RECREATION FACILITIES
Bluffton City Gym is located in the City Hall building behind the City Hall offices.
Facilities include a basketball court and volleyball court with scoreboard, racquetball
court, weightlifting room, restroom facilities, shower rooms and saunas. The recreation
program is year around under the Bluffton Parks & Recreation Department. Memberships
available.
Park & Recreation Winter Programs
BASKETBALL LEAGUES: Industrial, Sundays 12 noon to 5 p.m.; Church Leagues, Tuesdays,
5:30-10:30 p.m.; Youth/Boys League, Saturdays, 9 a.m to 2 p.m. (grades 5th-8th),
program runs from Jan,-March; Youth/Girls League, Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
(grades 3rd-6th), program runs from Oct.-December.
LITTLE DRIBBLERS BASKETBALL LEAGUE for girls and boys grades K-4. Program runs
Aug.-Oct. Registration in mid-July.
VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES: Adult-Co-ed Competitive League: Mondays 6-10 p.m., program
runs Nov-Jan. For ages 18 years and up.
GYMNASTICS PROGRAMS for Kindergarten through 8th grade. Limited enrollment. Feb.-March.
Registration last Saturday in January.
OPEN GYM: October-April -- School-age children supervised gym activities 7 days
a week. 4 p.m. (time varies). Schedules available. Gym available for rentals.
Gym-- Spring Activities
INDOOR CO-ED YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE: Grades K-1 and Grades 2-3 -- Played April-May.
Registration first Saturday in March.
SUMMER PROGRAM
Summer Recreation normally begins the first full week in June. Programs offered
are Swimming Lessons, Arts &and Crafts, Tennis Lessons, Soccer Camp.
Many other special events-programs are offered throughout the year. Check our
website, local newspaper or call for information.
Wells Community Swimming Pool -- Property is about 3.1 acres in size, located
off West Spring Street. provided is a 6-lane, 50-meter outdoor swimming pool,
gas heated, with a 1-meter diving board, small tube slide and a new 150-foot open
flume, triple loop WATERSLIDE, plus a wading pool, concession stand area, restrooms,
shower facilities, sun deck around the pool, playground, and a pavilion with picnic
tables and grill. The pool and pavilion area is open for rentals. The Wells Community
Swimming Pool is managed and operated by the Bluffton Parks & Recreation Department.
It opens Memorial Day weekend and closes late August. Available for private rentals.
Address is 310 West Spring St., phone 824-1550.
SWIM LESSONS -- Limited enrollment and a $5 fee. Registration mid-May.
OTHER SWIMMING FACILITIES
Ouabache State Park Swimming Pool, as listed in the information elsewhere on Ouabache
State Park, and the Markle Swimming Pool, as listed in the separate material about
the town of Markle. These are both outdoor pools.
In addition, both the Bluffton Harrison Middle School and Norwell High School
have indoor swimming pools which have public programs in addition to their regular
school uses. Information can be obtained from the schools or in weekly information
in the Bluffton News-Banner
BOWLING
The Bowling Center at 1231 South Scott St., Bluffton, phone 824-9966, is an all-modern
22-lane facility offering league bowling for youths, men, women, open bowling,
special party arrangements, snack shop.
GOLF COURSES
Hickory Hills Golf Club, 2635E County Road 150N, Bluffton, 824-4510. Don Keller,
manager. Public course.
Parlor City Country Club, Fackler Road (County Road 250N), Bluffton, 824-2728.
18-hole course, watered fairways. New clubhouse. Private (membership) course.
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