Outdoor sporting amenities

Outdoor recreation spaces

The City of London has a number of baseball diamonds, soccer fields, cricket pitches, and beach volleyball courts for use.  Use the interactive City Map to view all of the facilities, or choose a specific baseball diamond, soccer field, cricket pitch, or beach volleyball court from the alphabetical list below under each heading.

Our outdoor recreation spaces are allocated through an allocation process, which begins in January. Opening dates depend on several factors, such as spring weather and/or the condition of each amenity.

For seasonal outdoor recreation amenity availability inquiries, please contact the Sports Allocations team by emailing sports@london.ca. 

Sports fields

The City of London has access to over 100 rectangular sports fields that accommodate a range of field sports, including soccer and football. This supply is comprised of both City-owned fields as well as permitted fields at Fanshawe College and the University of Western Ontario. The City’s rectangular sports field supply is classified into four sizes – micro, mini, mid, and full size and either neighbourhood or premier fields. Premier fields are either irrigated, artificial turf or have lights. The type of size is based on the type of game the field is designed for and the number of players on the field for the game: micro is for 5 versus 5, mini is 7 versus 7, mid is 9 versus 9 and full is 11 versus 11.

Below is a listing of the sports fields currently available.

Baseball diamonds

The City of London currently permits over 65 baseball diamonds. London’s baseball diamonds come in a range of sizes with adjustable baselines to suit the needs of the group using it. The City’s baseball diamonds are classified as either neighbourhood or premier diamonds. Premier diamonds are either irrigated, clay infield or have lights.

Below is a listing of the diamonds that are currently available.

Cricket grounds

The City of London has cricket grounds at North London Athletic Fields, Northridge Fields, and Silverwood Park. Northridge Fields is the largest of the three and includes a scoreboard. All three pitches include a concrete base with artificial turf over top. This surface is great for hard ball or soft ball cricket.

Below is a listing of the cricket grounds currently available:

Beach volleyball courts

The City of London has 14 beach volleyball courts at the North London Athletic Field complex. Rental of a beach volleyball court includes the net - lines and ball are the responsibility of the renter.

Below is a listing of the beach volleyball locations:

Tennis and pickleball courts

The City of London has more than 80 courts for pickleball and tennis all together.

Dual-purpose courts for tennis and pickleball

Below is a listing of the city-owned dual-purpose courts for tennis and pickleball.

Pickleball court locations 

Below is a listing of the city-owned pickleball court locations that are currently available.

Tennis court locations

Below is a listing of the city-owned tennis court locations that are currently available.

Wet field guidelines

In the interest of maintaining high quality playing fields and in an effort to prevent injury, the City of London will enforce the following guideline and procedures when soccer fields and baseball diamonds become saturated.

Guideline

The City of London recognizes the preservation and maintenance of its sports fields to the highest industry standards benefits user groups and preserves important City assets. In order to preserve these fields and to promote their use, the City is committed to protecting the fields against non-permitted or unauthorized use. The City will not allow play on fields or diamonds when there is visual ponding of water on the surface of the field/diamond and the field is saturated.

*The definition of a saturated field is one where the soil cannot absorb any additional moisture and water runs off the surface or pools on the field. The easiest method to determine if a field is saturated is to walk on the playing surface. If the water is pushed around the foot then the field is saturated.

Procedures

The Supervisor of Allocations and Sport Services will ensure that all soccer and baseball groups receive the Wet Field Guideline. In the event of a potential closure the Supervisor of Allocations and Sport Services will:

  1. Contact the Manager of Parks Designate immediately when conditions warrant the closing of sports fields/diamonds due to excessive rainfall.
  2. Once a field or diamond has been deemed unplayable, the Manager of Parks Designate will contact the permit section of the Recreation Department who will inform the Permit holder by e-mail.

If the closure happens prior to 3:00 p.m.

The Recreation Department will contact the permit holders to advise them of the closure. After 3:00 p.m. the User groups are asked to follow the Wet Field Guideline

If a user group arrives at a field/diamond where there is evidence of surface water or the field/diamond is saturated as per the above definition, the user group will be asked not to play on the field/diamond by League Administrators, Game Officials and/or City staff.

In situations where City staff and/or Officials are not present, the League will ensure the Wet Field Policy is adhered to.

Several factors should be considered, including the safety of the participants, the possibility of liability through accident or injury, and the unnecessary expense of field/diamond repairs and maintenance.

If a group ignores the “UNPLAYABLE” conditions, the following consequences may occur:

i) The permit holder will be required to pay for all damages to the field/diamond arising from abuse to the facility where the permitted group is proven responsible.

ii) The permit holder will be held liable and responsible for accidents or injuries incurred because of unsafe conditions.

iii) The permit holder will have their permit suspended or revoked for any future use of a field/diamond controlled by the City of London.

Once the City of London has closed a field or diamond we will remove that booking from your seasonal contract and place a credit on the user group’s account.

If the permit holders have not utilized a field/diamond due to unplayable conditions, they must call Facility Booking by noon the following day. Where the game was scheduled for the weekend, the Permit holder must notify Facility Booking staff by noon the following Monday.

 

Last modified:Wednesday, November 27, 2024