Recreation Department

 Announcements:  

• On Saturday, May 25th, the Recreation Department will have a table at Discovery Day.  We will be distributing information about the many recreation and leisure opportunities in Lexington, and selling swim tags and Tennis and Golf ID's throughout the day.  We invite you to stop by our table!
•  The Recreation Summer Brochure has been mailed to all Lexington households.  If you have not yet received it please feel free to contact us to obtain a copy.   It is also available online.
• As advertised in our Spring brochure, registration fees for summer clinics, tennis lessons and camps increased as of May 1, 2013. 
• As of May 8th the Recreation Department will no longer accept American Express Cards.
• The Tennis Booth opened for the season on Saturday, May 11. 

Office Hours:  8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,  Monday through Friday 

Office Phone Number:  781-862-0500 x 262

Recorded Program Information and Cancelations:  781-862-0500 x 706

Email:  recdept@lexingtonma.gov

Recreation Department Directory:

Recreation Committee:

Description of Services:

The Lexington Recreation Department is where Lexington residents can participate in year-round, unique, quality programs. Led by excellent, qualified instructors, these programs offer participants affordable opportunities for a wide variety of passive and active recreation. The goal of the Recreation Department is to provide recreational facilities and programs for Lexington residents. Please let us know about barriers that prevent participation. We are proud of our work with members of the community in creating exciting and successful programs. Please help us as we try to expand our ability to provide meaningful and accessible recreational opportunities for all. Your suggestions are welcomed.

Enterprise Fund:

The Lexington Recreation Department has operated as an Enterprise Fund since 1991.  Recreation programs are self-supported by setting user fees to cover all expenses.  The Director of Recreation, through the Recreation Committee, sets fees with the approval of the Board of Selectmen.  The Recreation Department operating budget supports staff that manages and delivers recreation programs along with the supplies needed to operate those programs.  Surplus revenues generated through the Recreation Enterprise (Recreation and Pine Meadows Golf Club) helps fund Capital Improvement Projects and financially supports some services provided to the Recreation Department by the Department of Public Works, Public Grounds Division, and payment of $100,000 per year towards the Lincoln Park debt.