Athens and UGA Sports & Recreation

Come explore and have fun on spectacular boulders up to 20 feet high, with textures and forms that will blow you away, and terrain you'll find at pro comps. Novice and beginners are always welcome, so more >>

Athens boasts an enviable number of public recreation spaces and facilities, administered by Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services. From parks and playgrounds to lakes and skate parks and greenways, more >>

Come and join us for a ride! Check the website for a schedule of upcoming bicycling rides for the entire family, as well as local ride maps, bicycle shops, cycling regulations and other valuable more >>

Get to know tomorrow's Major League players today, as the Athens Pirates and 11 other teams from the Great South League play take the field each June and July for college summer baseball played with more >>

We offer a broad range of fitness and recreational programming. Our members range in age from less than one to over 100. No matter what age people discover the YMCA, they know they are a part of more >>

Brush Creek offers for your enjoyment Sporting Clays and Upland Bird Hunting. We have a unique three level shooting pavilion and a 12 station fully automatic sporting clays course. Beginner and more >>

Relive the greatest moments in Georgia sports history, recall favorite UGA athletes, see Herschel Walker's Heisman trophy and other memorabilia, and keep abreast of current happenings in Bulldog more >>

Come see Athens' all-female flat track roller derby league in 2012! Two periods of hard-hitting roller derby plus intermission entertainment is fun for the whole family. Roller derby bouts are held at more >>

Sandy Creek Golf Course, located just minutes from I-85 & Hwy. 441, is an 18 hole championship layout measuring just over 7,000 yards. Generous landing areas, greens that roll true, and tees to more >>

Eagle Greens are North Georgia's premiere daily-rate golf courses.

The Healing Arts Centre offers a wide spectrum of services, including yoga, many types of therapeutic massage therapies, counseling, and more for mind, body, and spirit. An art gallery and Remedy more >>

Lane Creek Golf Club

We have the high-flying trapeze rig and the expert instructors. All you need to bring is your sense of adventure!    

Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail is a small zoo that is home to black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, river otters, owls, and over 120 species of wild, free-living animals. Birchmore Trail, a mile-long more >>

Walk, jog, bike, or roller blade along this 3.5 mile linear park along the North Oconee River open for all types of non-motorized uses, including dogs on leashes. Connects with Cook's Greenway Trail more >>

This 60-acre natural area has walking trails, a 1.2 mile mountain bike trail, and a 15-acre lake. Mature oak and hickory trees mingle with tulip poplars in the old-growth forest, home to the largest more >>

Featuring 225 acres of woodlands and wetlands, Sandy Creek Nature Center opens the door to outdoor exploration. More than four miles of trails and an ADA Interpretive Trail are available with more >>

This park surrounds Lake Chapman and features a variety of activies and facilities. Picnic sites, wooded trails, swimming, playgrounds, fishing, tent camping, dog runs, disc golf course, sports area, more >>

Where the good times roll! HOURS: Sunday: 1-5 p.m., Family Afternoon Skate; 7 - 10 p.m. 1st Sundays, Adult night Tuesday: 6 - 9 p.m., Family Night Thursday: 6 - 9 p.m., Family Night Friday: 7 p.m. - more >>

State-of-the-art facility for skateboards, BMX bikes and in-line skates. This new facility is 14,000 square feet of ramps, edges, rails, steps, and bowls. Helmets and pads are required. Free more >>

Sunrise Golf Club is a public course. 6,364 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 70.5 and it has a slope rating of 124 on Bermuda grass. Sunrise Golf Course more >>

Golfers now have several new reasons to love The Georgia Club with the addition of new nine holes, making the course a 27-hole experience. As with the original 18 holes which opened in 2001, this new more >>

Top Dog Scooters sells, services, and RENTS motor scooters! Scoot around town on an Owl Bolt or Eton Sport 50cc with one of the Athens Welcome Center's self-guided tour maps, and experience Athens in more >>

UGA division I-A teams have won 35 national championships and 128 SEC championships! Check out some of the nation's best sports teams during your visit; admission to most sports events is free! The more >>

The 24-inch telescope at the University of Georgia's Observatory is open for public viewing once a month. The observatory is on top of the physics building on UGA's South Campus and has been having more >>