
• Youth Sports (Summer Session 2)

Things That Are Canceled

• All Shaker Recreation Dept. Summer Camps
• All Summer Session 1 programs for youth, adults, seniors, and preschool
• Block Parties - Summer
• Horseshoe Lake Pavilion Reservations - for June
• Summer Concerts
• Thornton Park Pool and Pool Activities, including 4th of July Pool Party

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This press release was produced by the City of Shaker Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.