Blue Ash Recreation Center

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.

The Blue Ash Recreation Center has one of the best outdoor pool complexes in Cincinnati. The kids love the splash pad area and the Kings Island caliber water slide. The lifeguards are friendly and watchful with young ones. The tennis courts are well kept and have adequate lighting for evening play. It has never been difficult to get a court. My favorite place to play tennis in Cincinnati.The exercise facilities are good and kept very clean. There are plenty of treadmills and equipment. All the members seem nice and friendly.Parking is never an issue.

Just awesomeness!Just moved from California and we visited here w our active girls. Wow they played for 2 hours non-stop and really loved the mountains to slide down!!

My husband and I frequently use the tennis courts at the Blue Ash Rec Center. I work 9-5 and he typically works into the night, so it's very convenient that we can pop over to the courts after sunset, sometimes as late as 9:30, and find at least one empty court. Typically, the later you go, the more free courts there are. If it's too dark, you can easily turn the lights on!There is a sign as you enter the courts that mentions the courts are open for use until 11 PM. BARC requests that you make reservations, and I can confirm that the courts are crowded in the early evening, especially in the later spring/early summer. However, the latest that I have seen a staff member working at the courts (in peak season) was probably 8:00, so I'm not sure if a reservation would do you any good past that time. For example, most times (even in peak season) when we go around 8-9, there are very few people using the courts, if any. BARC offers 6 courts, three on each side, allowing for many people to play at one time. All courts are clean and well-maintained. One side of the courts has screens between the courts to keep your tennis balls from rolling to the other courts. There are public restrooms and a water fountain as well.

Great community center! This place is a great deal if you're a resident of Blue Ash. You have the option to buy a individual pass for the year for ONLY $50! You can also buy a family pass (4 people) for ONLY $100 for the year. This place has a ton to offer! They have a huge gym, rock walls, basketball courts, racquetball courts, tennis courts and a huge outdoor pool! Also, tons of classes you can sign up for. If you work or live in Blue Ash, you just sign up. You can't beat it!

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.

This state of the art facility is a dream for blue ash residents and individuals who work in the city of blue ash however, one of Cincinnati's best kept secrets is that you don't have to live in Blue Ash to take advantage of their top notch group fitness classes! I've tried a lot of gyms / studios in the area and these are honestly my favorite. For ~5 dollars as a walk in fee, you have access to a wide variety of boot camps, circuit training and spinning classes. I haven't had a bad instructor here yet and everyone is so friendly. If you live in Blue Ash, it's just your luck as you have access to the entire fitness center for $50 per year! How great is that??

I am big into weight lifting and this place has everything I need. It does get a little crowded at times but the place is the biggest city gym I have ever seen. They have a huge pool for all the kids in the neighborhood which is nice. The staff is SO NICE and friendly. They have two basketball gyms which are in good shape. The one is only like 6 years old? They have batting cages downstairs and they have some nice meeting rooms!Overall I love this place and it makes me want to stay living in Blue Ash.

This place has the nicest gym equipment and facilities I've ever seen. $50 for a year? Yeah, this rec center is great for native Blue Asher's. Wouldn't go in the evening though because it gets super busy.

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.