Living in Rio Blanco | Meeker and Rangely 2020 - Magazine - Page 17
RECREATION
LIVE
CENTERS
RANGELY REC CENTER
MEEKER REC CENTER
The Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation & Park
District (WRBM Recreation & Park District) currently
encompasses approximately 1,275 square miles in the
Western half of Rio Blanco County, serving the town of
Rangely and the surrounding rural areas. The recreation
district offers a wide variety of wonderful amenities.
Conveniently located in Rangely the WRBM Recreation
The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation & Parks
District (ERBM Recreation & Park District) has provided
indoor and outdoor recreation, arts and culture to residents
and visitors of Eastern Rio Blanco County for over 35 years.
Center has been recently renovated with a new pool,
spa and water-slide. The center also features a cardio
and strength room, a multi-purpose room, A/V room
and game room.
The Meeker Recreation Center is an amazing 25,000
square foot facility featuring a family aquatic center with
a lap pool, leisure pool, zero depth entry, water slides,
lazy river and hot tub. The facility also offers a modern
fitness and exercise room with state-of-the-art cardio and
strength equipment, a multi-purpose room for meetings
and educational classes, along with a lounge area.
Visitors are welcome and can also use the showers for a
minimal fee. Racquetball is still a love in Rangely which
has two well-maintained racquetball courts and hosts
local tournaments. Lighted outdoor tennis and basketball
courts and a lighted outdoor skating rink are just steps
from the center.
The ERBM Recreation & Park District oversees and
maintains all of the parks in the town of Meeker. Each
park offers a variety of family friendly equipment to increase
outdoor fun for kids of all ages. In town, fishing is accessible
from Town Park and Circle Park which will go under exciting
new renovations over the next few years. Fifty-seven
acres of open space known as the Philip & Durcas Jensen
Memorial Park has a set of groomed hiking and mountain
biking trails for all skill levels. This open space also offers
ample opportunity to view local wildlife and the amazing
scenery of the White River Valley.
Elks Park, located close by the center, is full of lush green
grass and spectacular mature trees. In 2007 the WRBM
Recreation & Park District put in a top-of-the-line
playground and further renovations in 2011 added new
restrooms, a pavilion and regulation size ball fields. This
renovation made this park suitable for events of all types,
from the smallest picnic to the largest wedding.
www.westernrioblanco.org
The ERBM Recreation & Park District provides premier
events in Meeker! In the summer the ERBM Recreation &
Park District brings music and events to the Downtown
Plaza. During the cold winter months, a variety of events
are provided inside as well as outside.
www.erbmrec.com
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