Yorktown Cancels All Full, Half-Day Summer Camps

YORKTOWN, NY — In an effort to continue bolstering public health, full- and half-day summer camps in Yorktown and Lakewood have both been canceled through the summer.

“We are disappointed as a department to cancel these programs, but we will be working within the structure of the four-phased state reopening guidelines to hopefully provide some weekly activities for your children,” recreation director Jim Martorano, Jr., said in a statement.

The town said Junior Lake Pool will also remain closed throughout the summer as construction continues. Town health officials have also suspended pool permits for the present time, so Shrub Oak Pool and Sparke Lake will remain closed through July at the earliest.

What's Open

Yorktown's active parks are still closed, the town said, but its trails and nature preserves are open. The town reminds residents in passive parks to continue wearing masks and practicing social distancing.

Further, residents are encouraged to leave a passive park and visit another location if no parking is available at a particular passive park.

A full list of open passive parks in Yorktown can be found online.

Yorktown on Tuesday opened two of its three tennis courts — The Courts at Blackberry Woods Tennis Courts in Mohegan Lake and the tennis courts at Downing Park. Both parks currently limit tennis players to a one-hour time limit and singles matches only. The parks' middle tennis courts are currently closed to preserve social distance.