The Coleman A. Young Recreation Center is a City of Detroit Parks & Recreation facility offering youth programs including basketball, swimming lessons and seasonal summer camps, with a summer schedule running late June through mid-August. Amenities include a gym, pool, game room and courts; a membership is required to participate.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Coleman A. Young Community Center directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Cp's Kitchen PantryBest Rec Ctr. in the downtown area! I have been going for over 40yrs to this place they have all the activities, swimming pool, boxing, small weight room, computer lab room for all. They keep it clean and organized. I don't see much change from the money that was supposedly invested; unless it's in the walls! Lol! Pickle ball anyone?
★★★★★shuntia wilsonGreat activities for seniors. I lost partial function of my arm during chemo and the aqua bike and water aerobics got me back in the game. Great classes.
★★★Aubrey AgeeI am super excited to go to the newly renovated Coleman A. Young Community Recreation Center. This pictures look fantastic! I have not gone yet so I called today for information on the weight room and swimming pool. I spoke to Shedon and she gave an extreme passive aggressive tone as if I were bothering her or wasting her time. She greater me kindly and inquired about the open hours for weight room and she stated M-F 8am -9pm. I then inquired about the weight room having closed sessions scheduled and she, annoyed in tone, and she repeated the hours. I them explained that I was trying to determine if there are classes that are scheduled and in tone as if I were not comprehending she stated they have no classes in the weight room. I then asked what the open pool hours were and she stated, again in an annoyed tone, that all of the information is on the website. I felt too uncomfortable to let her know that it's hard to find that information on the website and that I wanted to understand the open hours. I gave up in trying to have a civilized conversation and told her thank you and that I hoped she had a better day. She scoffed defiantly and stated she is having an excellent day and that I have blessed one. She definitely needs customer service training because she was borderline hostile and definitely acted annoyed. I am not implying harsh action, I'm just thinking we need to encourage and support our city employees to be empathetic when engaging and not defensive. I am certain they probably get a lot callers that can be challenge but they shouldn't be so quick to have that mentality.
★★★★★Pamela SMy family is thrilled with the reopening. There are several great classes to stay fit, with options for many ages and abilities. The prices are very fair. After years of struggling to progress in swimming with classes at other places, my kids now can swim without assistance and dive for rings. The instructors have been amazing.
★★★★★Yvonne TaylorStaff has been friendly and helpful. I've only been open swim so far... the pool is fantastic.