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COVID-19 Information & Updates
The health and safety of our community, program participants, and staff remain our top priority. For local updates, including case count, news releases, testing options, local public health mandates, additional resources and information on how you can help protect yourself and others around you, please visit the Valdez Unified Command website.
Participant Safety Guidelines
We ask that all program participants and facility users please abide by the following activity and facility guidelines for the health and safety of our community, participants, and staff. These measures have been put in place to keep our facilities and programs open and available to the community.
- Stay at home and do not visit any facility or participate in programming:
- If you or anyone in your household feel ill or are experiencing any signs or symptoms of COVID-19.
- If you have knowingly been in contact with a suspected positive case of COVID-19 within the past 14-days.
- Within 72-hours of exhibiting a fever 100.4 or higher.
- Face masks or cloth face coverings are required at all times, including during physical activity, for all patrons over the ages of 5. No exceptions will be made at this time.
- Sanitize your hands upon entry to all facilities and regularly throughout your visit.
- Wash your hands with soap and water on a regular basis.
- Maintain a physical distance of six (6) feet from all non-household members.
- Vulnerable individuals are discouraged from participating in all Parks & Recreation programs at this time.
Helping to Protect Our Community
To best help protect the health and safety of our community, participants, and staff, Valdez Parks & Recreation has implemented the following cleaning and safety measures.
- Staff and facility specific health and cleaning protocols.
- Physical distancing measures.
- Face masks or cloth face coverings required at all times - including during physical activity.
- Enhanced sanitation and hygiene protocols, including cleaning equipment, restrooms/locker rooms and high-touch surfaces on an increased basis.
- Modified programs and activities, to keep participants active and engaged.
- Modified check-in process for registration based or instructor led programs, where participants and parents/guardians will be asked to answer a series of health screening questions relating to COVID-19 for the participant. The answers will be recorded on the sign-in sheet.
- Contact tracing sign-in sheets for all drop-in based programs (gyms, rock wall, etc.), where participants and/or parents/guardians will be asked to sign-in with their first and last name, and provide a valid contact number in the event of any potential exposure.
- Increased signage throughout all facilities.
Activity/Facility Restrictions & Status
STATUS: | OPEN w/ RESTRICTIONS |
Gym & Rock Wall Activities are currently open to the public on a modified and limited basis with increased hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, and physical distancing protocols. To see what gym and rock wall activities are currently being offered and to register, please visit our online catalog.
General Guidelines
Contact Tracing: | Participants are required to sign-in with first/last name, and phone #. |
Face Coverings: | Required at all times; including during all physical activity. |
Physical Distancing: | Please maintain physical distancing of six (6) feet. |
Restrooms: | Open with increased cleaning. |
Drinking Fountains: | Closed at this time. Please come prepared with a full bottle of water. |
Max. Capacity: | All activities are limited to 20 participants at this time. |
Facility Rentals: | No rental requests are being accepted at this time. |
Activity Specific Guidelines
Adult Volleyball: | All games limited to 4x4. |
Adult Basketball: | Not offered at this time. |
Pickleball: | No activity specific restrictions at this time. |
Rec Gym: | Not offered at this time. |
Rock Wall: | Limit of 20 climbers; climbers must sanitize their hands before and after each climb. |
STATUS: | OPEN w/ RESTRICTIONS |
Parks, trails and open spaces are open for use. Please practice physical distancing, good hygiene and wear a face covering in places where physical distancing may be difficult to maintain. Please follow all posted safety instructions.
General Guidelines
Pavilion & Field Rentals: | No rental requests are being accepted at this time. All pavilions and fields are available on a first-come, first-served basis. |
STATUS: | CLOSED TO PUBLIC DROP-IN USE |
The Ike "Woody" Woodman Recreation Center remains closed to the public for drop-in use at this time. Registration based Parks & Recreation programs continue to operate on a modified basis with limited participants and increased hygiene, cleaning, sanitation, and physical distancing protocols. To see what programs are currently being offered and to register, please visit our online catalog.
General Guidelines
Facility Rentals: | No rental requests are being accepted at this time. |
STATUS: | OPEN w/ RESTRICTIONS |
Recreation Programs are currently open to the public on a modified and limited basis with increased hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, and physical distancing protocols. To see what activities/programs are currently being offered and to register, please visit our online catalog.
General Guidelines
Contact Tracing: | Modified check-in process with participant health screening questions related to COVID-19. |
Face Coverings: | Required at all times. |
Restrooms: | Open with increased cleaning. |
Drinking Fountains: | Closed at this time. Please come prepared with a full bottle of water |
Max. Capacity: | All programs/activities are limited to 20 people. |
STATUS: | OPEN w/ RESTRICTIONS |
The Valdez Swimming Pool is currently open to the public for a variety of open swim times and programs on a modified and limited basis with increased hygiene, cleaning, sanitation, and physical distancing protocols. To see our current pool schedule, what pool activities/programs are currently being offered and to register, please visit our online catalog.
General Guidelines
Open Swims: | The pool is available on a modified basis for the following open swim times: active adult swim, lap swim, rec swim, therapy swim and tot swim. View the pool schedule and check below for specific activity guidelines. |
Contact Tracing: | Pool users are required to sign-in with first/last name, and phone #. |
Face Coverings: | Required at all times, except when swimming. |
Physical Distancing: | Please maintain physical distancing of six (6) feet. |
Restrooms: | Open with increased cleaning. |
Locker Rooms: | Open on a modified basis with increased cleaning. |
Family Change Room: | Open on a modified basis with increased cleaning. |
Drinking Fountains: | Closed at this time. Please prepared come with a full bottle of water. |
Max. Capacity: | Limited to 50% maximum bather load per pool; may vary per activity. |
Facility Rentals: | No facility rental requests are being accepted at this time. |
Activity Specific Guidelines
All Open Swims: | Limited to 20 participants max. |
Lap Swim: | Limited to one household per lane. |
Swim Programs: | Varies by specific program, please visit our online catalog for details. |