Marshall Community Center

Great find! Affordable membership, even not being a Washington resident. Needed to find a place to play indoor basketball and this is the spot! They separate the gym into 2 halves most of the time so they can have scheduled events going on one side and drop in basketball on the other. The weight room is nice as well! Have lots of weight stations, free weights and cardiovascular machines galor! There are other things included in membership but I don’t use them, such as a pool, might I add, big enough to swim laps. Good place to go couple times a week. Check it out!

One of the best playgrounds in the Portland/​Vancouver area. The bathrooms were pretty gross and the garbage cans were overflowing but otherwise a very fun playground! My kids will stay for hours without getting bored!

What an incredible playscape! My 3, 5, 8, and 18 year old are all in heaven.

My toddler and I meet up with some mom friends at the playground several times a month.
This park tends to be moderately clean, and pretty well maintained. It does have it’s fair share of homeless people in and out during the time we are there, but we’ve never had an issue there.
The structure is very fun and accessible, making it easy to follow my little guy around to make sure he’s safe. We also like the grassy field that butts up to Mill Plain. It’s very easy to get to as well from both East Vancouver, and I-​5.

I love the pool! Quite frankly, I think its Vancouver’s best secret. $ 3.00 Fridays and FREE Saturday swims. I take advantage of both. Bring .25 for a locker. They take debit/​credit as well.

The Marshall Community Center rocks! I pay $ 37/​month for unlimited use of gym, exercise room with workout equipment/​weights, 25 yard lap pool, and fitness classes every hour on the hour (yoga, zumba, cycle, kickboxing, etc.). The facilities are brand new and the building is beautiful.

I always work out during peak hours and the place is never crowded. It’s also a great way to avoid the meat markets that are 24 Hour, La Fitness, and other corporate gyms. Finally! I can exercise with people who don’t think less of me for not wearing make-​up and mid-​driffs! And, I’m supporting my local Parks & Recreation Department, putting $ back into my community. I am also planning on getting a garden plot this April in the community garden on the premises. 20’x20’ plots are $ 40, which is a steal considering there’s a 3 year wait-​list for a tiny plot in Portland.

The Community Center’s only downfall is that it isn’t open on Sundays. Otherwise, I’m very happy here.

Also reviewing the playground… this is the Mecca of playground structures, and very close to my house! There is stuff for little kids, and big kids, but I find that it’s not as dangerous as a lot of other big kid structures, because there aren’t a lot of open drops throughout the equipment… they took care to put railings up on almost all of the structure. My 2 year old can play on it and have fun and I’m sure a 7 year old would also have as much fun… although we don’t often see them because we go in the mornings. Love this park! The only drawback is that I can’t sit in one spot and see my kid the whole time… if you hve a younger child you can lose sight of them easily because of how big it is! But all in all that’s about as good as it gets when it comes to inconveniences, it certainly isn’t an inconvenience for my child that it’s that big!

I’m only reviewing the outdoor play park. I take my kids here quite a bit on nice days even though it’s not even close to our house because it’s a really great playground — and it’s FREE. Way bigger than the usual park playground with all the stuff kids love to play on.
I took a quick tour of the newly remodeled community center and swimming pool — very cool.