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Exterior view of the Adventure Recreation Center

Adventure Recreation Center (ARC)

855 Woody Hayes Drive; Phone:  247-8686
A map of the ARC's inside layout is attached below.

This state-of-the-art West Campus recreation facility boasts four hardwood basketball courts (converts to five volleyball courts), two indoor turf fields, free weights, strength training machines, and cardio equipment. There are also day-use locker and individual shower facilities, and the building is fully accessible and air-conditioned.

Spring Quarter
(Monday, March 24-Friday, May 30, 2008)
Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m.-Midnight
Friday: 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m.-Midnight

Memorial Day Weekend
(Friday, May 23-Monday, May 26, 2008)
Friday, May 23: 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday, May 24: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Sunday, May 25: 8 a.m. 8 p.m.
Monday, May 26: 9 a.m.-Midnight

ARC Family Hours
Saturdays: 8 a.m.-Noon
Sundays: 8 a.m.-Noon

Available to current members (including students paying the quarterly fee) of the ARC and the RPAC and their registered family members. To register your family members, please stop at the front desk of the ARC or the RPAC Welcome Center.

Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC)
Located inside the ARC; Phone: 247-8680
The OAC offers members a 4,000 square foot, 35-foot tall climbing structure with bouldering cave; outdoor equipment rental office; and a trip-planning resource center. The OAC will also coordinate outdoor trips, including white water rafting, kayaking, fly-fishing, rock climbing, camping, etc. These trips will be around Ohio, the United States, and eventually the globe.

Please visit the pages below for current OAC and Climbing Center hours:
Outdoor Adventure 
Tom W. Davis Climbing Center

Guest Passes are available.

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Department of Recreational Sports
B106 Recreation and Physical Activity Center
337 W. 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-7671

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