Arkansas City Recreation Commission — Local services in Arkansas City

Edit: Upgrading to 4-star since, after some time away, I restarted my membership here recently and I found that they had upgraded the dumbbells! With Rogue brand dumbbells no less! Huge positive for sure. The ONLY downside I would say this gym still has is that it has a single squat rack. Unfortunately they are very limited in space so there probably isn't a lot they can do about it without removing other machines people probably enjoy. But anyway, I just wanted to give them the props they deserve for making such a huge upgrade to their gym! Very friendly staff and the atmosphere is pretty decent. Unfortunately the equipment needs some major upgrades, especially the dumbbells. As a person who really enjoys a dumbbell heavy workout I was truly disheartened with my first day at this gym to see the condition they were in. Some weights are missing when trying to go up in 5lb increments. Several dumbbells are loose resulting in shifting weights while lifting which is a safety concern in itself. If the dumbbells were in better shape then I would easily give a 4 star rating even though some of the other equipment could use a little tlc as well. It was my mistake for not checking out the gym before starting a membership, but they're also the only place in town that will allow my 13 year old son to workout with me, which was also a major determining factor. If nothing changes by the time my membership is up next year and my son is 14 then we'll be...

Little dated building but kids love playing basketball at this building, and great little location in middle of town for gymnastics, basketball, and wrestling there even a room to rent for parties and even a...

Looked at all the others in town. This place is very nice, friendly staff. Plenty of equipment for an affordable Price. Goods hours. Chose to join the Rec. Center...