Information and Clarification Regarding Park Access

Independence Day Holiday and Weekend Update

The parks in Lyons welcomed many guests over the busy four-day Independence Day Holiday and extended weekend.  Our goal is to have our parks be safe and fun for everyone. Most days of the year, our parks are accessible to all.

We wanted to update residents and clarify any miscommunication and apologize for any recent confusion.

• The parks in our town are funded by a combination of both sales taxes and fees (parking, camping, shelters).
• Guests are always welcome to walk through the parks. This includes walking your dog(s), going for a jog/run/stroll, riding your bike, or with a stroller, or carrying an innertube to enter the river for tubing. 
• The town works with a vendor for convenient tubing rentals, but the public may bring their own tube and float the river. Rentals are not required. 
• There are times on busy weekends when the park can reach capacity, which is set for the health and safety of all guests. In general, the parks are busiest between 11 am and 5 pm on both Saturday and Sunday and may have reached capacity, preventing any new guests to enter the park to stay and visit. 
• When a park has reached capacity or if there is a current safety incident (ie: water rescue is in progress), signs are posted out front to let future visitors know they may need to wait. The security service or the park hosts will close the entry gates. Visitors with camping, tubing or shelter reservations are not subject to waiting for the capacity limitation.
• Once the park has reached capacity, and you intend to only walk through (with dog or your tube, etc) we ask that you do not bring items in to the park that indicate you plan to stay. These items can include backpacks, picnic lunches, blankets and towels.  This will help us keep the parks at the appropriate occupancy limits for all. 
  
  Both the Mayor and the Town Administrator are the only official spokespeople for the Town of Lyons. If you have any questions regarding the parks and/or policies please see the Town website.
  
  

Safety Tips
Always wear a life jacket when tubing.
Adhere to the current fire ban, which includes our parks.
Keep your pets on leash when in the parks.