If your grew up in the Blue Ash, Montgomery, or Symmes Township areas and played baseball and/or…read moresoccer, chances are you've been in contact with the Blue Ash Sports Center off of Grooms Road. Better known sometimes as simply "Grooms," the Sports Center has 11 baseball fields, two soccer fields, and replicas of Crosley Field and the Riverfront Stadium field, all on 37-acres right in Blue Ash. I played and watched my older siblings play at Grooms for many years of baseball and soccer, but I also have gone their for the annual Fourth of July bash: Red, White, and Blue Ash. Red, White, and Blue Ash is basically an all-day event, this year running from 2:00-10:35. There is always a lot of fun, which includes free concerts (this year headlined by the Charlie Daniels Band) and topped off by the best fireworks show in the area, put on by Rozzi's Famous Fireworks. "Grooms" gets swamped on July 4th each year, as it is the biggest event at the complex, but its neatest feature is the re-creattions of Crosley Field and the Riverfront Stadium field. Crosley Field closed in 1970, but according to the Blue Ash Sports Center website regarding the replica field, "Crosley Field was reconstructed by using the blueprints from the original stadium, including the same field dimensions, grass infield, the infamous outfield terrace, and the same dimensions, height, and angles of the outfield wall." Some of the original seating and a scoreboard replication of the last ever pitch make it very close to the original field, while the Riverfront re-creation so far includes simply the same outfield dimensions and walls as that of the most recent ex-Reds home. While I never played on the big fields, the fields I did play on were top of the line. In fact, when I drove up to the complex this week, there were a ton of men working on the fields to keep them in tip-top shape. "Grooms" really is a special place in the City of Blue Ash, and even if you don't play sports, surely you'll have to check out some time on the Fourth of July.

My favorite soccer fields (indoor or outdoor) in the area…read more The surface is outstanding: not the welcome mat-type turf, and it's extremely great to play on. It is softer than your standard ground, which makes playing a bit easier on the body for us older folks. Lights illuminate the field when it starts to get dark, too. There are a couple of soccer fields; a number of baseball diamonds; as well as a replica of Crosley Field. An all-around well-kept, practical, and expansive sports and rec center. If you love playing soccer, getting into a league here is tops.

Experienced this place for the first time today. I came with my work's volleyball team for the…read moreannual tournament and the facility is really cool! All of the staff is friendly. Once it warmed up a little, they opened up the garage doors to let some air in.

Great bar food and a very good atmosphere. Faces are friendly and the volleyball is fun to watch!read more

Great practice facility. Lots of room. Can't ask for much more in a baseball/softball facility!read more

Memorial day music 2025 -+++ Tuesday night summer music at amphitheater…read more 7:30. -9:30 through t the summer a variety of musical performances with concession stand. Bring your chair or get there a little early to sit on concrete steps. Tonight we are being treated to BAMSO-BLUE ASH MONTGOMERY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. quite the performance focused on memorial of servicemen/ women Douglas Knehans created a piece related to his father's experience in WW2. It was incredible to hear the story and the composition. Thanks to Blue Ash!!

Cleaning up-to-date recreation facility you do have to be a member and that means you have to be a…read moreresident of Blue Ash but it does have an aquatics center that specifically has a younger child built pool and lots of community activities happening

The lot, along with the building itself, isn't in a great state. The Sunset Players are worth it,…read morethough! The shows are fun and there are plenty of refreshments to pick from.

I go to the Dunham Recreation Center to watch The Sunset Players. They put together fantastic…read moreplays and the building itself is historic, which I always love. I highly recommend checking this place out. There's also a park with a playground, a pool with water slides and a separate recreation building. Not sure if you need to have a membership or anything for the pool and water slide, but it'd be worth checking out if you're looking for a place to swim in the summer!

Loved this place! Great setup, clean, easily accessible and…read morethe price seemed good. Then... all the pricing went up quite a bit. One hour during the week jumped from $20 to $30. Private bays jumped from $25 to $40 Went from being able to pop in to get some swings to now feeling like TopGolf. If you're not booking for a group it's just expensive, maybe too expensive. It's unfortunate.

A super fun place to play golf in the cold months or when it's too hot outside. They let you bring…read moreyour own food and drinks and the prices are not bad at all!

Another interesting and unique place we have in Cincinnati that many don't know much about is the…read moreCincinnati Tennis Club. It has a great history and tradition, dating all the way back to 1880 (1899 at present location), and it was even added to the National Register of Historic Places a quarter century ago. While it has been years since President William Howard Taft played at the Cincinnati Tennis Club (I bet he didn't chase down too many shots), the club is still a high-end and prestigious club. The CTC has 10 outdoor clay courts and is open April through October. The club offers lessons, leagues, a tune-up tournament for the Cincinnati Met, and other tennis activities (and a pro shop) for all ages, and it once hosted the pro tournament now known as the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, but the Cincinnati Tennis Club is mostly associated these days with hosting the USTA National Father-Son Clay Court Championships. It's a really big event that takes place each year, bringing some of the best father and son talent from around the country all the way to Cincinnati since 1974. While the CTC has a nice reputation in town, it seems that being a member at the club is a status symbol more than anything else. The membership dues aren't cheap, and if you really want to work on your tennis game and get to play year-round, while also having access to things like a fitness center, swimming pool, and more, you would be better off at a place like Harper's Point, Queen City, or Five Seasons. Sure, the club is really nice and boasts a great history, but it's more for the country club crowd than it is for families and the everyday competitive and recreational players.

One of my favorite places on the planet! I can spend days…read morethere and never get bored. Beautiful club, amazing courts, a lot of history there.

Great park 5 years ago. Now it's dangerous for toddlers and kinda sucks. No shade, terribly unsafe…read moreclimbing structure because of low sides on a little bridge. I'm surprised no toddlers have fallen over the side and gotten hurt yet. The fields always look waterlogged, even after only light rain. This is such a shame because I remember it being such a great park for toddlers and school aged kids alike when my oldest kids were little. There used to be a ton of big shade trees, which made it a great spot for picnic or relaxing while the kids played. Now there is Astroturf under the play area, and it gets really hot in the summertime. We used to come weekly. Now maybe once or twice per year with my youngest (a toddler). Such a loss.

This park is clean and has plenty of gym sets for the kids to play with. The place seemed to be…read morewell kept. This is located in the middle of apartments making it convenient for parents to bring their children for an outdoor activity or exercise. I noticed plenty of benches for adults to sit and relax while watching their child/ children play. There's also a water fountain and bathroom within walking distance from the play area.