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Welcome to the Recreation Division

The City of Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide range of recreation programs and services.
It is the mission of the Recreation Division to provide diverse recreation and lesiure opportunities for all ages and abilities in a safe well maintained environment.  Our goal is to build relationships, create partnerships, and facilitate programs that accommodate the overall interests and needs of our community.

Recreation Centers:

The City of Chattanooga operates 16 neighborhood recreation centers.  Each of these centers serve youth, teens, adults, families, and senior citizens with a varieyt of classes and life-long learning, sports and wellness programs, enrichment and social activities.  The centers are equipped with meeting rooms, classrooms, gymnasiums, and public outdoor spaces that include playgrounds, sports fields, walking trails, and outdoor pavilions. 
Three of the recreation centers: Brainerd, Carver, and South Chattanooga have public swimming pools.  Some of the centers have special rooms for art, dance, recreational games, and house neighborhood reading centers/libraries.

Click on "Recreation Centers" for a listing of the neighborhood recreation centers, their locations, contact information and unique amenities.

Each season, new programs are offered.   Program plans are in the works for upcoming January - March 2010 activities.  The City publishes an insert called "At Your Leisure" in the Chattanooga Parent Magazine.  Over 40,000 issues are published monthly and go home in the back packs of all Hamilton County Department of Education elementary and middle school students.  The magazine and the City's publication feature enrichment, health, sports, and quality of life trends and social issues.

Exciting Programs:

 Therapeutic Recreation Services for Individuals Who Have Disabilities,  Champions Club Tennis Complex Programs, SportsAquatics,  Fitness,  and many of Outdoor Chattanooga's Exciting Events and OutVenture's Fun Program Activities are all a part of the City's Recreation Division.

Related Links To Fun and Recreation Throughout the Area:

Here are additinal web-sites that list information about exciting recreation and leisure opportunities.
The Chattanooga Convention and Visitor Bureau: chattanoogafun.com

The Chattanooga Times Free Press Community Calendar: fyi.timesfresspress.com
Brewer Broadcasting Stations: chattanoogahasfun.com
The Tennessee Aquarium: TNAqua.org

 

 

For Swimming Pools, the Chattanoga Fitness Center, Champions Club Tennis Complex, Disc Golf Courses & Chattown Skate Park click on "Sports, Fitness, & Leisure Facilities" in the left hand menu.

New Recreation Center Hours:
Mon. - Fri. 11:30 am to 8:00 pm
Closed Saturday

Hours for Brainerd & S. Chattanooga Centers:
Mon. - Thurs. 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am -  4:00 pm



 

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