700 South Frontage Road • Vail, CO 81657      |      Directions      |    970-479-2280    
Fax 970-479-2281      |       sports@vailrec.com

At VRD, we thrive on good-natured competition, and we’ve had decades of proven experience conducting the best races, leagues, tournaments or drop-in nights. Our running series, named best running series by Colorado Magazine in 2005 and 2008, attracts the region’s finest athletes and has been used as a qualifier for the U.S. Mountain Running Team more often than any other location in the U.S. Our Wednesday night mountain bike series draws an average 200 racers ranging in age from eight to 60+. In spring, summer and fall, our playing fields are ideal backdrops for youth and adult leagues and sports camps. From softball to soccer, lacrosse to volleyball, Vail Recreation District strives to provide the highest quality instruction and most well-run competitions you’ll find.

Vail Kids Adventure Race   |     Information  |   Video     |   Registration
The 3rd annual KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race will offer kids, ages six through 12, the opportunity to experience the thrill of adventure racing through Vail and the surrounding wilderness. During the race, teams of two will work together to navigate a variety of sports and and problem-solving challenges, that may include mountain biking, hiking, tubing, archery, a low ropes course, a zip line, a climbing wall, a Tarzan swing, a giant slip-n-slide and more.

Spring MTB Short Track Series
Back for a second year, the VRD will host a spring mountain bike short track series in 2012. No points or prizes…just a fun way to get in shape after a long winter and a great way to launch newcomers into the sport of mountain bike racing. Races will take place on a short, dirt loop and racers have 20 minutes to ride as many laps as possible. Kids' races will be 5 and 10 minutes in length. There will be parties after each race where we’ll celebrate with a raffle and free beer for adult participants.

Youth Sports Leagues

• Youth Spring T-Ball
• Spring Youth Soccer League  2012  |   Online Registration   |   FAQs   
  2012 Spring Practice Schedule  |  2012 U8 Schedule  |  2012 U10 Schedule 
  THE SPRING SESSION OF MICRO SOCCER IS AT FULL ENROLLMENT as of 4/30/12
• Mountain Bike Youth Series

Adult Leagues and Open Gym       |    Registration     |     More Information
The VRD organizes leagues year-round for a variety of sports including basketball, soccer, volleyball, flag football, 8v8 soccer, softball and ice hockey.

• Indoor Soccer Open Gym: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Red Sandstone Elementary School (Winter Only)
• Basketball Open Gym: 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Red Sandstone Elementary School
• Volleyball Open Gym: 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Red Sandstone Elementary School (Winter Only

Summer/Fall Leagues: 2012 Schedule
Summer Softball League: Summer at the Ford Park Softball Fields

Monday Coed Schedule          |     Monday Coed Standings 
Tuesday Men's Schedule        |     Tuesday Men's Standings 
Wednesday Coed Schedule   |     Wednesday Coed Standings 
Thursday Men's Schedule       |     Thursday Men's Standings

Winter Leagues

• Winter Co-ed Volleyball  | Schedule | Final Standings
  Adult Basketball   |   Schedule   |   Standings  |  Registration Form
• Ice Hockey League: Year-round at Dobson Ice Arena
• Adult Co-Ed Indoor Soccer (Futsal) |  Registration Form |  Schedule & Standings 
• 8v8 Coed Adult Soccer 
• Fall Indoor Volleyball League   |    Schedule   |    Current Standings

Information and registration is available by clicking here. 

La Sportiva Vail Mountain Trail Running Race Series   |  Registration  |  2012 Info   |   Photos
Named Colorado's "Best Race Series" by Colorado Runner Magazine in 2005 and 2008, the La Sportiva Vail Mountain Trail Running Race Series has become an iconic event, taking runners up trails and over mountain roads, through fields and forests and over streams in and around Vail for the past 13 years. The 2011 La Sportiva Mountain Trail Running Race Series offered runners approximately 52 miles of scenic racing, for a total elevation gain of 16,475 feet and more breathtaking views than we can count. Races take place May through early September.

Vail Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Series   |   2012 Information  |   Photos
The 2012 Vail Beaver Creek Mountain Bike Race Series returns for its 30th year to offer fun and exciting racing to mountain bikers of all ages and experience levels. Participants can compete in individual races or the entire series. 

Youth Summer Sports Camps    |   Ages 4 and Older     |   Registration     |   Information
Registration fills quickly for the VRD's youth summer sports camps. Camps provide children ages four and older with an opportunity to develop new skills and refine existing talent in baseball, basketball, sports training, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball and more.  Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
2012 Youth Sports Camp Brochure

Cyclocross Clinic Led by Jake Wells  |  2012 TBD  |  Registration   |    Itenirary
An exciting addition to the summer lineup for 2011, champion cyclocross and mountain bike racer, Jake Wells, taught the VRD's first ever Cyclocross Camp in August n Vail. The camp will return in late summer' or early fall 2012.    

Tournaments
The Ford Park and Vail Athletic Fields host some of the best sports competitions in the U.S. Home to the Vail Lacrosse Shootout, one of the country's largest lacrosse tournaments, the annual Kick-It! 3v3 Rocky Mountain Regional Finals Soccer tournament, the annual King of the Mountain Volleyball tournament, or the Vail Soccer Invitational, Vail is a crowdpleasing location for tournaments, championships and festivals during the spring, summer and fall. Other upcoming events in Summer 2011 include the Warrior Vail Colorado Lacrosse Tournament, the Vail Valley Rally, Vail Valley Series Softball and the Rocky Mountain Coed Classic Softball Tournament.

For information on individual tournaments, click the links above. For information on the Rocky Mountain Coed Classic Softball Tournament, contact David Baker at (303) 507-8400.

Vail Strides Free Running Club  |   5:30 p.m.  |  Thursdays  | Meet at Vista Bahn in Vail Village
Join the VRD for its free, weekly, summer running club taking place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the base of the Vista Bahn in Vail Village. The club is led by local runner Greg Decent and variety of other athletes and takes participants running on and around Vail's scenic recreation paths.