The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department began accepting Summer Recreation Program lottery registration on Friday, May 7 and will continue through 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19 at www.las-cruces.org/play and at the locations listed below...
Please click on the online registration link or go to any of the listed locations during regular business hours:
- Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave.
- Parks and Recreation Administrative Office, 1501 E. Hadley Ave. Registration at this location is by appointment only. Registrants should call 575/541-2550.
Drive-through registration will be at the following locations from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays through Wednesday, May 19.
- A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven, 906 N. Tornillo St.
- Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave.
Registration will also be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15 at:
- Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.
Registration forms can be picked up, completed, and returned to these locations during the days and hours posted.
Participation in the Summer Recreation Program is determined by lottery selection only. Participants who are selected will be notified at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 20 by email or text message. Postings of the winning lottery numbers will be available at the sites listed above and, on the Parks & Recreation website, http://www.las-cruces.org/1906/Summer-Recreation-Program.
Payment must be received between Thursday, May 20 and Thursday, May 27, at the locations listed above during regular business hours, or online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play and click on the online registration link.
Any slots that have not been paid for will be open to the public on Friday, May 28, on a first-come, first-served basis online at http://www.las-cruces.org/play or at locations listed above during regular business hours.
*Dates:
Session I: June 1 to June 14 – Meerscheidt and Frank O’Brien Papen centers.
Session I: June 15 to July 2 – Meerscheidt Recreation Center, Hermosa Heights and Sierra schools.
Session II: July 6 to July 30 – Meerscheidt Recreation Center, Hermosa Heights and Sierra schools.
*Times:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
*Locations:
Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.
Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave. (Participants will move to Hermosa Heights Elementary on June 15.)
Hermosa Heights Elementary School, 1655 E. Amador Ave.
*Sierra Middle School, 1700 E. Spruce Ave.
*Cost:
$200 per session/per child.
*$100 for session I, due to a late start.
*Grades:
Kindergarten to Fifth Grade (for students enrolled during the 2020/21 school year).
Proof of grade may be required.
No telephone registrations will be accepted. For information, call the Parks & Recreations Administrative Office at 575/541-2550.