About Us

The Mission of Widefield School District 3 Parks & Recreation is to create, promote, foster, and maintain programs, activities and facilities that positively impact the quality of life for all segments of our community.

The primary purpose of the WSD3 Parks & Recreation is to provide the best programs for the most people. While we will always seek to offer a wide range of programs, we recognize that we must live within our budget and believe that the highest priority for programs should be those that are educationally sound as well as personally meaningful to the community. We believe our programs must emphasize participation, value to participants, safety, equal opportunity, and lifelong skill development.

The WSD3 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meets the second Thursday of each month unless an alternate date is communicated. The meetings are held at the WPR Recreation Center starting at 6pm. The board consists of up to seven members, to include one member of the WSD3 Board of Education and up to six community members. Current members are: Mark Munoz (President), Neil Nelson (Vice President), Daryl Grantz, Kathy Grantz, Carl Burgess, Kelly Cutcher (Board of Education). Members of the community are invited to attend.

View our Master Plan, completed in February 2016.

View our Regional Recreation Facility Feasibility Study, completed in February 2018.

• Annual memberships are paid in full on the date of purchase and are non-refundable. These memberships expire one calendar year after the date of purchase.
• Monthly memberships require a card on file to auto-debit each month. Please ensure you cancel your monthly membership prior to the date of renewal, as memberships are non-refundable. When canceled, memberships will remain active and valid through the original expiration date.

• Family memberships consist of up to five members in the same household, not exceeding two adults.

• Yes! We suggest you wait until the end of your billing cycle to complete the upgrade. If you cannot contain your excitement and want to upgrade sooner, please come during business hours Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, so one of our managers can assist you!

• Yes, visit our Child Watch page for more details! 

• We are working on hiring and training more instructors to add more classes. We will continuously evaluate the community need for new or additional classes.

• We will continue to evaluate based on feedback, staffing, and feasibility. 
• Starting October 6, 2024 the WPR Recreation Center will have Sunday hours from 10am - 2pm. 

• Both can be used by daily admission and memberships.
• Open gym is not reserved for specific programs. If there are no reservations on the court, staff can set up volleyball or pickleball.
• Drop-in is a designated time to play a specific sport with other guests, in which the courts will already be set up.

• Widefield Parks & Recreation will be closed or have modified hours on some holidays.
• We will post dates on our social media, website, and in our quarterly program guides.

• WPR follows Widefield School District during inclement weather. If the district declares an inclement weather closure, WPR will also be closed (including all facilities and programs).
• In the event of a WSD3 delayed start, the pool and rec center will both open at 8:30am. Morning Preschool and all programs starting before 8:30am will be canceled.
• Delayed start or closure information will be posted on our website, social media , and our app.

• If your child has practice and there is inclement weather, the coach will determine whether or not there is practice.
• Youth Sports and Adult Sports game schedules can be found on teamsideline.com/widefield. If there is a change to a sporting event, it will be reflected on the home page banner of teamsideline.com/widefield.

• Gym - Youth 12 years and older are allowed in the gym. Anyone under 11, must be supervised by an adult.
• Walking Track - Youth 12 years and older are allowed on the walking track. Anyone under 11, must be supervised by an adult.
• Fitness Area - Youth 15 years and older are allowed in the fitness center. Youth between the ages of 12 and 14 are allowed under strict supervision of an adult. Anyone under 12 is not allowed in the fitness area.
• Pool - Children 7 years or older can enjoy the pool with no adult supervision. Our lifeguards are trained and certified to handle all situations. All non-swimmers must be accompanied by an adult within arms reach.

• Contact Shawna at 719-391-3682 for:
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Pavilions
• Contact Sports at (719)391-3528 for:
  • Gymnasium
  • Ballfields
• Contact Dayna at (719)391-3525 for:
  • Pool Parties

Refund Policy (for all activities excluding youth sport leagues and preschool)

Full Refunds:
Registration fees are 100% refundable when programs are canceled by Widefield Parks & Recreation. The Director of Widefield Parks & Recreation shall have the authority to make decisions on all requests not specifically covered herein.

Refunds/ Withdrawals/Transfers:
1. Withdrawal prior to the registration deadline for the activity will receive the full refund, less a $5 processing charge.

2. Withdrawal between the registration deadline and the start of the program will receive a 50% refund of the fees, IF the participant can be replaced from the waiting list. If there is no waiting list for the program, no refund will be issued.

3. Withdrawal after start of a program will not be issued a refund.

4. A participant requesting to transfer from one class date to another, within the same registration period, must do so prior to the registration deadline of the program in order to receive credit for their original payment.

Refund Options - Refunds can be given in three forms:
1. Refunded as a credit to the Widefield Parks and Recreation account, which will be available to use on future registrations or activities. This is available for use immediately.
2. Refund to original debit/credit card. This generally takes up to two (2) business days to receive.
3. Refunded in the form of a check that will be mailed.  Your current address must be confirmed at the time of the refund request. This can take up to two (2) weeks to receive.

For extenuating circumstances that fall outside of our refund policy to be considered, please submit a written statement of the circumstances to the department/program supervisor.