North Branch YMCA

Kind of old and run down. The place is clean, but run down enough to give it a dirty appearance. Steam room broken and they have been saying it will be repaired "soon" for more than a year. Lockers are functional but very beat up and rusty. Pool and gym ok

Easy access off Karl, big parking lot. Friendly, helpful staff- every person I've talked to has been super helpful.Great workout room, lots of machines and weights. Treadmills have slick modern screens so you can look at parks/paths etc., social media, movies, whatever. Could use a couple more cleaning stations. Wallet lockers at entry.Swimming pool smaller than other Ys, just lanes, no open areas. Lifeguard breaks every couple hours. Men's entry from locker room is through back of showers. Men's locker room is pretty crummy- rusty broken lockers, worn areas, dirty, wet. Facility in general is clean, open, easy to find stuff and get around. There is a big gym, smaller classrooms, and more.Loads of classes and events. Playground out back. Good rates, especially for families.

The staff here is amazing. The only problem is it's a very outdated YMCA and a little dirty. they really need to overhaul the restrooms and changing area.

This was a place that I used to come to all the time with my kids and it was a safe haven so it was a marker. If anything ever happened this is where we would meet up. People are staff are very helpful. Very kind, very friendly. The facilities are great. The men's locker room has a steam room and sauna and hot tub off to itself, so it's no coed. However, the steam rooms usually broken down but the weight room is fully filled with every piece of equipment that you ever need. The cardio room as well. And they have studio rooms that you can rent or go in and work out on your own pool. Everything you need it's a great place

I have been coming to the North YMCA branch since 2012. I have predominantly have used the pool exclusively, but have worked out on the equipment which I am slowly getting back to. They have had numerous aquatic directors for a while, but the longest without the pool being open was 8-9 months due not finding the right Aquatic Director and the lifeguard shortage continues even after the COVID-19 Pandemic. In 2022, they hired Cass Dunn as the new Aquatic Director. Cass is wonderful because she was able to get lifeguards despite the shortage, bringing back swim lessons and classes, and more. I took advantage of the free membership at the YMCA of Central Ohio with the partnership with Special Olympics Ohio and the YMCA branches in the state of Ohio. The YMCA of Central Ohio talked about building a branch at the Ohio School for the Deaf, but it never materialized because the North YMCA is still close to Clintonville and it's easy for me to get there on the COTA bus or Uber very early in the morning. Also, I am taking advantage of the free membership with personal training for free with Valemee. I am very happy to part of the North YMCA and the membership is good for all the YMCA branches in Central Ohio.

I'm so sick of this place. I workout after work, and it seems like they will close for ANY reason! With no notice! Just pull up and the doors are locked. Today, it's because they are setting up for a naturalization ceremony and the blonde that FINALLY came to the door was so casually flippant with her "I'm sorry". Not acceptable. Especially when the fee is taken from my account every month!

Used to go as a kid, was in town visiting family and got a week guest pass. Totally worth it. Staff was kind and the gym was nice and clean.

The staff here are always friendly and the pool is great! I come early morning to swim laps and afternoon to workout and I never have to wait on equipment or for a lane in the pool. Everything is usually pretty clean. Great place to work out or bring the family!

I drove quite a ways to get to his ymca to bring a friend. She was interested in checking out the gym and wanted to take a class with me. I frequent the grove city location, but her house is closer to this one. We get all the way there to find out 'they don't do guest passes on Monday' that's a joke right? I pay to have a whopping 3 passes a year and now I can't use it (on the slowest day of the week, probably). The parking lot was pretty empty so it really wouldn't have killed anyone to let us check out the gym.

This place has it's ups and downs. The indoor pool is surprisingly nice and kept up despite the peanut budget. The weight room leaves much to be desired. The gym is actually quite nice and the floor is redone yearly. Overall, it is a YMCA built 40 years ago which is in a less than desirable area (this isn't Dublin or New Albany). But the staff is nice and helpful, and it is hard to beat the price of a YMCA!