The Leisure Services Department is carefully monitoring COVID-19 conditions. Here are some of the things currently in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure and spread:
Adjusted hours of parks and facilities to allow for staff to work in alternate schedules
Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting measures, focusing on high-touch areas
Face masks to be worn
No competitive play permitted
No large groups or gatherings
Restricted use of unsupervised amenities
Social distancing required
Temperature checks for staff and participants of in-person programs
All parks and facilities are open, except Bear Hollow Zoo and Morton Theatre. Outdoor basketball and volleyball courts remain closed.
Due to COVID-19, the Leisure Services Department may determine that programs need to be cancelled or adapted to a virtual activity. Registrants will be contacted.
The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department hosted a dedication ceremony and opened the newly completed Athens-Clarke County portion of the Firefly Trail on Friday, October 16. Read on...
The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department will host a selection of Halloween events throughout the community at various parks and facilities. Read on...
The Jack -O'- Lantern Jog, benefitting Sandy Creek Nature Center, is a fall tradition that spans 20 years. This year, due to COVID-19 social distancing regulations, a race with 200 people on the Greenway isn't possible, so the event is going virtual! Read on...
The Annual Birdseed Sale is underway at Sandy Creek Nature Center and is sponsored by Sandy Creek Nature Center, Inc., the non-profit support organization. Help support the Nature Center by ordering bird seed! Read on...
The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department will present a variety of nature education programs for families this fall at Sandy Creek Nature Center (SCNC). Read on...
The Lyndon House Arts Center announces the opening of Waterfall Plot; an exhibit of poetry and photography by Andrew Zawacki. This exhibition, housed in the West Gallery will be on view September 8, 2020 until January 12, 2021. Read on...
The Lounge Gallery at the Lyndon House Arts Center, features quarterly solo exhibitions by emerging artists. The Lyndon House Arts Center announces painted works by Kendall Rogers will be installed and on view in the Lounge Gallery as of September 8, 2020 Read on...
Lyndon House Arts Center Presents "Boundless Featuring Works by Don Chambers, Derek Faust, Alex McClay, Katherine McCullough, and Paula Reynaldi" Exhibition with installation based works by five local artists who explore common materials in unusual ways. Read on...
The Lyndon House Arts Center announces the opening of Imagination Squared: Pathways to Resiliency. The exhibition is on view September 8, 2020 through January 12, 2021. Read on...
We build a healthier and more livable community by providing opportunities to learn, create, and play in quality parks, programs, and facilities that are valued by our citizens.
Program Accommodation
The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers Therapeutic Recreation programs, services, and activities that are accessible to all individuals with disabilities. Leisure Services supports and encourages opportunities for inclusion in all programs. Adaptive programs are available to provide individuals with disabilities a modified experience for recreational success. If you would like to participate and need accommodation, please call 706-613-3602.
