WA-KE HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER |
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| 16760 Bass Road/16355 Summerlin Rd. Fort Myers, FL 33908 - Use Summerlin Rd. entrance, just west of Bass Rd. |
Jodi Goettemoeller (239) 432-2154 jgoettemoeller@leegov.com |
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Monday-Thursday 7am to 9pm
Friday 7am to 7pm Saturday & Sunday 9am to 5pm |
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This facility is an innovative, cooperative venture between Lee County Parks and Recreation and the Lee County School Board. Most of the facility is an independant recreation center that is open to the public throughout the day. The gymnasium is dividable and shared with Lexington Middle School during the school day and during school special events. During the evenings and weekends, the recreation center gets full use of the gym.
Other amenities include a weight room & fitness center, aerobics and dance rooms, computer lab/classroom, meeting room, teen and game rooms. A variety of free and fee based programs are provided by contracted instructors.
A one-time fee of $10 per person or $25 for a family is the only requirement to become a lifetime member of the facility! Additional Weight Room Membership is $15 a month, $75 for six months, or $100 a year. Come check it out! Work has begun on the extension of our park! The park will include two lakes, walking trails, a playground, a dog park, tennis courts, restroom facilities and a parking lot with a new entrance off of Bass Road following completion. We hope to have the project finished by Fall 2010. Join us on January 22nd, 2011 for the ribbon cutting ceremony of our new park! Activities are to include a Car Show, Arts & Crafts Show, live band, food vendors, demonstrations, giveaways and much more family fun! We will end the day with our annual Movie in the Park! Ribbon Cutting will be held at 10:00am and other activities to follow throughout the day. Admission is FREE! Please use our new entrance at 16760 Bass Road to access the event. |
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"Wa-ke Hatchee"...what's with the name? It's a combination of Native American names combining "cow" and "water." A creek cuts through the 50-acre property on which the Recreation Center was built, and this watering hole was an important spot for the old Florida Cowboys as the last source of fresh water for their cattle as they headed to Punta Rassa for shipment by boat to Cuba.
The center first opened in September 2005 and held its official Grand Opening on January 21, 2006. Until the next phase of the park is completed, the Recreation Center is accessed by the entrance to Lexington Middle School, off of Summerlin Road just southwest of Bass Road. |
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