Lexington Parks and Recreation

Lexington boasts 9 public parks, plus a skateboard park, Family Aquatic Center, the 29,000 square-foot Lexington Racquet Center, 1110 Park Street (Plum Creek Park), and the Lexington Fieldhouse, a 27,000 square-foot indoor sports activities building. Southeast of the Fieldhouse is a new self-serve Driving Range. The City has more than 100 acres of recreational green space, including a growing network of hike-bike trails.

Click on the map below to zoom in on details for each park. The swimming pool, skate park and Veterans Memorial Pavilion also have their own detailed pages on this site.

The shelter houses at Plum Creek Park and Kirkpatrick Memorial Park may be reserved for your event on a first-come first-serve basis. Contact Jake Saulsbury ([email protected]), 308-746-3543, to request a reservation.

Click here to go to the Lexington Parks & Rec Facebook page.

Click here to go to the Lexington Family Aquatic Center Facebook page.

Community Activities

Parks & Recreation
Lexington boasts 8 public parks, plus a skateboard park, Family Aquatic Center, Lexington Fieldhouse, and Lexington Racquet Center and more. The City has more than 100 acres of recreational green space, including a growing network of hike-bike trails.

Lexington Fieldhouse
The Fieldhouse is a 27,000 square foot multi-purpose, turf-surfaced recreational facility to be located at the Lexington Optimist Recreation Complex in northwest Lexington.

Lexington Racquet Center
The 29,000-square-foot Lexington Racquet Center can be found at the southwest corner of Plum Creek Park (1110 Park Street). Parking is on the north side. This facility is free and open to the public.

Swimming Pool
Lexington's Family Aquatic Center, 10th & Monroe, features a zero-depth pool with a water slide and other features, an Olympic-style pool and a splash pad. The pool opens annually on Memorial Day weekend and closes the weekend before Lexington school resumes (usually a couple weeks before Labor Day). Regular summer hours are daily from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Contact the Aquatic Center during those hours at 308-324-6288.

Skate Park
Lexington's Skate Park is at the southeast corner of Arbor Park near Plum Creek Parkway and Maple Street. The park boasts a 100' x 90' concrete surface with a 20-foot half-pipe, 3 quarter-pipes, a bank ramp, a jump ramp, pyramid, skate table, bench, tall box, rails & misc.