Offers day camps for youth to learn about the zoo's animals as well as environmental and conservation issues.

Offers a program where children participate in sports events, special interest programs, reading, and other activities with police officers who volunteer and staff the events.

Provides arts summer camp that includes music, dance, African languages, theater, visuals arts, and field trips. Lunch is provided.

Provides programs in basketball and flag football for children.

Provides after school activities and tutoring for youth. Activities include basketball, dance, drama, etc. Offers Summer day camps where participants participate in activities such as field trips, tours, learning activities, etc. Luch is served to day camp participants daily.

Provides a variety of recreational, educational, and health-related programs, such as arts and crafts, film presentations, reading clubs, and other special events. Programs vary with season and location.

Provides recreation centers with a variety of fitness classes and arts programs.

Maintains park and recreations areas. Features include sporting complexes, playgrounds, dog park, pavilions, fishing, grills, sledding, splash pad, fitness equipment, and walking trails. Parks: * Betzstone Park Betzstone Drive * Brushwood Park Lilac Court * Buckeye Community Park Riva Ridge Drive * Burton Park 1177 Sunset Boulevard * Central Park 1 Park Avenue West * Clearfork Reservoir Rt 8, 2678 Grass Road * Deer Park 100 South Home Road * Dewey and Vine Field Park Dewey and Vine Street * Dickson Park 470 Davis Road * Ford Hill Park 1 Cardinal Avenue * Fox Glen Park 496 West Straub Road * Hamilton Park 344 Fern Avenue * John Todd Park 199 Bowers Avenue * Johns Park Stocking Avenue and Dudley Avenue - includes splash pad * Julia Underhill Park 1175 Dillon Road * King Street Park 778 King Street * Lahm Airport Park Mansfield Lahm Airport * Liberty Park 491 Grace Street * Lily Street Tot Lot Park 520 Lily Street * Maple Lake Park 265 Fairlawn Avenue * Middle Park 665 West Fourth Street * Newman Street Park 414 Newman Street * North Lake Park 270 Rae Avenue * Optimist Park 756 Carol Lane * Prospect Park 542 Marquis Avenue * Redwood Park Redwood Road * Ritter's Run Park 255 Ohio Street * Sherman Estate Park Sherman Place * Sterkel Park 767 Hollywood Lane - includes dog park * Straub Road Park Straub Road * Tappan Park 394 Laird Avenue * South Park 100 Brinkerhoff Avenue

Offers a variety of camps and programming for children, scouts, schools, and other educational groups throughout the year.

Provides a wide variety of recreational facilities, parks, and activities. Fishing, camping, boating, swimming, hiking, biking, and similar opportunities available.

Provides a four summer day camps for youth. Offers free play, arts and crafts, educational games, computers, indoor swimming and more.

Maintains City of Ashland Parks, Brookside Community Dog Park, ball fields, Pavilion rentals, Brookside Pool, and the Guy C. Myers Band Shell. Parks and Ball Field Locations can be found at https://www.ashland-ohio.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/parks-maps-and-more Brookeside Park (with Band Shell, Pavilion and Pool): 209 Parkside Drive Brookside West (with Pavilion and Dog Park): 1261 County Road 1153 Cahn Grove Park: 1400 Cleveland Avenue Davis Road: 260 N. Davis Road Emmons Field: 1420 Troy Road Miller Field: 1301 Jacobsen Avenue Community Soccer Stadium: 1480 County Road 1302

Provides computers, networked and equipped with high speed Internet, for educational use by the community. Classes in use of computers for both youth and adults are available as well as periods of open lab time.

Provides camp scholarships for youth with bleeding disorders.

Provides a day camp for children who have experienced the death of a loved one. Explores grief through activities with horses such as horseback riding lessons.

Provides guided hikes.

Provides multidisciplinary clinic for children and youth with a BMI greater than the 95 percentile and some other co-morbid condition. Families meet on an individual basis with a comprehensive team including a physician, dietician, psychologist and an exercise physiologist to make healthy lifestyle changes.

Provides a 12-week multidisciplinary program for chidlren and youth with a BMI greater than the 85 percentile. Each 90 minute session is run by a dietician, a behavioral health specialist, and an exercise physiologist. Children and parents meet separately or the first hour and then jointly to work with the exercise physiologist for the last 30 minutes.

Scouting Programs that develop leadership skills while instilling values. Specific programs include: Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Venturing and Exploring.

Offers classes and workshops on a number of topics for all ages.

Offers educational programs and activities about the local wildlife habitats throughout the year for older adults. Programs can be offered at various locations such as local senior centers and assisted living facilities.

Provides recreation centers with a variety of fitness classes and arts programs.

The Columbus Aquatics Center is home to six 25-yard swim lanes, an open area for casual swimming, a separate baby pool and a diving well with 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards. The center offers swimming lessons for beginners, intermediate and competition levels as well as lap swim and fitness classes.