Parks and Recreation Healthier at Home

Updated 6/12/20

Norman Parks and Recreation will be opening equipment and facilities in alignment with the Mayor's Healthier at Home Plan.

In addition to site-specific guideline at each facility, all facilities will have the following in place:

  • Employees and Volunteers will wear face coverings and do daily temperature checks
  • Social Distance guidelines will be strictly followed at all Parks and Recreation facilities
  • High traffic areas will be sanitized multiple times a day

Norman Parks and Recreation COVID-19 Re-Opening Plan

Norman Parks and Recreation Facilities Currently Closed

  • Westwood Golf Course
  • Westwood Family Aquatic Center
  • Westwood Tennis Center
  • Senior Center
  • Little Axe Community Center
  • 12th Avenue Recreation Center
  • Irving Recreation Center
  • Whittier Recreation Center

Norman Parks and Recreation Contract Facilities and Programs Currently Closed

  • Cleveland County Historical House
  • Sooner Theater
  • Firehouse Art Center
  • Santa Fe Depot Ball Clubs of Norman
  • Norman Youth Soccer Association
  • Little Axe Youth Sports Association
  • Norman Adult Sports Association

Norman Park Amenities Currently Closed

  • Playgrounds
  • Dog Parks
  • Skate Parks
  • Disc Golf
  • Basketball Courts
  • Soccer and Baseball Fields and Misc. Sports Amenities
  • Tennis and Pickle Ball Courts
  • Outdoor Exercise Equipment
  • Splash Pads

All Norman Parks and Recreation Facilities and Programs will abide by

  • Employees and Volunteers will wear face coverings when dealing with the public
  • Employees will be subject to a temperature check daily
  • Social Distance will be strictly followed at all Parks and Recreation facilities
  • High traffic areas will be sanitized multiple times a day

Phase 1A Openings (Goal of May 1,2020)

Westwood Golf Course opens with the following restrictions

  • No touching of flag sticks
  • Sand bottles, sand buckets, rakes, ball washers and water jugs have been removed from the course.
  • Credit card purchases only
  • Driving range is closed
  • Individual cart riders only (Unless living in same household)
  • Only 2 carts per tee time
  • No more than 2 patrons inside of clubhouse at a time
  • Golf Grill operations operate outside of clubhouse
  • Practice greens closed
  • No League Play or Tournaments Westwood

Tennis opens with the following restrictions

  • Leave open courts between courts being used
  • Gates leading to courts will remain open to minimize touching
  • No more than 2 patrons inside of clubhouse at a time
  • Max of four people on a court at a time
  • Indoor facility remains closed
  • No Tournaments / Clinics or Camps

Outdoor Tennis Courts, Pickle Ball Courts, Soccer Goals and Baseball Backstops will open Disc Golf Courses will open

Groups limited to 4 players max

Firehouse Art Center can open

Parks and Recreation will work with the third party operators on safety standards for COVID-19.

Santa Fe Depot can open

Parks and Recreation will work with the third party operators on safety standards for COVID-19

Sooner Theater can open

Parks and Recreation will work with the third party operators on safety standards for COVID-19

  • Staff can return to building only

Cleveland County Historical House can open

Parks and Recreation will work with the third party operators on safety standards for COVID-19

  • *Children’s Camps cannot start until Phase 2

Phase 1B Openings & Adjustments (Goal of May 15, 2020)

Outdoor Youth Sports programs and Outdoor Athletic Complexes can open for practice only

Parks and Recreation will work with the third party operators on safety standards for COVID-19

Park Amenities

  • Playgrounds and Basketball Courts can open
  • Dog Parks will open
  • Skate Parks will open
  • Outdoor Exercise Equipment will open

Westwood Golf Course same restrictions as in Phase 1A with the exceptions:

Golf Cart restrictions will be reevaluated

Drive Range and practice greens can open

Phase 2 Openings & Adjustments (Goal of May 29, 2020)

12th Avenue, Irving and Whittier Recreation Centers will open and operate Child Care Programs with the following exceptions

  • Take temperatures of all children at check in daily
  • Adults checking children in and out of the building must stay outside of the building
  • Keep groups of children at 25 or less separated and in different classrooms or areas of facility
  • No field trips
  • Sanitizing equipment, games and high traffic areas frequently

Little Axe Community Center may open for youth activities with the following exceptions

  • Take temperatures of all children at check in daily
  • Adults checking children in and out of the building must stay outside of the building
  • Keep groups of children at 25 or less separated and in different classrooms or areas of facility
  • No field trips
  • Sanitizing equipment, games and high traffic areas frequently

Westwood Golf Course same restrictions as in Phase 1A with the exceptions:

  • League play and tournaments can resume
  • Golf Grill will fully open with to-go meals only
  • Patrons in club house are raised to 10 people

Westwood Tennis same restrictions as in Phase 1 with the exceptions:

  • Indoor facility can open
  • Tournaments / Clinics and Camps can resume
  • All courts can be used

Westwood Family Aquatics Center will open with the following restrictions

  • Park capacity will be 50 %
  • Park will close every 3 hours for cleaning and sanitizing of facility
  • No classes
  • Decreased amount of lounge chairs and sanitation of chairs after usages
  • Wet Deck will be closed
  • No Special Events or Party Rentals
  • Gates around the zero depth pool will remain open
  • Morning activities including water walking and lap swimming will resume under social distancing guidelines

Sooner Theater

Theater Capacity will be 50%

Phase 3 Openings & Adjustments Goal of (June 12, 2020)

Westwood Family Aquatic same restrictions as in Phase 2 with the exceptions:

  • Park capacity will be increased to 100%
  • Classes will begin
  • Wet Deck will open
  • No mid-day cleaning

Westwood Golf Course same restrictions as in Phase 1A & 2 with the exceptions:

  • Tee times will go back to regular times
  • Golf Cart restrictions are lifted

12th Avenue, Irving and Whittier Recreation Centers Child Care Programs same restrictions as Phase 2 with the exceptions

  • Centers can go on field trips

Sooner Theater

  • Theater capacity will be increased to 100%

Park Amenities

  • Splash Pads will open
  • Park Rentals

Outdoor Youth Sports can start league play

Parks and Recreation will work with the third party operators on safety standards for COVID-19

Norman Adult Sports Association can start league play

Parks and Recreation will work with the third party operators on safety standards for COVID-19

Senior Center and Little Axe Community Center will open

Recreation and Community Centers can operate programming outside of child care