Mid-Coast Recreation Center

I used this place for a gym when housesitting for the winter up in Hope. What a great facility! Super friendly staff, brand new equipment and lots of natural lighting within the workout room… a personal requirement of mine. It’s pretty small but not having equipment to use was never a problem for me.
They relatively recently opened the fitness facility up to the public as its main use is one on one personal training classes. For only $ 25 a month you get unlimited access during particular time slots during the day. At first I thought this rigid schedule was a downside, but in actuality, the compartmentalized options gave me two to three times in a day to feel guilty for not going! So I think it helped keep me more on a schedule than anything else!
The changing facilities are standard, with lockers (bring your own lock if you feel strongly about it but I never did), bathrooms and showers (bring your own supplies)
Overall, this place is great. I think it’s still a hidden gem because more often than not I was working out alone… Though that may just be midcoast Maine too. :P
They have a super nice skating rank and equally nice tennis courts you can rent out for $ 30/​hr too.