Location | Date Closed |
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Sports Park |
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Multi Use Grass #1 | 7/5 - 8/28 |
Multi Use Grass #2 | 7/5 - 8/28 |
Multi Use Grass #3 |
7/5 - 8/28 |
Synthetic Turf A | OPEN |
Synthetic Turf B | OPEN |
Common Grass Area | 6/20 - 8/8 |
Softball #1 | 6/6 - 7/10 |
Softball #2 | 6/6 - 7/10 |
Softball #3 | 6/6 - 7/10 |
Baseball "Pony" #4 | 6/6 - 7/10 |
Softball "Girl's" #5 | 6/6 - 7/10 |
Heroes Park |
|
Soccer Field | 7/18 - 9/2 |
Baseball #1 | 7/18 - 9/2 |
Baseball #2 | 7/18 - 9/2 |
Baseball #3 | 7/18 - 9/2 |
Baseball #4 | 7/18 - 9/2 |
Borrego Park |
|
Soccer Field | 6/6- 8/26 |
Foothill Ranch Community Park |
|
Baseball #1 | 7/11 -8/26 |
Baseball #2 | 7/11 -8/26 |
Soccer Fields | 7/11 -8/26 |
Rancho Serrano |
|
Grass Area | 6/6 - 8/26 |
Regency Park |
|
Soccer Field | 6/6 - 8/26 |
Rimgate Park |
|
Soccer Field | 6/6 - 8/26 |
Tamarisk Park |
|
Baseball Field | 7/11 - 8/26 |
Baker Ranch Park |
|
Baseball Field & Soccer Field | 7/11 - 8/26 |
Lake Forest Sports Park Gymnasium |
Summer Renovations
The City performs annual summer turf renovations on the sports fields from June to August (usually from June 1 – August 15
Similar to most other cities, Lake Forest uses a special grass called Bermuda for its sports fields. Bermuda not only thrives in hot and sunny climates but is durable, and weed and disease resistant. When properly maintained it provides a consistent and smooth surface for athletic fields.
During the
On occasion, the City has been asked to look into the possibility of staggering the field renovations in order to have at least one soccer field and one baseball field open at all times. Unfortunately, there is not sufficient time to allow for back-to-back renovation periods of
One of the reasons the City installed synthetic turf soccer fields at the Lake Forest Sports Park is to provide
Typically the ground temperature begins to drop to approximately 50 degrees at, or near the end of September. At that time, Bermuda grass stops growing and goes dormant. If no other turf operations are performed, the areas with only dormant Bermuda will begin to turn brown. In order to keep the turf areas strong and green during the non-summer months, the City performs an annual fall turf renovation.
The annual fall turf renovation (winter rye seeding) procedure occurs at or near the beginning of October. Landscape crews gradually cut the turf shorter each week. Once a
*Natural Turf closed for turf renovations. Synthetic Turf fields are open.
Yes denotes the respective field(s) that are closed while the remaining areas of the park are open.
While some of our sports fields are being renovated, stop by any one of our other 20 City parks.
Monday through Saturday