Representatives from the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) has been making the rounds of neighborhood meetings lately to let residents know of DPR offerings and camp registration dates. View the presentation made to the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) here.

Registration for DPR summer camps begins April 4, 2022, at https://dprsummercamp.com. Christopher Dyer, DPR’s community engagment manager, recommended that residents set up their accounts at dpr.dc.gov/DPRaccount ahead of time to make registration go more smoothly. In addition, he said that DPR is aware of issues with page load time and that they are working with their IT team to improve system capacity during peak registration times.

DPR offers reduced camp rates to qualifying families. Residents must be approved for the discounted rate before registering for summer camp. Find information and the reduced rate application at https://dprsummercamp.com.

During the meeting, Shirleta Settles, manager of the Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center, shared that there are dedicated hours for community use of the field at the rec center, which is located at 501 Riggs Road NE. During these hours, the field is open to the community for walking and other low impact activities. Residents sometimes complain that leagues or sports teams able to pay permit fees take up all the field time and that the field is locked to the community at other times. These community hours are an attempt by DPR to ensure the field is available for community use. There are both morning and evening community field hours, so do take advantage of this time to enjoy the field. No large organized group or team activities are allowed during community hours. Permits are required for any organized activity with 10 or more participants.

Community Field Time at Riggs-LaSalle Rec

During Community Time: Walking and very low impact activities for community (NO large, Organization groups/teams). If there are any issues (dogs on the field, field locked, etc.) from 7:30 am to 10:00 am, please call the DPR Ranger at 202-441-2605. Times may be subject to change; community will be notified when that happens.

DAYS	TIMES	FIELD
Sundays	7:30 am-1:00 pm	Whole Field
Mondays	7:30 am-10:00 am 4:00 pm-5:00 pm 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Whole Field
Tuesdays	7:30 am-10:00 am 5:00 pm-6:00 pm	Half Field
Wednesdays	7:30 am-10:00 am 5:00 pm-7:00 pm	Whole Field
Thursdays	7:30 am-10:00 am 5:00 pm-7:00 pm	Whole Field ½ Field
Fridays	7:30 am-10:00 am	Whole Field
Saturdays	7:30 am-9:00 am	Whole Field