Helen B. Lowder Park is a 5-acre neighborhood park in Southeast Boise next to Liberty Elementary School.
Hours of Operation
Park is open from sunrise to sunset.
Parking
There is limited parking on site.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available at this park.
Staff has started to winterize park drinking fountains and may be turned off for the winter. Staff are beginning to winterize restrooms starting on October 15.
Features & Amenities
Basketball
Basketball courts are available on a first come, first served basis.
Open Play Areas
Open play areas are cut grass spaces that provide opportunities for healthy recreational activities for people of all ages.
Playground
Playground is for ages 2-12.
There are two playgrounds on a wood chip surface at this park.
Pickleball
Visit the Boise Area Pickleball News website for more information.
2 dual-use courts available.
Restrooms
Restrooms are available at this park.
Staff has started to winterize park drinking fountains and may be turned off for the winter. Staff are beginning to winterize restrooms starting on October 15.
Tennis
Tennis courts may be reserved by contacting Boise Parks and Recreation at (208) 608-7680.
One court must be open for public use at all times.
View Rules and Regulations for Tennis Court Use
This park has two tennis courts.
Volleyball
The sand volleyball court may be used at a first come, first served basis.
Smoking Prohibition
Smoking and vaping are prohibited in all public parks, including within 20 feet of the Boise Greenbelt, except in designated areas within Ann Morrison and Julia Davis parks and city-owned golf courses.
Towing
Unauthorized vehicles will be towed at owner's risk and expense. Boise Valley Towing at (208) 389-9707.
Master Plan
The Master Plan is a concept drawing illustrating recreation facilities and landscape features planned for a park site. It does not necessarily represent what amenities are currently in a park.
Adopt a Park
The Adopt-A-Park program gives churches, civic organizations, local businesses, and other community groups the opportunity to adopt their neighborhood park. Adopting groups will commit to maintaining their park for a renewable one-year term, helping with things such as eradicating graffiti, picking up litter, filling mutt-mitt dispensers, painting site amenities, raking leaves, and mulching trees and planting beds. In exchange, the Department recognizes the group as the adopting agency via our website and signage at the park.
Interested in adopting a park? Visit here to apply and learn more about our Adopt-A-Park program.
Public Art
Big Fun by Benjamin Love
About Helen B Lowder
Formerly known as Centennial Park, the name was changed in May 2003 in honor of the late Helen B. Lowder.
Mrs. Lowder was recognized for her years of service as a member and past president of the Boise Parks & Recreation Commission and for her volunteer work as a trustee and former president of the Boise Public Library Board.
Lowder was a member of the Foothills Conservation Advisory Board and publicly endorsed the serial levy passed by voters in 2001 to preserve open space in the Foothills.
She also served on the Library Building Steering Committee and participated in the selection of consultants for the library vision project and development of the Master Library Facility Plan that will guide a branch library system over the next 20 years.