Creekside YMCA Outdoor Adventure Center
Bring the family, invite your neighbors and join the Forest Full of Fun on June 5^th!  The Creekside YMCA Outdoor Adventure Center is located at 6464 Creekside Forest Drive. For more information on the Grand Opening, YMCA Membership, Summer Day Camp and Summer Programs, please call 281-367-YMCA or visit www.ymcahouston.org/south-montgomery-county/

The community is invited to the Grand Opening of the New Creekside YMCA Outdoor Adventure Center.  The new center is one of the most unique YMCAs anywhere in the country and the grand opening celebration will be just as unique and special. This is a BIG event you don’t want to miss. 

Celebrate with us at the “Forest Full of Fun Grand Opening Celebration”, 3:00 – 9:30pm, Saturday, June 5^th. You have to see it for yourself.  It is a YMCA unlike any other!

Free Family Fun for all ages, the festivities will reconnect kids and families with nature. Activities will include petting zoo, camel rides, pony rides, archery, alpine tower, live entertainment on the outdoor stage, jousting, face painting, balloon art, mascots, moonwalk, climbing wall, wax hand booth, thumbprint art, caricature sketch artist, pottery art, food and beverages, ReMax Hot Air Balloon, magic show, puppet show, door prize drawings, guided tours, one day membership promotion and much more. The evening will conclude with an outdoor family movie in the amphitheater and S’Mores in the outdoor fireplace beginning at 8:15pm. Families will have the opportunity to decorate hand painted tiles that will be later hung as artwork throughout the facility as part of the Grand Opening Celebration.  Grand prize drawings include Complimentary 12 month YMCA Family Memberships! The longer you stay and the more you participate, the more chances you have to win. AND. . .the first 500 families will receive a commemorative t-shirt – limit 2 per family. The fun begins at 3:00pm with a brief ribbon cutting ceremony.

In addition to the outdoor activities, there will be a vendor fair inside the YMCA Lodge. A variety of vendors including jewelry, arts/crafts, pottery, accessories, children’s gifts, sculptures, candles, YMCA Summer Program Information etc . . . . will be available for your browsing and shopping enjoyment. If you are interested in participating as a vendor please contact Roxanne Davis at rdavis@ymcahouston.org

Naturally alive with adventure, the new Creekside center offers a world of free and natural play, just like when you were a kid. Here kids can climb high atop a tree house or climb under the sanctuary of an authentic Native American tipi. Interconnected by expansive forest canopies and sprawling wooden boardwalks, there’s simply nothing like Creekside anywhere in the Greater Houston Area. Explore everything from the centerpiece lodge to alpine tower to giant swing to outdoor chapel to archery range  to outdoor amphitheater and more!

Nestled on 21 acres, donated by The Woodlands Development Company, the new YMCA is located in The Woodlands newest Village of Creekside Park adjacent to the 1700 acre George Mitchell Preserve. The Creekside YMCA will be a unique facility.  A primary element will be the attention to outdoor recreation and education, reconnecting kids and families with nature, and bringing back the sense of adventure to the family outdoor experience. 

Creekside YMCA is the new home for the YMCA Summer Day Camp Program for children ages 5 – 11. Following the Grand Opening weekend celebration, the staff will gear up for the first day of camp, Monday, June 7^th. This summer plan for your kids to escape to a woodsy outdoor adventures, just minutes from home. Summer fun unplugged with a little help from Mother Nature and your trusted YMCA Camp Counselors, day campers never had it so good. Camp is offered in weekly sessions, Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 6:30pm. To register please stop by any YMCA location in The Woodlands or register online at www.discoverymcacamping.org.