Summer Fun! Kids love making memories here every Summer and have enjoyed hanging with friends and…read moreswimming hours on end. Highly recommended you come and create your own memories here as well.

Walking past the neighborhood pool last night and hearing the sounds of cheering children for the…read moreweekly swim meet brought back such memories. Let me be clear - I haven't been to JVRA in years. But considering I spent every day of my summers there from age 4 until moving to college, it holds a special place in my heart. There's a main pool with a shallow end for kids, a regular lap area (6 lanes), and a deep end with a couple of 1m springboards. There's also a kiddie pool and a junior pool. There's a covered patio area for picnics and such. Sure the whole thing smells of chlorine, but the staff always took pride in maintaining the facilities. They also have tennis courts and offer lessons and clinics, but my strength was always in the water. My love for JVRA was solidified by my participation in summer swim team. At the time we were the city league champions for 4 or 5 years running. It helped that we had 2 swimmers who went on to become Olympians. I'm still proud when I talk to my parents each July and my mom tells me that they're league champions again (since 2005, according to the website). This pool really is family oriented. The life guards grow up through the swim team and then become the coaches. The 4th of July festivities are the best - particularly the bike parade, when every kid decorates his or her bike with red, white, and blue crepe paper. I will always think of JVRA whenever I smell chlorine and freshly laundered towels on a warm summer evening. #Yelp365 - 152/365

This facility is small, and under staffed. The equipment is…read morein need of replacing. They have 3 elliptical machines, 2 of which have been out of service for I know 4 months! The other is so loud it can be heard over the blaring music and classes being held behind the partition. Several of the other machines need padding replaced or recovered. And a shoulder machine ( I believe) isn't adequately bolted. Tanning is available - only during staffed hours, which is not convenient if you can't get there by 6pm. It is very clean, and has 24hr. access for members. Rates could be better given the state of the equipment. Either drop rates and keep said equipment or fix it! Convenient location and no judgement atmosphere.

I just moved to Athens and Riviera is pretty much right in the middle of this small growing city. I…read morereally like this gym. It is 24 hours and seeing as it is smaller it kind of has like an Average Joe's from Dodgeball feel to it. Free weights, bench presses, leg presses, treadmills, bikes, everything you really need. It also has a MMA that is attached to it I have yet to venture over there. Small but Growing!

Came today for Logan's 12th birthday and I have to say I'm impressed. It was well taken care of…read more The staff working were attentive and safety focused. We definitely will be back!!

It's good but the teens are out of control. Went with my 10 yr old and 2 yr old grandsons. If you…read moredon't watch your kids the teens will bully them. I do appreciate that they don't charge for toddlers and they allow parents to be with the toddlers without being charged. I don't know if I would go at night

I came to the park for the annual Hot Air balloon Jubilee. There are some paved walking trails and…read morea lot of open field areas. This would be a great place for events or enjoying some fresh air. The festival is awesome! Parking is a little hectic.

Fun place for a day trip! There is more to do there than your typical park, event or not. They have…read morea wave pool with plenty of space to relax and catch some rays. The beach area was open last time I went. I especially like the high dive platforms at the Olympic pool. I have been there when they had diving competitions there. They also had Civil War reenactments in the park, hot air balloon races and such. And, they have walking trails.

Beautiful lodge on Green mountain for residents in the area. The lodge is available for rent for…read moreevents for members. There are also tennis courts, a resort style pool, basketball courts, and a gym.

This is a nice tennis center! I played here indoors when it was HAC (Huntsville Athletic Club)! The…read moreindoor courts are so nice! The players there are all mannerly and have good sportsmanship! It's always fun to get a drink and watch the Indoor players from the glass walled indoor restaurant upstairs that overlooks all the indoor courts from the second floor! One of the USTA pros who works here, Chris Shearburn and I played on the same tennis team at UAH. Go see Chris, he is good people and a talented athlete! The dressing rooms are nice. I can't speak to the gym because I never used it and although they have 6 indoor tennis courts (they are hard courts), 15 outdoor clay and hard tennis courts (all of which are lighted), 6 racquetball courts and 1 squash court, they have over 42,000 square feet of indoor space dedicated to racquet sports, I can't say with certainty I played on the outdoor clay (really Rubico) courts. They have a dedicated staff who really makes this club shine! I played here solely as a guest so I can't speak to the membership costs or benefits. I'm really proud of the revamp of this center in 2010! Well done good people! It's also an event center (think private parties of all sizes or a rehearsal dinner) and hosts fun events including pickleball. Thanks for promoting the sport of a lifetime in Huntsville!

I joined the Huntsville Athletic Club of Alabama after relocating for work, attracted by its…read moreimpressive facilities and tennis clinics. To participate, I was required to sign a membership contract. Over time, I spent nearly $500 on clinics, around $1,000 in membership fees, and more on food and other services. Six months later, I had to relocate to Georgia for a new job. When I asked to cancel my membership, they insisted on a $250 cancellation fee. Considering my circumstances and how much I'd already invested, I expected a more understanding response. After looking into Alabama law, I discovered that under Ala. Code § 8-23-4(6), health studios are legally required to allow contract cancellation without penalty if a member relocates and there's no affiliated facility within 15 miles of the new address. I brought this to their attention, but they ignored it and even denied being a registered health studio--despite being listed on the Alabama Attorney General's Health Studio Registration. Not only is their behavior unethical, but the contract they make you sign is voidable under state law. They try to sneak in additional fees or clauses to make it seem enforceable, but legally, it's not. They rely on customers not knowing their rights. I disputed the charge with my credit card company, but the club's filing department denied it. Don't be fooled by the friendly faces or flashy courts. When it matters most, this club will put profits ahead of people. I recommend considering other tennis facilities in Huntsville such as: * Huntsville Tennis Center - A public facility with 36 courts, lessons for all ages, leagues, and tournaments. * PlayYourCourt Huntsville - A flexible option for lessons and community play with certified instructors. Choose a facility that respects its members and the law.

Great courts! Great staff!! Max and Jackson are great! Can't wait for the construction to endread more

The gym is a nice place, but one of the coaches ( Alex Vardman ) keeps saying he owns the gym, but…read morehe does not and he also said rude things about my coach which made him quit.

I was really impressed by the Athen's Sportsplex! It's really sizeable, ya'll. It's been there for…read moreat least a couple of decades since my step daughter played soccer there when she was in high school. We visited the All Kids Park which is onsite at the Sportsplex last Sunday which was really nice, too. Back to Sportsplex. I did not enter the building itself; however from the exterior it was really modern looking and nice! I think it houses the swimming pool(s) which I am told are really nice, too! I explored the numerous batting cages trying to figure out how they worked because they aren't the typical ones where you put $ in and a machine delivers the pitch to you - they were *not* automated. Hmmmm. How the heck do they work? They were in nice shape, though. Also, their tennis courts were in excellent shape! Lighted, wind screens/covered changeover areas and nets, all in great shape, with excellent signage and no pits/ruts on the hard surfaced courts. They have 2 baseball fields; 3 baseball/softball fields, 3 soccer fields; an 18 hold disc golf course (which I did not see), I did see a plain ole wide open field where parents and children were just throwing balls and playing. Ball fields and soccer fields are available for rent by the public and for tournaments. Their website indicates they have 2 sub facilities: an Athens Greenway Trail and Athens Sportsplex Track; which I didn't see. Per the website the Athens Sportsplex Track is a 1.2 mile track that connects the Sportsplex to Lowes on Hwy. 72 in Athens, it is "mostly shaded" and appears to have a really cool looking covered bridge, too.