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Blue Ash Recreation Center

4.0 (25 reviews)
Open 6:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Blue Ash Rec Center tennis courts are horrible! You can trip in the cracks and every court is dangerous. Worst courts in the state
Doug B.

These are possibly the WORST TENNIS COURT surfaces I have ever played on across the entire USA. I saw someone fall on the adjacent court and I tripped twice. The crevices are huge and you can't hit balls on these surfaces. Who is in charge at Blue Ash Rec Ctr? It's a dangerous situation and you're headed for lawsuits by opening these courts to the public and not maintaining them safely. EVERY COURT HAS HUGE CRACKS. Plus they are uneven and some cracks extend in many directions. I would advise anyone who is looking for a place to play a competitive game that this place is to be avoided. You can't hit accurate balls off cracks and you can't be safe when you're tripping on hard courts. Hopefully, someone will see this and take action to make these courts safe. PS - Many of the tennis courts are lined for Pickleball too and the new lines are placed right over major cracks like they don't care about the public playing on them.

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Sarah B.

As I'm not a Blue Ash resident, I'm only going to comment on the pools since that's what I frequent when I'm a guest. Just this week they opened up a new Family Pool and it is amazing! There is spraying water coming from dozens of spouts, tall and small. Two zero depth entries, a large rainbow colored half circle that kids can climb up and slide down and a medium sized open slide. This pool is open from 10-11:30. Then it opens again at noon. There is also a large pool that is about three feet deep throughout except for the lap lanes and the diving board area. There is also a double tube slide that those 42" and taller can ride and is open even during adult swim. Adult swim is every hour from the hour until quarter after. This pool opens at noon. A snack bar opens at noon as well. Bathrooms are clean and family friendly.

Having lots of friends from Blue Ash, I've been to the Blue Ash Recreation Center a number of times over they years, mostly to play basketball or to swim at the pool. You have to be a resident to be a member, although it helps if your friends have guest passes. The pool is great, and when the "Rec Center," as its known, opened in 1979, the pool was second only to Coney Island as the largest re-circulating pool in Cincinnati, according to the City of Blue Ash's website. The outdoor pool (hours vary from inside) is a heated Olympic-size pool, but what make it stand out are the two 145-foot twisting water slides, and the awesome children's pool. The Rec Center is also known for its basketball, having two gyms, one of which is 10,000 square feet. I once read in a book that the Rec Center is one of the best places in the area to play a pick up game. Throw in two racquetball courts, a fitness center (and very popular jazzercise classes), locker rooms, a game room, babysitting facility, two large meeting rooms, eight outdoor lighted tennis courts open year-round, and a baseball and soccer field in the back and that makes for a great Rec Center. At least it once did. The Blue Ash Rec Center was the predecessor for many great recreation centers to come, including the one out in Mason which opened in 2003. With its most recent renovations coming in 1994, the Rec Center isn't all that special anymore, even if its membership is still high. Blue Ash saw that and is currently in "Phase 2" of its latest renovation project which will include "a new fitness enter, indoor track, locker rooms, gymnasium, family area with café, game room and a full basement under the addition to the current building," according to an article in a local paper. For its first 15-20 years of existence, the Blue Ash Rec Center was a 5-star place. It's still great for the family but it has dropped in recent years as bigger and better places have been built. When the construction comes to its end next spring, I'd surely bet that the Rec Center will be back to the 5-star level.

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