The Canon City Area Recreation and Park District undertook a major improvement project at Rouse Park.
The first park owned and operated by the Recreation District, Rouse Park, has been the home of sports programming and community events since 1974. Over the years, the District improved the park by renovating the basketball courts, the batting cage and the playground. The tennis courts were repurposed into pickleball courts.
In 2022, the District received ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds from Fremont County to help upgrade the stadium lighting and offer multiple field improvements. Funding was also committed from Black Hills Energy and the Canon City Noon Lions. The Recreation District used funding from its Programs Activities Fund and Conservation Trust Fund for the project.
See the tabs below for the upgrades completed in Rouse Park in 2022 and 2023.
Canon City Area Metropolitan Recreation & Park District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Canon City Area Metropolitan Recreation & Park District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Canon City Area Metropolitan Recreation & Park District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Canon City Area Metropolitan Recreation & Park District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
