| Planning a tournament, playoff game, or need a specialized athletic training facility? Waco offers facilities for a wide variety of sports. Call (800) 321-9226 for further information or to book a tournament. | |
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Waco Water Park Olympic-size competition pool. |
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| Baylor
University - McLane Student Life Center The McLane Student Life Center has an indoor six lane pool, 25 meter X 25 yards, with a depth of four feet. The diving area has a depth of 12 feet for the three-meter springboard. |
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| McLennan
Community College The MCC indoor pool is 25 yards X 15 yards with six lanes. The diving area is 12 feet deep with two one-meter boards and one three-meter board. |
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| Waco
Family Y The indoor competition pool is 25 yards X 25 meters with a depth of three feet to 10 feet and 10 lanes. |
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Baylor Ballpark The Baylor Ballpark includes a Bermuda 419 Tiff surface with fences down the lines at 330 feet and center field at 400 feet. The total seating includes 3,100 chair-back seats and 1,900 bleacher seats. The stadium was the site of the 1999 NCAA Baseball Regional and Super Regional. |
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| McLennan
Community College baseball field Seats 500 and has a Common Bermuda outfield surface with a Bermuda Tiff infield surface. The fences are 300 feet down each line and 390 feet to center field. |
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Bend Park ballfields 1001 Lakeshore Dr. Waco, Texas 76708. (254) 644-3546 8 lighted fields, covered seating, concessions, pro shop. |
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| Waco
Independent School District The WISD Athletic Complex includes two baseball fields with Common Bermuda surfaces and fences of 315 feet and 400 feet. Seating is 2,000 and each stadium has two dressing rooms. |
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| Area
High Schools Additional baseball stadiums with similar dimensions (or slightly shorter fences) as WISD are located at Midway, China Springs, Lorena, Robinson, Connally and LaVega. |
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| City
of Waco - Cotton Palace Located at South 15th and Cleveland Avenue. Four lighted fields, concessions, warm-up areas on each field. |
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| City
of Waco - Brooklyn Park Located at 1300 Orchard Lane. One lighted field. |
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Baylor University - Ferrell Center Includes either a Sport Court or a wood surface for competition. The center seats a maximum of 10,078 and offers 8 dressing rooms. The Student Life Center includes floor space for basketball training. The Ferrell Center has been the home for the WNIT playoffs in 1998 and 1999, and the Texas Junior College playoffs from 1993-1998. |
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McLennan
Community College - Highlands Gym Wood playing surface that meets NCAA regulations, seating for 2,600. |
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Area High Schools/Waco
Family Y Each has at least one basketball facility with various sizes, floors and seating. |
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AMF Lake Air Lanes 24 lanes. 4610 Bosque Blvd, Waco, TX 76710. (254) 776-1717. |
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| AMF Westview Lanes 32 lanes. 4565 W Waco Dr, Waco, TX 76710. (254) 772-6600. |
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Baylor University - Ferrell Center Includes either a Sport Court or a wood surface for competition. The center seats a maximum of 10,078 and includes eight dressing rooms. The Student Life Center offers floor space for boxing training. |
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Bear Run Cross Country Course (Lake Waco Dam) Four-kilometer graded cross country course located below the Lake Waco Dam. The course allows 200 to 250 runners to start simultaneously. Accessible from the hike-and-bike trail that the Corps built across the dam. The hike-and-bike trailhead and parking area is located on the west side of Airport Drive. Most of the course is flat, but the south side has a slope about 20 feet high. |
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Brazos River The Brazos River runs from McLennan Community College campus through downtown Waco and past the Baylor Marina. This part of the scenic river is 4-5 miles long with an average width of 100 yards and a depth of 22 feet - 25 feet. The river is generally straight and is the home of the annual Drag Boat Races. It is a training facility for numerous university rowing teams from throughout the country. Bleacher seating in Cameron Park East accommodates 500-plus people. |
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Cameron Park - Disc Golf Courses The City of Waco maintains disc golf courses at Cameron Park and Cameron Park East. The Cameron Park course is suited for players of all skill levels. The Cameron Park East course is one of the more challenging courses in Texas. Both courses stretch along the Brazos River and incorporate Cameron Park's scenic landscape into the field of play. Weekly tournaments are held every other Monday, and PDGA events are held throughout the year. (254)750-5980 |
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Heart O' Texas Coliseum The Coliseum has an arena area of 125 feet X 300 feet with seating for 6,100. The Horse Barn has seating for 800 with a floor area of 125 feet X 250 feet. Also included is an open area for warm-up with a floor area of 125 feet X 250 feet. |
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| McLennan
Community College - Highlander Ranch Two indoor arenas and 150 horse stalls. |
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Lake Waco There are over 51 species of fish which inhabit Lake Waco. The 6 major species which anglers catch regularly include Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish and Yellow Catfish. The lake is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. |
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Baylor University - Floyd Casey Stadium The 50,000 seat arena is home to the Baylor Bears football team. Opened in 1991, the stadium is continually upgraded to give Baylor a facility necessary to be competitive in the Big 12® Conference. |
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Waco
Independent School District Sports Complex The stadium seats a total of 11,500. The home side grandstands seat 6,500, including 940 reserve chairback seats, and the visitor side grandstands seat 5,000. The field is an Astro Play artificial playing surface. The fieldhouse is 12,000 square feet, with a 700 square foot conference room available with a maximum seating capacity of 50. Also included is a WISD Athletic Hall of Fame Room. |
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Twin Rivers Golf Club 1000 Bear Ridge Drive (off Hwy. 84). (254) 848-7800 At 7,478 ft., Twin Rivers Golf Club is the second longest course in Texas. Located along the banks of the Middle Bosque River and among the rolling hills of Central Texas, Twin Rivers serves as the home course for the Baylor University Golf Teams. Par: 72. Greens: Bermuda Tif Eagles |
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| Cottonwood
Creek Golf Course 5201 Bagby Ave. (254)745-6009 Cottonwood Creek is a par 72 course, measuring 7,140 from the championship tees. Home course for the Starburst Junior Golf Classic each year. Course Rating: 73.8 (gold tees). Greens: Tifdwarf Bermuda |
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Connally Golf Course 3900 Concord Rd. (254)799-6561 Public course. Par: 72 men, 73 women. Greens: Bermuda |
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The Lake Country Club 5608 Flat Rock Rd. (254)756-1888 Par: 72 Course Rating: 71.4 (blue). Greens: Tif 328 Bermuda. Private course. |
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Ridgewood
Country Club 7300 Fish Pond Rd.(254)772-2050 Private course. Par: 70 Course Rating: Champion 71.3/ 123, White 69.7/ 120, Gold 72.7/ 129. Greens: Bent |
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Jimmy Bryant Horseshoe Complex Located on the Brazos River in Cameron Park East, the Jimmy Bryant Horseshoe Complex is one of the top pitching facilities in the state. The complex features concrete throwing pads, sand pits, covered pavilions and restrooms. Local competitions are held weekly and state tournaments take place throughout the year. |
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Mountain Biking Cameron Park - Waco's 416-acre Cameron Park is one of the largest municipal parks in Texas. Cameron Park retains its natural beauty with hiking and mountain biking trails through lush vegetation, atop limestone cliffs and over natural springs and waterways. Two rivers, the Brazos and the Bosque, run through the park and offer banks, docks and water for fishing and water sports. The eight-mile-plus course runs through most of the park. Elevation varies from 390 feet to 523 feet. National cross-country races (NORBA-sanctioned) have been held in the park. |
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Waco Skeet & Trap Club 7209 Karl May Drive. (254) 753-2651 Home of the TOC Bradshaw & 2005 Texas State Championships. 2003, 2004 & 2005 NSSA Club of the Year. |
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Heart of Texas Soccer Complex The 35-acre complex includes 23 fields of various sizes. The size of the fields can be altered for any sizes needed. |
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Baylor
University - Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field Baylor's Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field sports Bermuda Tiff 419 grass and a four-inch crown. Seating is for 3,000. |
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Waco
Independent School District The WISD Athletic Complex has an Astro Play surface and includes seating for 10,100. The playing surface is 126 yards X 68 yards. |
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Baylor University - Getterman Stadium Seating capacity of 1,500 and a Bermuda Tiff 419 outfield surface. The fences are 200 feet down each line and 220 feet to the center. |
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| McLennan
Community College softball field Seats 500 and the fences are 210 feet and 230 feet. The outfield surface is Common Bermuda. |
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| WISD
Athletic Complex Surface is Common Bermuda in the outfield with fences of 200 feet down the lines and in the center. |
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| Area
High Schools Each of the high schools have softball fields for training use. |
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| River
Bend Park ballfields 1001 Lakeshore Dr. Waco, Texas 76708. (254) 644-3546 8 lighted fields, covered seating, concessions, pro shop. |
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Waco Regional Tennis Center 900 West Lake Shore Drive. (254) 753-7675 |
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| Baylor
Tennis Center Baylor Men's Tennis Team has taken home the Big 12® championship trophy from 2002-2005. Tennis Center Seats 1,500. Baylor University. (254) 710-1011. |
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Baylor University - Hart-Patterson Track & Field Complex Includes a 440-yard tartan surface with eight lanes. The Field Event Area is within the stadium that seats 5,000 fans. Has hosted the 1997 Big 12® Track and Field Outdoor Championships, and 1960, 1976, 1980 and 1989 Southwest Conference meets. |
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Waco
Independent School District - Paul Tyson stadium Includes a 400-meter track (rubber surface) with eight lanes. Seating is for 6,500 people with two male and two female dressing rooms. |
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Midway
Independent School District Offers an additional track facility within the football stadium that includes a 400-meter track with eight lanes. Additional track facilities could be included with area high school improvements in the future. |
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Baylor University - Ferrell Center Seats 10,284. (254) 710-1915. |
