Parks for All LC
Presence is not participation.
Parks for All LC is working to bring the first fully inclusive, all-abilities park to Las Cruces and Doña Ana County.On June 23, 2026, the Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners passed Resolution No. 2026-82, formally recognizing Parks for All LC as the community engagement and accessibility partner for the county's first fully inclusive, all-abilities park, planned up to 400 acres on the East Mesa, north of Highway 70. The resolution directs County staff to work directly with our organization on the park's design, development, and construction, and specifically names disability organizations among the groups the County wants involved. The video further down this page covers the full resolution, our comments and commissioner discussion, and the park's proposed location.Nearly 18,000 Las Cruces residents live with a disability. Across Doña Ana County, that number rises to approximately 33,500. They are not asking for more than anyone else. They are asking for a first.We are just getting started. And we need your voice behind this.
Questions? You can contact us by clicking the Contact Form below.
OUR VISION
This is what we're building toward. A park designed from the ground up, where every person who comes through the gate gets to participate. With full dignity. Not a piece of ADA equipment dropped into an existing park and called inclusion.The details below matter. Every single one was put there on purpose.
Explore what's possible. Want to see what all-abilities parks look like? A few worth knowing about:
A Park Above -- Rio Rancho, NM
All Abilities Playground at Onion Creek Metropolitan Park -- Austin, TX
Boundless Journey Adventure Park -- Farmington, NM
Harper's Playground -- Portland, OR and other locations
Magical Bridge Foundation -- multiple locations
Moss Universal Park -- Wauwatosa, WI
Play for All Abilities Park -- Round Rock, TX
Thunder Junction -- St. George, UT
We are not asking for this to happen tomorrow. We are asking for the commitment to get there together.
THE DESIGN TABLE
Designing a truly inclusive park requires more than architects and planners. It requires the people who show up every single day for the disabled community in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County. Physical therapists. Occupational therapists. Autism specialists. Providers serving veterans, seniors, and people who are blind, Deaf, or living with developmental disabilities. People who collectively carry the experiences of hundreds of individuals in our community.That is who belongs at this table. So it is a park designed by the community not just for the community.We are building The Design Table soon so that when the planning process begins, the right voices are already in the room.If you work with the disabled community in Las Cruces or Doña Ana County and want to help shape what this park becomes, we want to hear from you. Know someone who should be at this table? Send us their name and contact information.Who We Are Looking ForAging, Senior Services & Gerontology | Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) | Autism & Neurodiversity Services | Blindness & Low Vision Services | Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services | Developmental Pediatrics & Pediatric Healthcare | Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services | Mental Health & Behavioral Health | Mobility, Seating, Positioning & Adaptive Equipment | Occupational Therapy | Physical Therapy | Special Education | Speech-Language Pathology & Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) | Therapeutic Recreation, Adaptive Recreation & Community Inclusion Services | Veterans Services
Categories are listed alphabetically and are intended to help us ensure a broad range of expertise is represented in the design process. We recognize that this list may not include every profession, specialty, lived experience, or perspective that should have a seat at the table. If we have overlooked an area of expertise, we hope you'll let us know. This project is built on the belief that the best inclusive spaces are created through listening, learning, and collaboration.
COMMUNITY
HOW YOU CAN HELPThis park doesn't get built without the community behind it.Sign the letter of support. When you sign, check the box to allow us to contact you with updates. This isn't a one-time ask. As this moves forward we are going to need to hear from you again, and we want to be your voice in the room when it does.
JOIN THE DESIGN TABLEDesigning a truly inclusive park requires the people who show up every day for the disabled community in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County. Their voices belong in the room when the design decisions get made. Not to consult. To shape.If you work with the disabled community or know someone who does that should be at this table, we want to hear from you.
ABOUT US
CONTACT
We'd love to hear from you.
Fill out our Contact Form by clicking below:
📱 (575) 294-0200
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An example of inclusive play in the video below.
