Larry Bauer Park and Libro Credit Union Recreation Complex

Address: 3295 Meloche Road - Larry Bauer Park and Libro Credit Union Recreation Centre

The land was purchased in 2003 and the soccer park named in member of Larry Bauer who passed in 1994. The park was designed to be the Town's premier athletic park dedicated to sports excellence within the Town. 

The northeast quadrant of the site has been approved to be the home of Amherstburg's new Fire Station. The northwest quadrant houses a skatepark with plans for a pump track and bike skills park. BMX trails and pathways were constructed in 2023, 2024 and 2025 by a local riding club, the Windsor Essex Bike Community (WEBC) that operates the trails through a unique land use agreement. 

The park has a large assortment of various sized soccer fields, a premier artificial turf baseball diamond, Miracle League diamond, accessible playground, artificial turf football/soccer field, 8 pickleball courts and a dog park at the far south end of the property. In 2022 a grant was secured to develop a 3km multi-use trail that frames the parameter of the property. 

Amenities:

• First Miracle league ball diamond in Canada
• lit outdoor turf football/soccer field
• lit ball diamond
• 4 intermediate soccer fields
• 10 mini soccer fields
• skate park
• accessible playground equipment
• paved trail approx. 2,167m
• limestone trail 3 km
• dog park - small and large dogs
• mountain bike hill and cross country trails (WEBC)
• 8 pickleball courts
• picnic tables
• washrooms
• concession
• open space
• benches
• bike rack

Inside the Libro Credit Union Recreation Centre there is:

• 2 NHL sized ice rinks
• goalie rink
• indoor turf
• walking track
• community rooms
• administrative office

Regional Special Purpose park. 31.8ha