McKie Recreation Center

Great community rec center in northside! Super cheap membership! $ 25/​year for basketball and $ 70/​year for weight room. They also offer classes too. Staff are extremely friendly!

I think the Cinci Recreation Commission facilities are a great benefit to the city and fully support their inclusion in the city budget, etc. Unfortunately there are a lot of things competing for the same funds, and certain communities draw the short straw.
And, unfortunately, McKie suffers from that.
Most of the equipment is old and beat up, but in working order. They are not open weekends, but they are open late enough on weekdays to get in a workout after work. McKie also lacks a few amenities that some of the better funded CRC centers have such as a running track.
Now, those are a few of the negatives to get out of the way, and unfortunately they are things the folks at McKie just can’t do anything about.
Now, the good things.
First off the people are really great. Everyone is very friendly, and not because they are looking at you like a walking commission. I have seen people being trained there, but I’m not sure how that is set up, definitely not in a high-​pressure way. They have classes in martial arts and I think I’ve seen some women walking around with yoga mats. And the other big tradeoff for the gently used equipment is that an adult membership is only $ 25 a YEAR!
A main charge for the center seems to be the programs for area youth. I know there are regular and structured basketball times, and I’ve seen younger children occupying the front room doing arts and crafts projects. Also, in the summer, McKie hosts a number of day camp activities as well as swimming lessons.
The front room also hosts community organizations such as the Community Council and acts as a jumping off point for things like the Great American Cleanup.
So, as I mentioned, the CRC community centers are asked to do so many worthwhile things, and do them on a shoestring budget. The only reason I give this a 3 star review here is because if it had a bigger budget, I need room to go to 4 or 5.