Maple Leaf Park proudly hosts The American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Our tranquil setting is ideal for family, friends, and survivors to gather for mutual support while raising funds to fight a disease that touches all of us in one way or another. Participants camp in our natural wooded setting.

Click to our Dates & Rates page for details on this year’s event.  Or see Facility & Park Rental for information about holding your event or fundraiser at MLP.

From RelayForLife.org:

What is Relay For Life?
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length. Relay began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Since then, Relay has grown from a single man’s passion to fight cancer into the world’s largest movement to end the disease.

What Happens at Relay For Life events?
Although every Relay For Life is different, there are certain traditions at all Relays, no matter where they are held. These traditions help participants celebrate, remember, and fight back.