Address & Phone

Wick Recreation Area
1861 McCollum Rd.
Youngstown, OH 44509

330.740.7114

Hours

Wick Recreation Area
8 am – Sunset

Recreation Department
330.740.7114

Office Hours
Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm

Wick Recreation Center
Restroom Hours
Monday – Sunday, 10 am – 9 pm

Recreation Office Closed on these Observed Holidays: Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year’s Day

Recreation Fields
Open April 1 – November 30
Baseball Fields only open through November 1
(Weather Permitting)

Playground
Open Year Round (Weather Permitting)

Wet Playground
Open May 15 – October 15
Open 7 days, 10 am – 7 pm

Par 3 Golf Course & Building
Open April 1 – November 25, Weather Permitting
Open 7 days, 8 am – one (1) hour prior to sunset

Night Golf
Memorial Day Weekend – Labor Day Weekend
Friday & Saturday Nights, Last Tee Off at 10 pm

Batting Cages
Open April 1 – November 1, weather permitting
Open 7 days, 8 am – one (1) hour prior to sunset

Volleyball Courts
Open April 1 – November 30 (Weather Permitting)

Tennis Courts
Open Year Round (Weather Permitting)

Lighted Night Play
Memorial Day Weekend – Labor Day Weekend
Friday & Saturday, 8 am – 11 pm (after Labor Day – End of Season, 8 am – 10 pm) for golf, tennis, volleyball, and batting cages

On lighted play days, the last tee time will be one (1) hour prior to sunset/or lights off.

Sled Hill
Open December 1 – February 28
7 days/week, dawn – 9 pm (when snow is on the ground)

Wick Recreation Restroom Facility located at the bottom of Sled Hill is open dawn to dusk, 7 days/week.

Lake Glacier Boathouse
Open May 10 – Labor Day Weekend
(Closing date may be extended, weather permitting)
Friday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am- 6:00 pm
(Boats must be ashore by 6 pm)

James L. Wick, Jr. Recreation Area

Development of the area began in 1949, and it opened in 1956. A master plan for the Wick Recreation Area was developed in 2007. Wick Master Plan.

Facilities

Facilities in this 65-acre tract include:

  • Dek Hockey Rink
  • Par 3 Golf Course – Seasonal
  • Tennis courts – 3 artificial grass, sand-filled surface courts; one court with backboard; lighted for night play
  • Batting cages – 4 hardball, 3 softball, slow to fast. Come to the Par-3 building to purchase tokens. Helmets and bats can be rented at no charge (must wear a helmet with a facemask while in the batting cage).
  • Volleyball courts – 3 sand courts; lighted for night play
  • The Par 3 golf course, tennis courts, volleyball courts and batting cages are lighted for night use until 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays after Memorial Day – Labor Day. Starting the week of September 21, lighted play will be available until 10 pm.
  • The Juliana Kurinka Children’s Play Area offers four play areas for children of all ages. The area includes Wet, Adventure, Sand, and Tot Playgrounds with equipment and features designed for interactive, physical, and social play. The Play Area is designed with family in mind as it offers designated areas with appropriately sized/designed play equipment for tots (ages 2-5) and older children (ages 5-12). Children’s Play Area Site Plan PDF
  • Picnic facilities
  • Softball and baseball diamonds
  • Soccer and football fields
  • Sled Hill – lighted sled riding slopes (open December – February, weather permitting)
  • Cross Country Skiing
  • Judge Morley Performing Arts Pavilion, home to the MetroParks Summer Concert series
  • Thomas J. Bresko Pavilion is available for rental
  • Wick Recreation Center is available for rental. The Center is a multi-functional, 4-season space offering a team shop with equipment rentals, concessions (coming soon), a community room for public programming and private rentals, outdoor patio, recreation offices, and new restroom facilities.

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