Can you just drop in at the Anderson Parks RecPlex?

No. The RecPlex is a program facility with gym and classroom space, and Anderson Parks describes it as hosting summer camps, youth and adult sports leagues, programs and special events. Building hours vary with what is scheduled. Check the program guide at andersonparks.com or call the office at (513) 474 to 0003 before driving over.

How much do Anderson Parks RecPlex programs cost?

Pricing is per program and split between resident and non-resident rates. The examples published on the RecPlex page are Mini Kicks for youth at $50 residents and $75 non-residents, Dance Fitness at $15 and $20, and Yang Yin Yoga at $70 and $95. Those are samples, so check andersonparks.com for current pricing on your program.

Do you have to live in Anderson Township to use the RecPlex?

No, but non-residents pay more. On the rates published for the RecPlex, the non-resident price runs roughly 50 percent above the resident price for the same program. If you live in the township, confirm your residency is on file before registering. Call (513) 474 to 0003 with questions about eligibility.

Does the Anderson Parks RecPlex have a pool or a playground?

Not confirmed. The RecPlex page lists gym and classroom space and does not mention a pool, track, playground or childcare, so call the office at (513) 474 to 0003 before counting on any of those. Beech Acres Park Children's Playground is the nearest listed playground and is free to use.

Is the Anderson Parks RecPlex a good rainy day option?

Yes, if you are registered for something. It is an indoor facility hosting year-round programming, which makes it dependable in winter and wet weather, but it is not a walk-in play space to escape the rain. Check what is scheduled at andersonparks.com first.

Anderson Parks RecPlex

Name: Anderson Parks RecPlex
Address: 6915 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45230, US
Telephone: (513) 388-5082
Rating: 4.7

Rating

4.7(67)

Family of 4

This is program pricing rather than a gate fee, and the RecPlex is not a drop-in facility, so you are budgeting per child per session.

Duration

1-2 hours for a class, practice, or league game; a full day for summer camp sessions

Best Ages

Roughly 3 through the teen years, depending entirely on what is on the schedule. The RecPlex is a program building rather than an open play space, so the right age is whichever age has a session running. Anderson Parks lists youth offerings that start young, including a Mini Kicks program aimed at little ones, which puts toddlers and preschoolers in play when those sessions are active. Little kids and big kids get the most consistent use out of youth sports leagues and summer camps. Tweens and teens fit through leagues and older camp sessions. Infants are not the audience here, since there is no drop-in play area to bring a baby to. Check the current program guide at andersonparks.com before you decide whether your child's age is served this season.

About

The Anderson Parks RecPlex at 6915 Beechmont Ave is the indoor home of Anderson Township's parks programming, and the single most useful thing to understand before you go is that it runs on a schedule rather than on drop-in hours. Anderson Parks describes the building as gym and classroom space that hosts year-round indoor offerings, including summer camps, adult and youth sports leagues, programs and special events. If nothing is scheduled, there is nothing to walk into.

That one fact saves a wasted drive.

Once you are looking at it as a program facility, it is a good one. It carries a 4. 7 rating across 67 Google reviews, which for a township rec building generally reflects the people running the sessions rather than the architecture.

Youth programming starts young. The RecPlex page lists a Mini Kicks youth session alongside adult classes, so preschoolers are genuinely in the mix, and leagues and camps carry the range up through the teen years.

Pricing works on the resident and non-resident model that township parks departments use, and Anderson Parks publishes both side by side. The examples currently on the RecPlex page are Mini Kicks at $50 for residents and $75 for non-residents, Dance Fitness at $15 and $20, and Yang Yin Yoga at $70 and $95. Those are samples rather than a complete price list, but they tell you the structure: the non-resident rate on these runs roughly 50 percent higher.

Sign two kids up for a youth session and that is $100 as a resident against $150 as a non-resident, so getting your residency on file before you register is worth real money. Check andersonparks. com for current rates on your specific program.

Logistics worth knowing. The RecPlex office is open 9 a. m.

to 5 p. m. Monday through Friday, with hours otherwise varying by programming and holidays, so do registration questions on a weekday.

This listing shows the number (513) 388-5082, while the RecPlex page publishes an office line at (513) 474-0003, and the office line is the better bet for program questions. We could not confirm whether the building has a pool, a track, a playground, childcare, changing tables, or a family restroom, and the page lists only gym and classroom space, so call before you count on any of those.

The move that makes this a real family outing rather than a drop-off is Beech Acres Park Children's Playground nearby. It is free, it is outdoors, and it gives siblings who are not enrolled somewhere to be while one kid is in a class. Being indoors also makes the RecPlex a dependable winter and rainy-season option, which matters in a Cincinnati February.

Age Suitability

Infants (0-1)Toddlers (1-3)Little Kids (4-6)Big Kids (7-9)Tweens (10-12)Teens (13-17)

Parent Logistics

Stroller-Friendly

Limited

Nursing / Changing

Unknown

Kid Meals

N/A

Setting

Indoor

Rainy Day

Great option!

Plan Your Visit

Best Time to Visit

Whenever your registered program meets. The RecPlex office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for registration and questions, and building hours otherwise vary with programming

Wait Times

No admission line. The real queue is registration, since popular youth camps and leagues fill before the season starts

Nearby Food

Salem Gardens is the closest listed restaurant. Beechmont Avenue is one of the busiest commercial corridors on Cincinnati's east side, so you have a long run of fast-casual and sit-down restaurants, drive-throughs and coffee stops within a few minutes of the RecPlex in either direction. There is no confirmed food service inside the building, so pack snacks for camp days and plan to eat before or after a class rather than assuming you can buy something on site. Call (513) 474-0003 if you need to confirm whether a specific camp session includes or allows lunch.

Why Kids Love It

This is where Anderson Township kids actually play, not a place they get dragged through. The gym is where a first soccer session, a league game, or a summer camp day happens, and the appeal for a kid is the same as any good rec program: their friends are there and someone has organized something to do. It also earns a 4.

7 across 67 Google reviews, which for a township program building usually means the staff running the sessions are the reason families come back.

Pro Tips from Parents

Do not drive over expecting open gym. The RecPlex is a program facility with gym and classroom space, and the building's hours vary with what is scheduled, so check the program guide at andersonparks.com first.
There are two useful numbers. This listing shows (513) 388 to 5082, and the RecPlex page publishes an office line at (513) 474 to 0003. Use the office line for registration and program questions.
Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and vary around holidays, so handle registration paperwork on a weekday rather than showing up on a Saturday.
Sort out resident versus non-resident status before you register, since the published examples show non-resident rates running meaningfully higher on the same program.
Stack the trip with Beech Acres Park Children's Playground nearby. It gives siblings who are not enrolled somewhere free to be during a class.

What to Bring

Gym shoes with non-marking soles for anyone using the gym floor
A labeled water bottle, since class and camp sessions run an hour or more
Your registration confirmation and any required waiver, which saves a scramble at the door on day one
Proof of Anderson Township residency if you are claiming the resident rate
Something for younger siblings to do during a class, plus a plan to walk to Beech Acres Park if the weather cooperates

Cost Info

Estimated Cost (Family of 4)

This is program pricing rather than a gate fee, and the RecPlex is not a drop-in facility, so you are budgeting per child per session.

Anderson Parks publishes resident and non-resident rates side by side, and the examples listed on its RecPlex page give you the shape of it: Mini Kicks for youth at $50 for residents and $75 for non-residents, Dance Fitness at $15 and $20, and Yang Yin Yoga at $70 and $95.

On those numbers, enrolling two kids in a youth session runs $100 as an Anderson Township resident and $150 as a non-resident, a $50 difference for the same program.

Those are sample rates rather than a full price list, so check andersonparks.

com or call the RecPlex office at (513) 474-0003 for current pricing on the specific program you want.

Tips to Save

Residency is the single biggest lever.
On the published examples, the non-resident rate runs about 50 percent higher, so Mini Kicks at $50 for a resident is $75 for a non-resident, and that gap multiplies by every child and every session you sign up for.
If you live in Anderson Township, make sure your residency is on file before you register.
Register early, both because popular youth sessions fill and because late additions leave you paying for a different program you wanted less.
Pair a paid session with free time at Beech Acres Park Children's Playground just up the road, which costs nothing and turns a one hour class into an afternoon.
Ask the office at (513) 474-0003 whether multi-session or sibling pricing exists for the program you are considering rather than assuming it does not.

Hours & Contact

Contact

6915 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45230

(513) 388-5082

andersonparks.com/anderson-parks-recplex-info/

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