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20th Century Bowling
505 S Duff Ave
Ames, IA 50010
515.232.5530

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Ames Area Running Club

Ames, IA 50010
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Ames Area Running Club and Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority are co-sponsors of Run for the Roses, a community event that has become an Ames tradition.
Ames Golf & Country Club
5752 George W. Carver Ave
Ames, IA 50010
515.232.8334
Fax: 515.232.9367
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18 hole course, tennis courts, swimming pool, casual and formal dining, youth activities and social events. Banquet facilities (seats up to 260 people) available to the public, for weddings, receptions, or special occasions.
Ames Parks & Recreation
1500 Gateway Hills Park Dr
Ames, IA 50014
515.239.5350
Fax: 515.239.5355
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Ames Racquet & Fitness Center
320 S 17th St
Ames, IA 50010
515.232.1911
Fax: 515.233.0617
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Three locations in Ames offer members a variety of services and equipment, including a pool, tennis courts, group fitness, personal training, massage and tanning.
Ames/ISU Ice Arena
1507 Gateway Hills Park Dr
Ames, IA 50014
515.292.6835
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Ballard Golf & Country Club
30608 Hwy 69
Huxley, IA 50124
515.597.2266
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9 hole, semi-private course. Clubhouse open to the public for lunch: Tue-Sat (11 to 2 p.m.) & dinner: Wed-Sat. (5 to 8 p.m.)Banquet facilities available.
Camp Hantesa
1450 Oriole Rd
Boone, IA 50036
515.432.1417
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Camp and Conference Center is available year round for outside groups. Youth focused programs running throughout the year.
Coldwater Golf Links
615 S 16th St
Ames, IA 50010
515.233.4664
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Unique in Iowa with its Links inspired design, Coldwater Golf Links is Ames' premier facility for hosting your group golf outing or after hours event.
Homewood Golf Course
20th St and Duff Ave
Ames, IA 50010
515.239.5363
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Beautiful well-groomed 9 hole, par 34 golf course with a friendly, responsive staff. Players of all ages and abilities will have a fun and challenging experience.
Hunziker Youth Sports Complex
PO Box 1446
Ames, IA 50014
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Home of Ames Girls Softball Association, www.amesgirlssoftball.org, Ames Little League Baseball, www.ameslittleleague.org and Ames Soccer Club, www.amessoccer.org.
Iowa 4-H Conference Center
1991 Peach Ave
Madrid, IA 50156
515.795.3338
Fax: 515.795.2107
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Year-round conference center and summer camp situated on 1,100 acres. Teambuilding, leadership and recreation activities with retreat lodging. 4-H membership is not required for use.
Iowa Sports Foundation (Iowa Games)
1421 S Bell Ave, Ste 104
Ames, IA 50010
515.292.3251
800.964.0332
Fax: 515.292.3254
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Coordinates Summer Iowa Games-Ames, Winter Iowa Games, Net Fest basketball and volleyball tournaments-Ames, Live Healthy Iowa, Live Healthy America, Live Healthy Iowa Kids, and Go The Distance Day
Iowa State University Athletic Department
1800 South 4th Street
Ames, IA 50011
515.294.3662
Fax: 515.294.0104
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Maintenance Shop
(Inside the Memorial Union)
2229 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50014
515.294.2969
Fax: 515.294.0215
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Evening entertainment with local and national artists.
Memorial Union Underground
(Inside the Memorial Union)
2229 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50011
515.294.1233
Fax: 515.294.1105
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The Recreation Center (basement level) offers a wide variety of games including: pool tables, bowling lanes with automatic scoring, CD jukebox, chess/checker tables, darts, air hockey, foosball, and arcade and pinball games.
Meskwaki Bingo Casino
1504 305th St
Tama, IA 52339
641.484.1631
Fax: 641.484.1618
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Largest full-service casino in the Midwest offers slots, table games, racebook, keno, bingo, dining, hotel spa, convention center and entertainment.
Midnight Madness
P.O. Box 266
Ames, IA 50010
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A marathon race ran in conjunction with the Iowa Games. Great place to run a certified course and socialize with fellow runners.
Perfect Games
1320 Mortensen Rd
Ames, IA 50014
515.598.BOWL
515.598.2695
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Central Iowa's family entertainment destination, includes 24 lanes of glow bowl, 2 floors of laser tag, an arcadium, stone oven pizza restaurant, sports bar and more. "We have fun to spare."
Seven Oaks Recreation
1086 222nd Dr
Boone, IA 50036
515.432.9457
Fax: 515.432.4924
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Year round outdoor recreation: Downhill skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing. Canoe, kayak and river tube floats, paintball, tent camping and 7+ miles of hiking and mountain biking trails. Meeting and event space, seats up to 225.
Skunk River Cycles
308 Main St
Ames, IA 50010
515.232.0322
Fax: 515.232.7564
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Full service, custom fitting, 75+ years experience, local cycle maps and more. Top 100 bike shop, consumers poll 2006. Voted "Best bike shop of Story County" in 2009. Official Iowa Games sponsor.
Story County Conservation Center
56461 180th St
Ames, IA 50010
515.232.2516
Fax: 515.232.6989
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Managing nearly 2,500 acres of parks and natural areas for outdoor recreation and wildlife habitat throughout the county.
Veenker Memorial Golf Course
1925 Stange Rd
Ames, IA 50011
515.294.6727
Fax: 515.294.2406
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A premier public golf facility owned and operated by ISU. Established May of 1938, originally a Perry Maxwell design. Veenker is a beautiful, demanding and challenging course.