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Welcome to the City of Mountain Home Parks & Recreation website. Amazing things happen when people and parks and recreation come together! Our parks and recreation facilities are a place where people gather and participate in nourishing recreational leisure.

The City of Mountain Home Parks and Recreation Department is made up of many stunning parks, recreation activity center, the Mountain Home City Pool, and many recreational activities. City of Mountain Home Parks and Recreation adds value to the community as we promote management of open space, health and wellness in the community, education, and community recreation. We provide a multitude of amenities that make our community attractive to families.

We provide meaningful leisure opportunities and safe recreation facilities that will enhance the quality of life in our city by benefiting the health and well-being of our people, community, our economy, and our environment.

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Recreation Guide

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Recreation Guide PDF version

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PO Box 10
Mountain Home, ID 83647
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Thank You St. Luke's and Desert Sage Health Centers for Sponsoring our Fitness Classes!

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Current Conditions of Community Pool

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Youth Activities & Programs

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Get Involved

Being healthy means access to the resources needed to live a healthy life, and many health resources are fundamentally dependent on the design of our neighborhood environments. Accessible and safe parks are one essential ingredient to a healthy neighborhood, providing a place to exercise, play, spend time with friends and neighbors or just relax.

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Youth Sports

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Adults Activities & Programs

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Being healthy means access to the resources needed to live a healthy life, and many health resources are fundamentally dependent on the design of our neighborhood environments. Accessible and safe parks are one essential ingredient to a healthy neighborhood, providing a place to exercise, play, spend time with friends and neighbors or just relax.

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Adult Programs

Fitness Classes

Cooking Classes

Trips and Tours

Parks & RecCOVID-19

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City of Mountain Home Parks and Recreation COVID-19 Update 01/11/2023:

Maintaining our programs and parks is our number one priority. We will continue to offer programs with the safety of our citizens at the forefront, please see our Covid- 19 policies and CDC guidelines below:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html

Swimming Pool

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Settled in Richard Aguirre Park along McKenna Drive is the community Pool of Mountain Home. It is a great hangout spot for families with children of all ages. Click here for directions to Mountain Home Public Pool. The pool house offers a secured item check in where we will gladly hold all your valuable items while you enjoy the water and sun. The pool season is typically the end of May and remains open until mid-end of August.

Important Changes Due to COVID-19:

  • Guests will be able to use the changing room and shower areas while visiting our facility. Restrooms are available for guests.
  • We will not provide outdoor seating for guests; this is to limit touch surface and to minimize the spread of COVID-19. We recommend you bring your own chair with you into our facility.
  • City of Mountain Home swimming pool will not be allowing guests to store personal belongings in the Lifeguard area during the 2020 season. All guest will be responsible for their personal items while visiting our facility.
  • Any guest personal items left at the City of Mountain Home pool facility will be disposed.

Public Swimming times (Closed for 2020 season)

Guest numbers will be limited during public swimming to meet social distancing measures.

Days: Monday through Thursday Times: 2-4 pm & 7-9 pm

Days: Friday, Saturday & Sunday Times: 1-5 pm & 7-9 pm

Fee: $2.00 entrance fee to all ages. Entrance fees are charged for each of the two swimming sessions.

Please be advised that there will be NO Re-entry in to Public Swimming once a guest leaves.

NO Flotation Device Allowed

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Circle lap swimming

Monday through Thursday 10 am to 12 pm

Monday through Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Fee: $2.00 entrance fee to all ages

Learn-to-Swim Classes

American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Classes are available at Mountain Home Public pool in the morning and in the afternoon. Sessions run Monday through Thursday for two weeks cost is $20.00 per session. Classes are 30 minutes in length. Register now Lean to Swim class are online see available classes/times or contact the Recreation office at (208) 587-2112.

Pool Closures

Unpredictable weather or other unforeseen situations may result in our outdoor pools opening late or closing early. The pool manager will decide on closing if the following occur:

  • There is a threat of violent weather or lightning (if lightning occurs for more than 30 minutes, pool will close for the rest of the swim session).
  • There is a strong steady rain for over 30 minutes or turbidity is too extreme to see the bottom of the pool
  • There is mechanical failure or pool chemicals are unbalanced.
  • Bodily discharges such as a fecal release, blood or vomit, the pool will close for a minimum of 20 min, longer closures will be at the shift supervisor’s discretion based on quantity and dispersal.
  • The number of swimmers in the water is less than 10 for at least an hour (low attendance is more likely on unseasonably cool days.)

No Refunds will be issued based on closures occurring after the session has opened.

Private Pool Parties

Friday: 5:15pm – 6:45pm Cost: $125 or 9:15pm - 11:00pm Cost: $175

Saturday: 5:15pm – 6:45pm Cost: $125 or 9:15pm – 11:00pm Cost: $175

Sunday: 5:15pm – 6:45pm Cost: $125

Pool Dress Code/Diapers

Swimsuits are required for swimming in Mountain Home Public Pool. Street clothes, undergarments, sweats, cut-offs etc. are not permitted in the pools. Children wearing diapers are welcome in the pool as long as they are wearing swim diapers.

Parks

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Explore Our Parks

Being healthy means access to the resources needed to live a healthy life, and many health resources are fundamentally dependent on the design of our neighborhood environments. Accessible and safe parks are one essential ingredient to a healthy neighborhood, providing a place to exercise, play, spend time with friends and neighbors or just relax. Are you planning a wedding, family gathering, party, special event or company picnic? The Mountain Home Parks and Recreation Department invites you to reserve any of our multi-purpose facilities, including picnic shelters, and athletic fields, for your event. Browse our parks to find the perfect fit for your event.

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Park & Facility Reservations

Reserve a facility to ensure that it is available for your group outing. Reservations for all facilities may be made in-person at the Park and Recreation office, Mondays-Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reservations are taken up to 365 days in advance on a first-come, first-served basis. A facility is not considered reserved until full payment is received.

Reservation Time Blocks

Secure a park facility in one or both of the following time periods:

  • Time Block One 8:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
  • Time Block Two 3:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
  • Time Block (All Day) 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Park & Facility Rules

  • No tobacco allowed on park property
  • Parks are open from 6am-10pm from April to October
  • DO NOT Drive on Grass
  • No Glass Containers
  • No Alcohol after 9pm. Alcohol only allowed with a park reservation
  • Pets must be leashed & cleaned up after. This applies only to parks that allow pets
  • No Overnight Camping or Parking
  • Park reservations have priority
  • Keg permit is needed for any keg held on park grounds
  • All neighborhood parks available for a FREE reservation

Coaches Corner

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The City of Mountain Home Recreation Department value our volunteers and view them as a dynamic part of a successful recreation program.

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Coaches Corner

NFL Flag Football

NFL Rulebook

NFL Situational Playbook

NFL Playbook

SOCCER

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Youth Soccer Rules

Soccer Field Map

4 & 5 Soccer Schedule

6 & 7 Girls Soccer Schedule

6 & 7 Boys Soccer Schedule

8 & 9 Girls Soccer Schedule

8 & 9 Boys Soccer Schedule

10-12 Girls Soccer Schedule

10-12 Boys Soccer Schedule

Heat Illness & Concussion

Coaches Sportsites

Login Guide

Parent Sportsites Help Guide

Volunteer Coach Application

NAYS Online Coaches certification

NAYS Online Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training

Parent Letter

Parent Code of Ethics

Basketball Coaches Corner

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Positive Flyer for Refs

Youth Basketball Rules 1st & 2nd Grade

Youth Basketball Rules 3rd & 4th Grade

Youth Basketball Rules 5th & 6th Grade

Parent and Coaches Guidelines and Rules

Jr. Jazz Coaches Packet

Jr. Jazz Coaches Corner

2023 Youth Basketball Schedules

T-ball & Softball Coaches Corner

Tball Rules

Softball Rules

Coach Pitch Rules

Tball & Softball & Coach Pitch Coaches Powerpoint

Tball Field layout

Coed Coach Pitch Field layout

Game Schedule 2023

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Skatepark

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The Mountain Home Skatepark has been an ongoing project since 2010 when an outside organization began actively seeking funds through competitions, concerts and other fund-raising techniques. The City of Mountain Home is HAPPY to announce the park is now completed and open to the public from dawn to dusk.

Park Rules:

  • This is an unsupervised park.
  • Skateboards, bicycles, non-motorized scooters, and in-line skates only.
  • No motor vehicles of any kind.
  • Users are recommended to wear helmets, elbow pads and knee pads at all times.
  • No smoking.
  • No alcohol or drugs.
  • No animals.
  • No graffiti, stickers, or littering.
  • Skate park hours are dawn to dusk– no exceptions unless authorized by the City of Mountain Home Parks & Recreation department.
  • Keep food or drink on the perimeter of park.
  • No glass allowed.
  • Use of this skate park is at your own risk.
  • Do not use facility if hazardous conditions exist. Report any damage/hazardous conditions to the Parks & Recreation office at (208)587-2112 or MHRec@mountain-home.us.
  • Call 911 to report a crime of any kind.

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Resources

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Staff

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Parks & Recreation

Dennis Pings

Recreation Superintendent

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Debra Brito

Assistant Recreation Superintendent

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Bryanna Strom

Recreation Coordinator

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Miguel Pedroza

Parks Superintendent

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FAQs

Who is the director of the Mountain Home Parks and Rec? ›

Director Daniel Baxley

please contact Megan Engeler, Enoch Pepin, or Andrew McNair at the L.C. Sammons Youth Center at 870-424-7275.

Is Parks and Rec based on a real city? ›

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While speculation about their inspiration pointed to several cities throughout Indiana, producers and cast eventually revealed that Pawnee, Indiana is actually based on Muncie, home of Ball State University. used and managed in Muncie through the framework of urban anthropology.

Who is the literally guy from Parks and Rec? ›

Christopher "Chris" Traeger is a fictional character played by Rob Lowe on the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation.

Was Paul Scheer in Parks and Rec? ›

"Parks and Recreation" Kaboom (TV Episode 2009) - Paul Scheer as Keef Slertner - IMDb.

Is JJ's Diner from Parks and Rec real? ›

Leslie and Ann at JJ's Diner scene in Parks and Recreation

The restaurant's name was inspired by the traditional "four-and-twenty" pie, but it is now permanently closed. Four'N 20 Restaurant was used throughout the series for the interior of JJ's Dinner.

How far is Pawnee supposed to be from Indianapolis? ›

Pawnee is depicted as a typical mid-sized city in south central Indiana, located in the fictional "Wamapoke County" about 90 miles from Indianapolis.

Does Pawnee, Indiana exist? ›

While Pawnee is not a real city in Indiana, it is based on a city that is brought up several times throughout the show. You may remember Jerry Gergich mentioning that he and his wife own a timeshare in Muncie, Indiana. Naturally, this prompts Tom Haverford to question his choice of vacation destinations.

Who is the director of Asheville Parks and Rec? ›

Tyrell McGirt, director of Asheville Parks & Recreation, says he didn't initially plan for the career he now has. One summer, while a teenager in Greensboro, his mother asked him if he was interested in being a lifeguard.

Who is the director of Parks and Rec in Ramsey County? ›

Greg Mack - Director of Parks and Recreation - Ramsey County | LinkedIn.

Who is the director of Parks and Rec in Rocky Hill? ›

Lisa Zerio - Director of Parks and Recreation - Town of Rocky Hill | LinkedIn.

Who is the director of Parks and Recreation in Thornton Colorado? ›

Thornton Parks, Recreation & Community Programs Director Seve Ghose.

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