Recreation & Leisure

Waterloo Region has a wide selection of recreational opportunities for all ages and abilities:

• A Heritage River: The Grand River
  
  • Recognized as one of the World's Best Managed Waterways
  • World renowned for its natural beauty and known as the place to white water kayak, canoe and fish in southern Ontario
  • Camping, hiking, and cycling are featured along the extensive network of trails, in local conservation areas and parks along the watershed
• 6 Conservation Areas and Over 3,000 Acres of Parks
• 22 Golf Courses
• The Trans-Canada Trail
• Within 1½ hours of 3 Great Lakes

Sports and Recreation Facilities

The region’s municipalities have some of the best sports programs in Canada for children and adults. More than 30 minor sport organizations and numerous adult groups organize affordable recreational, instructional and competitive programs from local to international caliber. From basketball to water polo, there is an activity for every sport enthusiast, including persons with disabilities.

Due to the number of high-class sport facilities, and dedicated volunteers, the area has played host to numerous Provincial, Canadian and International competitions. Some examples include Ontario championships in baseball, softball, lacrosse, track and field, speed skating, and water polo; the Ontario Summer Games; Canadian championships in Women’s Softball, Precision Skating, and Ringette; as well as the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the Scott’s Tournament of Hearts (Curling).

In addition to sports activities within each city, there are a number of major parks and conservation areas maintained by the parks and recreation departments of Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, the Grand River Conservation Authority, and various private park owners, including:

• More than 265 parks with more than 3,000 acres of parkland, including the new RIM Park in Waterloo
• Downhill skiing at Chicopee Ski Club
• Conservation areas —Chilligo, Conestogo Lake, Dumfries, Laurel Creek, Shade’s Mills
• 22 Arenas, including the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, home of the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League
• 19 Public Pools

22 Waterloo Region Golf Courses

Course	City	Holes	Access
Foxwood Golf Club	Baden	27	Public
Merry-Hill Golf Club	Breslau	27	Public
Beaverdale Golf Club	Cambridge	18	Public
Brookfield Golf Club	Cambridge	27	Public
Cambridge Golf Club	Cambridge	18	Public
Galt Country Club	Cambridge	18	Private
Grand Valley Golf & County Club	Cambridge	18	Public
Puslinch Lake Golf Club	Cambridge	18	Public
Whistle Bear Golf Club	Cambridge	18	Public
Savannah Golf Links	Cambridge	18	Public
Saginaw Golf Club	Cambridge	18	Public
Conestoga Golf & Country Club	Conestoga	18	Public
Elmira Golf Club	Elmira	18	Semi-Private
Derr Ridge Golf Club	Kitchener	18	Private
Doon Valley Golf Club	Kitchener	18	Public
Rockway Golf Club	Kitchener	18	Public
Westmount Golf & Country Club	Kitchener	18	Private
River Edge Golf Club	Kitchener	9	Public
Dundee Country Club	New Dundee	18	Public
Rebel Creek Golf Club	Petersburg	18	Public
Grey Silo Golf Course	Waterloo	18	Public
Westhill Meadows Golf Course	Waterloo	18	Public

Source: OntGolf-Where Canada Tracks Golf, 2007