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Park Shelter Reservations - 

If you would like to reserve a park shelter, please click here to do so online. Reservations can also be made in person at the Parks and Recreation Customer Service Center located in City Hall, 120 E. Main Street. Reservations for shelters, pool and pool shelter rentals must be made and paid for 72 hours in advance. (Please note:  No reservations will be made for park shelters after 12:00 p.m. on Fridays for the weekend following. Staff needs adequate time to prepare shelters.)  

Facility Rentals

Park Policies (pdf)

FACILITY FEE DEPOSIT

Park Shelter Rental Information

All park shelters are rented in7 hour blocks of time

7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Celebration Park Large Shelter, Veteran's Park Shelter, Cornerstone Park Shelter #1, and Cornerstone Park Amphitheater $40.00 per block NA
Celebration Park Small Shelter, Celebration Park Concession Shelter, Cornerstone Park Shelter #2, and Gardner Lake Shelters $30.00 per block NA
Brookside, Meadowbrook, Stone Creek, Westside & Winwood Shelters $15.00 per block NA

 

*No amplified music is allowed in any city park for non-city sponsored events. Food trucks are not allowed on City property for non-city sponsored events without a Temporary Use Permit from the Community Development Department.
*No individual or group shall set up or maintain any exhibit, show, concert, sermon or similar activity at any Gardner Parks and Recreation Facility without the request and approval of a Temporary Use Permit.
*No political speech activities.

If you would like to host an event that will be open to the public, please apply for a Temporary Use Permit here:
Temporary Use Permit Application

**Bathrooms in Gardner Parks: Annually, park bathrooms are open approx. from April 1- October 1- However, if there is a threat of freeze, they may open later than April. 1 and be closed earlier than Oct. 1.
For Westside Park: The bathrooms at Westside Park are not open unless there are softball and baseball games being played.
**A portable toilet can be rented for use at an additional charge and by request.  Please make your request and pay for a portable toilet at least one week in advance to give staff time to order and schedule delivery of the toilet.