Recreation

Abilene, Albany, Anson, Aspermont, Baird, Ballinger, Brady, Bronte, Brownwood, Buffalo Gap, Cisco, Clyde, Coleman, Colorado City, Comanche, Cross Plains, Dublin, Early, Eastland, Eden, Goldthwaite Gorman, Hamilton, Haskell, Knox City, Munday, Ranger, Rising Star, Robert Lee, San Angelo, Snyder, Stamford, Sweetwater, Throckmorton, Tye, Winters

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Abilene
Bowling
- Abilene Bowling Lanes - 325-692-5100, Prime Time Family Entertainment Center
325-690-5555, 4541 Loop 322; 279 Ruidosa; Whitewood Lanes - 325-676-8263, 200 Kirkwood
MotorsportsAbilene Dragstrip 325-673-7223, 5601 W. Stamford; Abilene Raceway Park 325-338-7326, 8133 W. Bus.20; Abilene Speedway 325-692-8800, 6825 W. Bus 20; Mesquite Hills MX Park 325-691-9036, 8150 W. Bus 20 – CALL FOR SCHEDULES
Hiking & Walking TrailsAbilene State Park 325-572-3204, 1,612 acres
Miniature Golf - Play Faire Park - 325-672-2977, 2300 N 2nd; Prime Time Family Entertainment Center
325-690-5555, 4541 Loop 322; Putt Putt - 325-692-7596, 201 S Danville
MoviesCentury – 325-793-9191 – 3818 John Knox; Paramount Theatre - 325-676-9620, 352 Cypress; Park Central 6 - 325-698-3540, 3234 S. Clack; UA Premiere Stadium Cinema 10 - 325-695-2122, Mall of Abilene; Town & Country Drive-In 325-677-9899, 2902 Vogel; Westwood Twin - 325-672-1288, 3440 N. 1st
Skating – (in-line skates & skateboards) Abilene Skate Park S. 7th & Mockingbird – Rose Park; The Skatin’ Place 325-695-4713, 1930 S. Clack

Albany
Pool - City Swimming Pool and Park – 325-762-3133
Park - Fort Griffin State Park - 325-762-3592 bird watching, walking trails, camping, fishing, star gazing
Ranch - Stasney’s Cook Ranch - 325-762-3311, wildlife tours, bird watching, horseback riding, walking, hiking and biking trails

Anson
Park - City Park & public swimming pool (newly renovated), ball fields (all levels), rodeo arena 325-823-2411

Aspermont
Trails - Cycling on the many highways and roadways around Aspermont and Stonewall Co.; Exploring the country side by county roads, miles of unpaved country roads entwined in the county, observe the land as the buffalo hunters and Indians did in the early 1870’s; Photography capture nature/wildlife & landscapes through a lens
Park and Pool - Swimming pool and park softball, little league & senior league fields, rodeo arena 940-989-3197

Baird
Pool - City Swimming Pool, 325-854-3491; Park and Baseball Fields - 325-854-1212

Ballinger
Park - City Park - 325-365-5611 - Hiking trails, pavilion, camping, pool, playground equipment, putt-putt golf, picnic area, basketball
Skating - Skate Palace 325-365-5509

Brady
Complex - G. Rollie White Complex - 325-597-3491, rodeo arena, show barns, pavilion
Shooting - Medlock Gun Range - Call City Hall, 325-597-4022
Pool - Municipal swimming pool - 325-597-4022
Park - Richards Park – 325-597-2152, shaded with 100-year-old pecan trees along the banks of Brady Creek, baseball & soccer fields, playground equipment, pavilion

Breckenridge
Park - Breckenridge City Park - 254-559-8287 - playgrounds, pavilion, picnic areas, soccer fields, little league football fields - 600 W. Walker (Hwy 180E)
Aquatic - Aquatic Center - 254-559-6370 - 600 W. Walker (summer months)
Hunting - Hunting Lease list available at www.breckenridge.com

Bronte
Park - Bronte City Park & Pool – 915-473-2401, east on Liver from State Street

Brownwood
Bird watching nature photography - 325-646-9535
Bowling - Academy Lanes Bowling - 325-646-0637, 1101 Austin Ave
Camping cabins, reunion facilities, meeting rooms, 325-646-9535; Wilderness camping/public and private
325-646-9535
Hunting - Dove, quail, turkey, wild hogs, exotic game, deer 325-646-9535
Miniature Golf - Stix and Stones Miniature Golf 325-642-5481, Hwy 183 N.
ParksCity Parks - picnic area, play grounds, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, lighted tennis courts, walking trails, swimming pool, 325-464-0146
ParksLake Brownwood State Park 325-784-5223, 16 miles north on Hwy 279, 7300-surface-acre reservoir, cabins, camping areas, reunion facilities, hunting, fishing (see ad on page 27 & 81)
Skating - Heartland Skateway 325-643-3156, 1031 Early Blvd. (Hwy 377)

Buffalo Gap
Park - Abilene State Park – 150 Park Rd 32 Tuscola, 325-572-3204

Cisco
Pool - City swimming pool – 254-442-2111
Park - Family Park at the Hilton, 309 Conrad Hilton Ave
Hunting - Fossil hunting – 254-442-2537; Hunting leases, www.ciscotx.com

Clyde
Skating - Clyde Skate Center - 3215-893-3934 - 604 South
Shooting - 4-H Shooting Sports Center - 325-893-4878, FM 18, archery, pistol, riffle, shotgun and skeet shooting.

Coleman
Pool - City Swimming Pool 325-625-5712
Park - City Park & Playground picnic area

Colorado City
Sports - Million dollar sports complex 325-728-2298, with lighted baseball, softball, and soccer fields. Running track with workout stations. Basketball, horseshoes, and volleyball courts. Handicap accessible playground, Poppy-mallow garden.
Pool - City Swimming Pool, Ruddick Park - 325-728-8151, Bus.20 and Hwy 208 - swimming, fishing, amphitheater, playground, picnic areas, RV hookups

Comanche
Park - City Park 325-356-2616, 43-acre facility, hiking trail, 3 family pavilions, camping
Pool - Comanche City Pool open throughout the summer

Cross Plains
Meeting - Community Center – 254-725-6114, available for reunions, receptions, special events with capacity for approx. 150
Resort - Turkey Run Resort - 254-643-4602 – 74-acre lake, RV hookups, excellent fishing, golf

De Leon
Parks - City Park – E. Hwy 6, pavilion, swimming pool, playground, picnic area, ball fields; De Leon Community Park, amphitheater, tractor pull/rodeo arena, ball fields, pavilion, volley ball courts, picnic area, nature trails for hiking, walking, jogging & RV park

Dublin
Park - City Park – 254-445-3331, Highland Street just off Hwy 6, swimming, baseball, walking path, basketball court, tennis court, roping pens, pavilion, activity building & RV spaces with hook ups and sanitary dump station

Early
Bowling - Academy Lanes 325-646-0637, 1101 Austin Ave, Mon-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 1-11pm
Miniature Golf - Stix and Stones Miniature Golf, 325-642-5481, 3315 Hwy 183N, additional driving course
Movie Theater - Hollywood Theater (8 screens) 325-643-3661, 300 Early Blvd, Heartland Mall
ParkCity Park, Hwy 377 north to Trailer Drive, playground equipment, soccer & ball fields, picnic areas, public facilities
ParkLake Brownwood State Park 325-784-5223, 16 miles north on Hwy 279, 7300-surface-acre reservoir, cabins, camping areas, reunion facilities, hunting, fishing (see ad on page 27 & 81)
Skating - Heartland Skateway 325-643-3156, 1065 Early Blvd. (Hwy 377)
Walking Nature Trails, 325-646-4128 or 800-850-2003, 4 miles north on Hwy 279, Lake Brownwood area, birding, wildlife

Eastland
Park - City Park 254-629-3349, playground equipment, cookout area
Movie Theater – Majestic 254-629-1322, 108 N. Lamar
Fields - Municipal baseball and softball complex and fields, adjacent to City Park, 5 fields
Shooting Ranges - Eastland Rifle, Pistol, Archery and Skeet Range – outdoor pistol and rifle, muzzle-loading and archery range; skeet range offers 8 shooting stations, 254-631-0665
Trails - Ringling Lake ATV Trails- the trails cover miles of terrain all around Ringling Lake and Eastland Lake, 254-629-3349

Eden
Hunting - Comanche Spring Ranch – 325-869-3221, Year round ranch offers over 5,400 acres of hunting for some of the finest exotic trophy animals in Texas 325-869-3221
Parks - Green Park – 325-869-2211, city pool, play ground equipment, walking path, picnic facilities, bar-b-q pits325-869-2211; Lee Pfluger Park – 325-869-2211, shade trees, restrooms, bar-b-q pits325-869-2211

Goldthwaite
Park - City Park – US Hwy 183 at Hwy 165 – 325-648-3186
Pool - City Pool- Hwy 165 – 325-648-3186

Gorman
Pool - City Swimming Pool – 254-734-2053
Park - Frank Grey Memorial Park – spring fed lake, picnic tables, pavilion, fishing, bird-watching

Hamilton
Hunting - Bird and deer hunting leases – 254-386-3216
Pool - Municipal swimming pool – 254-386-8116
Park - Pecan Creek Park – 254-386-8116

Haskell
Park - City Park – 24-acre park with swimming pool, 10 cardiovascular workout stations, lighted .6-mile walking/jogging path, lighted pavilion, Gazebo and tennis courts
Rodeo - Haskell Rodeo Grounds with lighted covered bleachers and concession stand

Knox City
Park - City Park 940-658-3313, 203 S. 3rd, pool, park, picnic, tables and activity building
Rodeo Arena (public use) 940-657-5185, Brazos Valley Recreation Association

Munday
Park - Municipal City Park and pool, 340 S. 13th

Ranger
Pool - Willow Park & Swimming Pool - 700 Main, tennis courts, sand volleyball, fenced playground, picnic facilities
Rodeo - Ranger C of C rodeo grounds and dance barn, 254-647-1171 or 647-3091, Old Bankhead Hwy, facilities available for rent
Park - WWI Memorial Park – Loop 254 East, picnic facilities, playground, softball field

Rising Star
Park
- City Park 254-643-4261, play ground, RV hookups, rest rooms, covered pavilion, beautiful trees

Robert Lee
Pool & Parks - Coke County Recreation Center 325-453-2714, north Austin Street, covered pavilion, BBQ pits, swimming pool, tennis court, ballparks, RV hookups
Trails - SUMAC Bird & Wildlife Trail on Lake Spence 325-453-2061, www.crmwd.org; Caliche Loop (5 birding sites) 325-453-4488
Shooting - Robert Lee Gun & Archery Club 325-453-2031

San Angelo
Miniature Golf College Hills Golf and Games 325-949-6470, 2838 College Hills Blvd
ParkKirby Community Park 325-657-4279, 1401 & 1402 Edmund (both sides of street)
Pool Brown’s Swimming Pool 325-653-5594, 5320 US Hwy 87 N; Municipal Pool 325-657-4486, 18 E. Ave A
Rental - Rent-A-Pony/Buggy 325-949-6108, 12586 FM Hwy 853
Sports - San Angelo Colts Baseball at Foster Field 325-94-COLTS (942-6587), 1600 University Ave; San Angelo Stampede Intense Football Coliseum 325-947-DOWN (3696), 50 E. 43rd St
Skating - Skateboarding Park 325-657-4279, N. River Drive (beside the YMCA), open daily 7AM-9PM; Skating – Roller Rink USA 316 N. Base St; The Rink 325-944-7465, 34 Buick St

Snyder
BowlingSnyder Lanes, 325-573-2811, 1910 35th Street
Movie TheaterCinema I & II, 325-573-4567, Snyder Shopping Center
ParkScurry County Towle Memorial Park, 325-573-3313, Big Spring Hwy
PoolWestern Texas College Pool, 325-573-8511, 6202 College Ave

Stamford
Pool - City Pool – 325-773-3442
Parks - Harmon Park – walking trails, picnic areas, horseshoes, playground, volleyball, large pavilion – 325-773-2591; Wendeborn Park –city pool, basketball, tennis courts, baseball diamond – 325-773-5600

Sweetwater
Parks - Fraley Park – picnic, playground; Newman Park – jogging trail, picnic, small pavilion, playground, pool, ballparks
Theatre - Texas Theatre, 2 screens – 114 East Broadway – 325-235-5441

Throckmorton
Pool - City Swimming Pool - 940-849-4411, 221 S. Minter
Park - City Park - 940-849-4411 – 213 S. Eagle, playground, picnic tables, lighted ball field
Rodeo - Rodeo Arena (Frank Rhoades Memorial) 940-256-0687

Tye
Park - Rister Park – Hwy 707 S. & 1201 Scott St. – walking trail, ballpark, pavilion, grills, concession stand, bathrooms, electric hookups, picnic tables, B-1 Bomber watching, playground, shelters, 30 & 50 amp hookups, playground

Winters
Parks - Ted Meyer City Park - swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, playground equipment, picnic tables; W. Lee Colburn Park at Elm Creek Reservoir – fishing pier, volleyball, softball, playground, covered pavilion, tables & grills

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