WA-KE HATCHEE PARK RECREATION CENTER
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16760 Bass Road
Fort Myers, FL
33908
(239) 432-2154
 Jodi Goettemoeller
(239) 432-2154
jgoettemoeller@leegov.com


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Hours
 

Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


UPCOMING GYMNASIUM CLOSURES:

Thursday, April 4th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for a school event.

Thursday, April 11th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for a school event.

Friday - Sunday, April 12th-14th, ALL DAY for a basketball tournament.

Friday - Sunday, April 19th - 21st, ALL DAY for a basketball tournament.

Monday, April 29th, 10 a.m.-Noon for a school event.

Tuesday, April 30th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for a school event.

Information
 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 independent 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 rooms and game room. 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 $20 a month, $80 for six months or $120 a year. Come check it out.

Wa-Ke Hatchee Park is now open! The park includes 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. The address of our new entrance is 16760 Bass Road.

History
 "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. The park's Grand Opening was held on March 12, 2011.