Parks and Recreation

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department, Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program (KLCB), is partnering with Keep Doña Ana County Beautiful, Town of Mesilla, SCSWA, and NMDOT to put out open top trash containers which will be available for use at the below locations from 8:00 a.m. until…

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department’s Youth Development & Diversion Team has been awarded Youth Program of the Year by the New Mexico Recreation and Parks Association. The program receives funds through the State of New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department, Juvenile Justice Services Special Programs Unit. The award…

The Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its annual Pumpkin Palooza fall event on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center. The free and family-friendly event will be held from 3- 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in the park at Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304…

Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave. will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 5, due to the 2024 Whole Enchilada Softball Tournament being held at Hadley Sports Complex. Facility operations and programs will resume at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7. For more information, call Meerscheidt Recreation Center at (575)541-2563.

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will host Spooky Splash Movie Nights from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday nights in October, at the Las Cruces Natatorium, 1401 E. Hadley Avenue. There will be swimming and a Halloween-themed movie for a different age group each Friday night….

The City of Las Cruces Parks maintenance will be removing cottonwood trees at Salopek Park on 464 Salopek Boulevard. Maintenance will include the removal of six to seven declining cottonwood trees due to a severe mistletoe infestation, two of which are dead. The work will start on the east end of…

The City’s Parks and Recreation Department is offering swimming lessons twice weekly Oct. 3-25 at the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 East Hadley Ave., and at the Las Cruces Natatorium, 1405 E Hadley Ave. All classes will be Thursdays and Fridays, with eight classes held each session. Classes for each division…

Toss No Mas is a community-wide cleanup effort that utilizes volunteers who contribute to the improvement and beautification of the local environment. Individual volunteers, groups, businesses and civic organizations are encouraged to participate. KLCB is collaborating with Keep Dona Ana County Beautiful, the Town of Mesilla, the South-Central Solid Waste Authority and…

The City’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program, part of the Parks and Recreation Department, is inviting volunteers to participate in the Toss No Mas community-wide cleanup event on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Toss No Mas is a community-wide cleanup effort that utilizes volunteers who contribute to the improvement and beautification of the local environment….

The Meerscheidt Recreation Center, at 1600 E. Hadley Ave., will modify or cancel adult sport sessions during the upcoming Las Cruces Public Schools’ fall break closure. Modifications and cancellations will be observed beginning Monday, Sept. 23, and run through Saturday, Oct. 5. Adult Sport Sessions will be as follows: Monday,…

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation department will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024, to mark the opening of the pickleball courts at the East Mesa Public Recreation Complex located at 4582 Sonoma Springs Avenue. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take…

Las Cruces residents who have a bicycle are invited to join Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez for the 2024 Mayor’s Bike Ride. The Mayor’s Bike Ride begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the south trail head of La Llorona Trail. Parking access is available off Calle de Norte…

The City of Las Cruces would like to invite all residents that are interested in learning more about the City to our “Know Your City Seminar Series.” The seminar series begins September 4, and runs through November 13, 2024. Each session in the series will take place from 6 – 8…

The Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program is hosting a Neighborhood Dumpster Day from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. KLCB will provide open-top trash containers at three locations for members of the community to dump yard waste, household trash and other permittable items for…

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will offer a two-week camp during Las Cruces Public Schools’ Fall Break and Intersession, Monday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. The Fall Break Camp will be open to children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Camp hours will be from…