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City expands donated outdoor fitness courts, aims for two per ward
Summary
Parks staff and the deputy director said Las Vegas has six donated National Fitness Campaign pods (including new 16x16 units) and plans a phased rollout to about 30 locations, aiming for two amenities per ward and retrofits that could include shade structures.
Pat O'Mara, the parks deputy director, told the commission the city is expanding a partnership with National Fitness Courts to add donated outdoor fitness “pods” and integrate them into park renovation projects.
"This is a basically, a free gym in the park for our community," O'Mara said, describing a phased approach that already includes earlier 32-by-32 full-size units and the new 16-by-16 smaller-footprint pods installed at KZ Park and East Las Vegas Family Park. He said the city currently has six of these amenities and hopes to place them at roughly 30 locations, with an initial goal of providing two per ward.
Steve Glimp, parks and grounds maintenance manager, summarized related capital and maintenance projects: playground shade repairs at Gary Dexter, outfield fence replacements at Rainbow Family Park, soccer net replacements at Rafael Rivera and playground surfacing and swing installations at several parks. Commissioners asked whether donated pods become city property; Glimp said crews prepared slabs and footers while the partner delivered and assisted with installation.
O'Mara answered questions about future design choices and shade: new footer designs include attachments for shade structures the company is finalizing, and the department plans to retrofit earlier sites as the program grows. He said site selection favors parks with complementary amenities such as walking paths and turf space (Wildwood Park and Here's Park were cited as upcoming recipients).
Commissioners also heard that each pod includes a QR code linking to workouts and tracking features—O'Mara noted partner metrics on usage that help site selection. Staff previewed a communications rollout including drone footage of community centers and a short video on trail and park amenities. No formal votes were taken on the expansion at this meeting.
