Long before Adventure Sports comes into view, the sound of splashing and children's laughter can be heard. It specializes in water sports, offering lessons and gear for swimming, scuba diving and kayaking. The onsite training facility prepares the water enthusiast for the bigger outdoor adventure. Organized outings with knowledgable pros that culminate in a beachside BBQ from the days foraging is the highlight of this experience.
With a pool, tennis, hop scotch and playscape, kids and adults can live the high life at the Bay Terrace Center of Samuel Field Y. Bay Terrace Center offers social and educational programs for everyone from young kids to adult singles and seniors. Jewish enrichment, which includes Hebrew classes, holiday celebrations and even a social group special to Holocaust survivors, are some of their many programs.
Others include home services to community mental health services and assistance to special needs community members.
They have a vast number of different recreational, charitable and social programs orchestrated in the facility and community by their professionals. An exhaustive directory of services, from pre-school and child care to SAT classes and early stage dementia programs are available on the Center's website. Though funded largely by the United Jewish Appeal, Bay Terrace Center welcomes and serves people from all backgrounds.
Glen Oaks is a private swimming and tennis club geared towards family use. It offers swimming and tennis lessons for children and adults, and is open to members only. Membership costs $80 a month.
Located just off Lake Hopatcong, the Garden State Yacht Club hosts a multitude of events for its members. The club has two full tennis courts and an in-ground pool surrounded by beach chairs and monitored by a trained life guard. Visit the website for member information.
Although popularly known for it's Village People song, YMCA, or the "Y" as it is commonly referred to, has been helping communities for over 160 years. It brings people of all age groups and backgrounds together and teaches people how to work together for a lasting, meaningful change in the world. Its focus is based on three factors: Youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. It believes that there is opportunity for everyone to succeed. This location in Freehold offers swimming, basketball and gymnastics as well as other developmental activities daily.