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RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES | YMCA OF GREATER OMAHA

All locations offer a wellness floor with cardio and weight equipment and wellness staff to assist. Most locations offer a range of group-exercise classes (high intensity, challenging, low impact, chair-assisted, fall prevention), active older adult and youth programs, open swim and lap times, swim lessons (including adaptive and adult), open gymnasium hours, pickleball, child watch, youth sports, and summer day camp.

Other programs and features vary by location (See notes below and visit website for more details and hours):
-- The Buena Vista YMCA Express is a co-op project in conjunction with Omaha Public Schools, located on the Buena Vista High School campus. It includes a unique wellness floor featuring eGYM and MX4 equipment. This location is a wellness-only 14+ facility.
-- The Westview YMCA offers youth sports and sports camps, a splash pad, and it is attached to Omaha Public School's Westview High School. Visit other locations to learn more about summer day camp opportunities.
-- The YMCA Healthy Living Center is an adult-only location designed for individuals 30+, with a therapeutic warm-water pool and a wider variety of low impact classes and equipment as well as social clubs and activities geared toward active older adults.
-- The Charles E. Lakin YMCA offers eSports.
-- The Butler-Gast YMCA and Downtown YMCA locations accept registrations for youth sports and host practices and games in collaboration with the Maple Street YMCA.
-- The Gretna Crossing YMCA has eGYM equipment and a splash pad. It is part of the Gretna Crossing Park that offers trails, disc golf course, and a water park (open 2024).

Location

714 South Main Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Hours

Mon 7 am - 6 pm; Tue 7 am - 6 pm; Wed 7 am - 6 pm; Thu 7 am - 6 pm; Fri 7 am - 6 pm; Sat 8 am - 12 pm; Sun 7 am - 1 pm;

Application process

Online or in-branch

Required documents

Eligibility

All are welcome; Locations are open to all ages except YMCA Healthy Living Center (30+) and Buena Vista YMCA Express (14+)

Fee

Day passes and monthly membership; Discounts and scholarships are available; Select insurances accepted

Languages

English

Agency info

YMCA OF GREATER OMAHA

Aims to build healthy minds, bodies, and spirits for all by providing easy and affordable access to health and wellness services and programs, while working to strengthen the foundations of community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.