Summer Recreation | Ice Skating | Swimming | Golf | Camping | Outdoors

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Summer Recreation Program

West Bend has a variety of activities offered to the community. An outdoor swimming pool adds to the summertime opportunities, with Red Cross swimming lessons offered each summer. West Bend's Summer Recreation program also offers little league softball and baseball for the children in the community. West Bend also has one of the finest Summer Reading Programs nurtured by the Public Library with wonderful reward trips, such as a trip to the Omaha Zoo.

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Skating on the Grotto Ice Rink

The Grotto Ice Rink provides the perfect setting for “children of all ages” to enjoy an afternoon or evening of ice skating during winter. Enjoy pick-up hockey with appropriate protective equipment. There is a snack bar inside the warming house.

TENTATIVE SKATING HOURS
Season: December – Mid-March

ICE SKATING ADMISSIONS
	INDIVIDUAL	FAMILY
Ages 4 and under	Free	N/A
Session rate	$ 2.00	$ 5.00
Weekly rate	$ 6.00	$15.00
Season rate	$40.00	$60.00
Classes	$ 1.00	N/A

Private Party with Adult Chaperones       $2.00 / $50.00 minimum
(25 person maximum)

Volunteers including Family       Free at the time they work

Organizations that have contributed       Free one time

ICE SKATE RENTAL RATES
	PER SESSION	SEASONAL
Youth Sizes 6 to 9	$1.00	$20.00
Youth Sizes 10 to 13	$1.50	$30.00
Junior Sizes 1 to 5	$2.00	$40.00
Junior Sizes 6 to 12	$3.00	$60.00
Adult Sizes 13, 14, 15	$4.00	$80.00

HOCKEY EQUIPMENT RENTAL
Any 1 item	$20.00 per session
Any 2 items	$30.00 per session
Any 3 items	$40.00 per session
Any 4 items	$50.00 per session

Protective hockey equipment is available to rent by the season only, on a limited basis. Helmet, shin/knee guards, gloves, and elbow pads are available.

****Hockey players purchase their own sticks.****

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Swimming

Cool off on a hot summer day at the swimming pool located on the Public School grounds at 317 4th St. SW. Hours: 1pm-5pm and 6pm-8pm Adult swimming: 5pm-6pm Daily admission: $2.50 Season tickets: Single-$40 - Family-$65 For more information call 515-887-6501

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Golf

Situated just south of town, West Bend Golf & Country Club offers a 9 hole course with a beautiful view. Call (515) 887-6217 to reserve a tee time or for more information.

 

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Camping

The Grotto campground offers 80 electrical hook-ups. The west campground has shower facilities, restrooms, dump station and water available (hydrant, not water hook-ups) and a shelter house. The north campground is accessible to rest rooms and playground. You can pull through on most of the sites, so any size of RV can be accommodated. $15 a night for RVs with electrical hook-ups and $10 for tenters. Reservations are taken, but not required.

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Outdoor Enthusiasts

Within a 30-mile radius, there are eight fine golf courses offering 90 holes of challenging entertainment. Call State Park, Smith Lake, Five Island Lake, Lost Island Lake, Silver Lake, and the West Fork of the Des Moines River offer camping and fishing opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast. West Bend is also located only an hour away from the Iowa Great Lakes.