COLUMBUS INDIANA SPORTS FACILITIES
Blackwell Park
1550 Whitney Ct, Columbus
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Home to the Richard J. Wigh Soccer Center, Blackwell Park is a versatile outdoor sports park for soccer, rugby, lacrosse and and other outdoor sports. The complex can host up to 34 soccer matches. The park also features the renowned Freedom Field Playground along with barbeque areas, picnic areas and a shelter-house.
The park is also right on the Columbus People Trail.
BMX at Dunn Stadium
100 Spears St, Columbus
(North of 4H Fairgrounds)
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Columbus BMX is your home for racing excitement and family fun! Anybody, any age, can race BMX. All you need is a bike and a desire to have fun! Come join us at the track to learn more about the exciting sport of BMX racing! There is a spot for everyone in BMX, from the 2 year-old on a Strider bike, to the expert racer chasing an Olympic dream, to moms and dads looking for a fun new form of exercise.
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CERA Softball/Baseball Complex
3989 S 525 E, Columbus
(812) 377-5849
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The Softball/Baseball Complex at Ceraland has 9-diamonds. 3 diamonds have 285-300′ fences, 60-90′ base paths and 35-60′ mounds, while the other 6 have 200-220′ fences, 60′ base paths and 35-43′ mounds. Ceraland has portable mounds available for rent. The facility has permanent restrooms and concessions, spectator seating for around 500 people and ample parking. In addition to the softball/baseball complex, CERAland Park is open to the public and features 345 beautiful acres located southeast of Columbus.
The park offers something for everyone including: Indoor Sports & Fitness Center (2 gymnasiums, walking/running track, cardio room, weightroom), Outdoor Aquatic Center (waterslide, aqua-climb wall, small tots water playground, wading pool), Campground (325 sites, 6 camping cabins, laundry facilities), Outdoor Facilities (miniature golf, disc golf, paddle boats, rifle & archery range, trap & skeet range, shelter houses, 11-acre stocked lake, baseball & softball complex), Athletic Leagues & Tournaments, Outdoor Programs, Kids Summer Camp, Special Events.
Charles “Chick” Newell Natatorium
1400 25th St, Columbus
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Home of the Columbus North Bull Frogs and Donner Swim Club, the Chick Newell Natatorium features an 8-lane, 25-meter indoor pool and diving well; Daktronics scoreboard; seating for 500 spectators and around 450 parking spaces.
Circle K Fieldhouse at NexusPark
2224 25th St, Columbus
(812) 376-2680
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Circle K Fieldhouse is a state-of-the-art sports facility. As an integral part of the NexusPark campus, this fieldhouse serves as a versatile sports and event venue, ready to welcome a variety of sporting and non-sporting events.
Clifty Park
3200 Indiana Ave, Columbus
(Across from East High School)
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812-376-2680
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Clifty Park features 10 baseball diamonds and 4 fast-pitch fields along with a picnic area, shelter-house, basketball courts, play area and restrooms. The park also connects to the People Trails.
Donner Aquatic Center
739 22nd St, Columbus
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8-lane 50 meter lap pool, 11’4″ diving well with 2 one meter diving boards, water slide that is 20′ high and 160′ long, leisure pool with a play structure and fountains, 22,000 square feet of cement deck space surrounding the pools. In addition to public swimming, Donner offers American Red Cross Learn to swim lessons for all ages from tots to adults, lap swimming and deep water walking for adults. We also are the outdoor home to the Donner Swim Club competitive swim program and host outdoor swim meets each year. The Donner Aquatic Center is available for private rentals everyday during the summer.
Dunn Stadium
876 Spears St, North of 4H Fairgrounds, Columbus
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Dunn Stadium is the center for county softball and baseball activities. It includes four lighted diamonds, concession stand, playground, shelter houses, and a BMX bike track. The park is located off State Road 11 just north of the 4-H Fairgrounds.
Edinburgh Sports Complex
722 S Eisenhower Dr, Edinburgh, IN 46124
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Foundation for Youth
405 Hope Ave, Columbus
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812-372-7867
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Multiple meeting and event venues available for rent.
Hamilton Center Ice Arena
2501 Lincoln Park Dr, Columbus
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812-376-2686
The original Swiss chalet style building was designed by Harry Weese as a community building with warming house and changing rooms for an outdoor ice rink. The building exterior features rough-hewn granite boulder battered walls and glass with views to the exterior. The interior features triple-peaked roof with wood beams and planking. A central granite fireplace, highlighting the spacious interior, is surrounded by wooden benches, an inviting sight to chilled skaters.
Because of an increased community interest in ice skating and the need to extend the skating season, the community decided to enclose the outdoor rink in 1975. Koster and Associates designed the enclosure of the large ice arena as an extension of the existing center with similar exterior materials and architectural details, and now includes a regulation- sized hockey rink and an adjacent practice rink, so the facility offers year-round skating.
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Lincoln Park
25th St and Hawcreek Ave, Columbus
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812-376-2680
Lincoln Park is home to The Hamilton Center Ice Arena and The Lincoln Park Softball Complex, both of which host many events annually. It has six lighted softball fields, four lighted tennis courts, a lighted basketball court, a handball court, and a six-station batting cage. The People Trails system runs through the park, as well.
Max Andress Field at Columbus North
1400 25th St, Columbus
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Home to the Columbus North Bull Dogs, Max Andress Stadium hosts football, soccer, lacrosse and track & field events. The Bull Dogs also have a practice field adjacent to the stadium which has served as a secondary field for past events such as the P2P 7EVENS ELITE tournament.
Otter Creek Golf Course
11522 E 50 N, Columbus
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812-579-5227
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Otter Creek Golf Course has been ranked among the top 25 public golf courses in the U.S. Located in the midst of a serene countryside, Robert Trent Jones Sr. created the original 18 holes of this championship course. His design harmonizes the gently rolling hills of southern Indiana by utilizing the existing contours of the land to ensure that each shot is as natural as it could possibly be.
John “Spider” Miller, captain of the 2015 Walker Cup team, says “the Donald Ross Course at French Lick and Otter Creek are my two favorite courses in Indiana.”
Robert’s son, Rees Jones, designed an additional nine holes, a “Links” course that is as challenging as the original design.
Many championship tournaments have been held at this property, including: The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, multiple AJGA tournaments, NCAA regional championships, and the Indiana Men’s Amateur Championship – 26 times. The course has also served as a qualification site for the U.S and Senior Open, plus the National Public Links.
Stafford Field at Clifty Park
235 S Marr Rd, Columbus
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Stafford Field is located at Clifty Park, right across the street from Columbus East High School. It is on the east side of Marr Rd. Parking is available at the north end of Clifty Park off Indiana Ave. or at Columbus East High School.
Stafford Field is home to the Columbus East Olympian’s and hosts football, soccer, lacrosse and track & field events.
