Since its incorporation in 1960, the unprecedented growth of San Dimas has transformed the City from an essentially rural area to a well-balanced community offering industrial, commercial, and residential living. In addition to the 1,700 acre Frank G. Bonelli Recreational Area which lies within the City boundaries, there are many parks such as San Dimas Canyon Park, a city-owned golf course (San Dimas Canyon Golf Club), and over 27 miles of equestrian trails for riding. The city services include an extensive recreational program for youth and for senior citizens, and the City boasts a new modern City Hall, with excellent provisions made for County Sheriff and Fire Departments, along with a fine Los Angeles County Library and Engineering Regional Office.
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Virtual Recreation
The City of San Dimas would like to keep our community active and supported in the wake of the disappointing cancellations and temporary closures. Our intent is to provide our residents with this SAN DIMAS CARES VIRTUAL webpage with valuable and timely information and resources. Please remember that our main priorities are to maintain a healthy and safe community, and it is crucial that we all remain engaged, active, and connected. #SanDimasCares
The information provided below is meant to keep San Dimas Strong & Together during the COVID-19 pandemic for our resilient community members to easily access helpful resources, encourage healthy lifestyles, develop community connections, and create fun experiences.
Please follow @cityofsandimas on Twitter and Facebook for updates to stay informed. Enjoy the following education, recreation, enrichment, social, and outreach links and opportunities compiled by Your San Dimas Parks and Recreation Department.
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RECREATION RESOURCES (by age group)
Ages 0-5
- Aquarium of the Pacific – Visit the Aquarium through their Virtual Exhibits
- Art Projects – Free art projects
- Fairy Tales & Bed Time Stories
- Storytelling- Storyline Online (YouTube). Stream videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations
- Storytelling- Story Time from Space (YouTube)
- Songs, videos, and printable activities- Pete The Cat. Episodes also available on Amazon Prime Video
- Song Maker – Make your own music
- San Dimas Webby Dance Videos – Password: sandimas
- San Dimas Webby Dance Video – 2 – Password: gowebby
Grades K-5
- Aquarium of the Pacific – Visit the Aquarium through their Virtual Exhibits
- Art Projects – Free art projects
- Code-cademy – Learning to Code
- Code Activities – 1 hour of free tutorial designed for all ages
- Fairy Tales & Bed Time Stories
- Kid Chefs – recipe picture books that get kid chefs excited about cooking
- Environmental Nature Center – Virtual Field Trips
- Highlight Kids – Games and Activities
- Youth Science classes- Amazing Science *
- Music & Movement- GoNoodle (YouTube)
- Science & Discovery- National Geographic for Kids
- Science Experiments
- San Dimas Webby Dance Videos – Password: sandimas
- San Dimas Webby Dance Video – 2 – Password: gowebby
- Song Maker – Make your own music
Grades 6-12
- Aquarium of the Pacific – Visit the Aquarium through their Virtual Exhibits
- Art Projects – Free art projects
- Code Activities – 1 hour of free tutorial designed for all ages
- Cooking – How to Cook Recipes
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
- Sewing – Learn How to Sew & Seam
- Science & Discovery- What’s Inside? (YouTube)
- Science & Crafts- Get Crafty Crafty (YouTube)
- School Resources listed lower on the page
- Science Experiments
- San Dimas Young Rembrandts Drawing Class – Minions
- San Dimas Young Rembrandts Drawing Class – Electric Guitar
Adults
- Code Activities – 1 hour of free tutorial designed for all ages
- Cooking – How to Cook Recipes
- Exercise- Jazzercise streaming service * 14-day free trial
- Fitness- Sweat with SELF (YouTube)
- Do Yoga with Me – Free yoga videos
- Fitness Blender – Free video workout videos
- Sewing – Learn How to Sew & Seam
- Tai Chi – with Robert Zailo
Older Adults
SilverTimes – Senior Newsletter & Activity Guide
Fitness
Silver Sneakers
- Silver Sneakres Website
- Silver Sneakers Facebook Page – check out their Facebook LIve features
- Health & Fitness- Silver Sneakers (YouTube). Designed for adults 65+
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Nutrition
- Chuckwagon Home Delivered Meal – for more information contact (626) 960-3773
- Meals on Wheels – for more information contact (909) 596-1828
Transportation
- Get About Transportation Program (Registration required) scheduled pick up and drop off transportation program for older Adults and persons with disabilities – for more information contact (909) 621-9900
- Dial-A-Cab – same day pick up and drop off to schedule a pick up contact (909) 622-4435
- Metro Access Services – for enrollment contact (800) 827-0829
- Community Connections – provides door through door assisted transportation to seniors and individuals with disabilities. The key to the program is providing mileage reimbursement for volunteers to transport individuals who are too frail, ill, or unable to use public transportation for other reasons or wish to cross city and county lines. For more information contact (909) 621-9900
All Ages
- Relaxing Music- Yellow Brick Cinema (YouTube). Reduce stress, unwind, improve mental wellness and sleep
- Crafting- Naztazia (YouTube)
- Board games, cards, Legos, and puzzles. Why not start your Monopoly empire or set a timer on games so that family members can choose multiple games? When was the last time you built an indoor fort, played dress-up or made up a dance routine?
- Learn to Embroider Patches, Quilts, and Other Fabrics (custompins.com)
Recreation Resources available in Spanish
- Alejandro Maldonado– Meditation Aquí hay un enlace para varios videos sobre meditación guiada. Están destinados a enseñarle varios ejercicios de respiración.
- 17 Fun Educational Crafts to do with kids Ages 5-8 ¡Aquí hay 17 manualidades educativas que puede hacer con sus hijos utilizando materiales que se encuentran en casa!
- Tai Chi for Beginners Para aquellos que necesitan un descanso del mundo real, aquí hay un video sobre los fundamentos del tai chi.
- Workout routine for Abs and Legs