Parks and Recreation Department of Pueblo West
The Pueblo West Metropolitan District (PWMD) created the Parks and Recreation Department in 1972. The District currently offers the community a wide variety of programs ranging from youth and adult sports, summer programs, to educational classes for all ages. Some of the more popular classes offered are Kids Creative Dance, Karate, swim lessons, children's Summer Activity camps, and Summer tennis lessons.
PWMD owns and maintains a total of four parks (26.5 acres), offering amenities such as picnic tables, playgrounds, ballfields, open greenbelt areas and a pool. Besides the programs and activities, Pueblo West itself features a wide variety of outdoor activities. Based upon current land utilization studies, the natural terrain of Pueblo West will accommodate about 65 miles of equestrian trails.
Pueblo West has a total of 45.25 acres of parkland, 30.25 acres of which are developed. Of this, one site, Lovell Park (21 acres), is a community park. Two sites, Pixie Park (6.57 acres; less that 2 acres developed) and Golden Guardian Cultural Park (12 acres; 2 acres developed) are smaller neighborhood parks with limited amenities.
One site, the Memorial Recreation Building Park (1.75 acres), is a mini or "pocket" park. Desert Hawk Golf Course, an 18-hole par 36 facility owned by the County of Pueblo, also resides within PWMD. Also near the golf course is Cattail Crossing, a 3.75 acre fishing pond for youth ages 15 and under and persons with disabilities.
Vision Statement:
Pueblo West will be known as a healthy, friendly and vibrant community that has an abundance of attractive, high quality outdoor and indoor recreational and leisure time amenities and programs for residents of all ages, interests and abilities.
Mission Statement:
The Pueblo West Parks and Recreation Department's mission is to provide a high quality and sustainable parks, trails, open space and recreation system for the residents of Pueblo West.
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