Neighborhood

Fitness Centers

River Oaks Racquet & Fitness Club

21220 Center Ridge Rd.
Rocky River, Ohio 44116

WorkPhone: (440) 331-4980

River Oaks Racquet & Fitness Club Website

This private racquet club, a 150,000-square-foot facility, has 11 tennis courts, other racquet courts, a pool, weight rooms and aerobic exercise spaces. It has 35 full- and part-time employees, including personal trainers, restaurant workers at the Court Side Grille, a hair salon and tennis pro shop.

Rocky River Fitworks

19607 Detroit Rd
Rocky River, Ohio 44116

WorkPhone: (877) 348-1580

Rocky River Fitworks Website

Fitworks currently offers six convenient health clubs in the Cleveland area. These fitness centers are located in Rocky River, Richmond Heights, Parma, Mentor, Willoughy, and Downtown in Colonial Marketplace (Euclid Ave. & E. 6th). Our Cleveland gyms lead the way. Other Cleveland health clubs, gyms, and fitness centers just don’t measure up to our friendly service. Not to mention our unmatched passion for helping you achieve all your fitness goals. Make Fitworks your first stop. When you buy into Fitworks, you buy into a caring group of individuals whose number one goal is to insure your comfort and success.

YMCA - Lakewood Branch

16915 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio 44107

WorkPhone: (216) 521-8400

YMCA - Lakewood Branch Website

The YMCA of Greater Cleveland has redefined how we serve the region. In addition to offering programs and services through traditional branches, we're committed to having a presence in neighborhoods and communities.

At our 10 full-service branches, you'll find a wealth of programs to strenghten body, mind and spirit, from aquatics to childcare to adult fitness.

But we also operate Y Haven, a transitional program for homeless men; the Community Youth Services division, which brings teen programs to schools and other agencies; and the Community Health Services division, which provides healthcare services through neighborhood partners.

Through this expanded focus, the Greater Cleveland YMCA has vowed to continue the tradition of building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. We invite you to explore the many programs and services (links at left) that define the 21st Century Greater Cleveland YMCA.

Golf

Big Met Colf Course

Rocky River Reservation 4811 Valley Parkway
Fairview Park, Ohio 44126

WorkPhone: (440) 331-1070

Big Met Colf Course Website

Big Met Golf Course (originally named Course #1), believed to be Ohio's most played golf course, has hosted over 6,000,000 rounds of golf since it opened in 1926. During the "Golden Era" of golf in the early 1920s, the sports director of the Cleveland Press, Rodney C. Sutton, proposed that the Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board build a golf course in the Rocky River Valley. Local golf enthusiasts persuaded the board that golf was a growing sport and that a "Pay as you play" course was needed and would be supported.

Little Met Golf Course

Rocky River Reservation 18599 Old Lorain Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44111

WorkPhone: (216) 941-9672

Little Met Golf Course Website

The first Cleveland Metroparks golf course, Little Met (originally named Course #2), was built as a temporary golf course in 1924. Its purpose was to stimulate interest as well as to satisfy the desire of anxious golfers prior to the opening of Big Met Golf Course. Seven years later, the demand for golf continued and the Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board decided to continue operating the course.

Ice Rinks

Winterhurst Ice Rink

14740 Lakewood Heights Blvd.
Lakewood, Ohio 44107

WorkPhone: (216) 529-4400

Winterhurst Ice Rink Website

Winterhurst Ice Rink is Northeast Ohio's Premier Ice Skating Facility and has been a Lakewood landmark for 76 years!

We offer a wide variety of ice sports and leisure activities including figure skating, hockey, short-track speed skating, learn-to-skate,
adapted learn-to-skate, Adult Only public sessions and All Ages public sessions.

Whatever your ice needs are, Winterhurst Ice Rink is at your service.

Stop by Winterhurst . . . the "Cool"est place in town!!!

Parks

Cleveland Metroparks

4101 Fulton Parkway
Cleveland, Ohio 44144

WorkPhone: (216) 635-3200

Cleveland Metroparks Website

The oldest park district in Ohio, the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District was born in 1917. From a few scattered donations of land in the Rocky River Valley, the Park District grew to embrace some of the most scenic areas of Greater Cleveland. Some of the highlights located in Strongsville include, Bonnie Park, The Chalet, offering hayrides and tobogganing, and Wallace Lake, open for free swimming. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is also a large part of the park system. Located in Cleveland, the zoo is open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is free to all Cuyahoga county residents on Mondays.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

3900 Wildlife Way
Cleveland, Ohio 44109

WorkPhone: (216) 661-6500

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Website

Don't miss this exciting metropolitan zoo best known for having the largest collection of primates in the United States and for its Rainforest exhibit, which features a thrilling simulated tropical rain storm.