The full court gym accommodates basketball, volleyball, pickle ball, badminton and more. The 100-meter raised fitness track allows patrons to view the action on the court below.

Gymnasium Programs

Badminton

Badminton is an international game played on a court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets and a shuttlecock that is volleyed over a net that divides the court in half.

Please bring your own rackets and shuttlecocks.

Please see the Gymnasium Schedule for designated times.

Open Gym

The Bentonville Community Center offers designated open gym times for families and friends to enjoy recreational play on the court. Scrimmages, organized team activities, paid coaching, or training of any kind are not permitted during open gym hours. Bentonville Parks and Recreation encourages a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere where guests may shoot hoops or participate in casual, friendly games of basketball. Play should allow for maximum shared use of the court. BCC staff will enforce any necessary restrictions to ensure open access to the gym, including consolidating play to a single goal, breaking up games, or taking any other action deemed necessary by staff.

Please see the Gymnasium Schedule for designated times.

Physical and/ or verbal fighting will not be tolerated.  Guests will be asked to leave the community center. 

Personal basketballs are not allowed. Bentonville Parks and Recreation will have basketballs available for check out at the Wellness Desk located on the fitness floor.  Please bring membership card, car keys, and/ or driver's license to check out a basketball.

Pick Up Hoops

Pick up hoops is for players 16 and older to play in pickup basketball style games running half or full court. 

Please see the Gymnasium Schedule for designated times.

Pickle Ball

Pickle Ball is a paddle sport created for all ages and skill levels. The Pickle Ball net is lowered 34 inches for game play with short-handled paddles and a perforated plastic whiffle ball. The game can be played with two players or a pair of players.   

Please bring your own paddles and balls. 

Please see the Gymnasium Schedule for designated times.

*If interested in playing on an outdoor Pickle Ball court, Creekside Park has multiple Pickle Ball courts available from sunrise to 11:00pm.  The courts are located at 700 SW 16th St Bentonville AR 72712, in Osage Park. 

Volleyball

Volleyball is a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court. 

Please see the Gymnasium Schedule for designated times. 

To inquire about youth Volleyball lessons, please check out our Volleyball | Bentonville, AR (bentonvillear.com) page. 

Fitness Track

The indoor fitness track is a two lane fitness track. One lane is designated to walk and the other for runners. Sixteen times around will equal one mile.   

Everyone is expected to move at an appropriate pace. Guests are expected to be courteous to people that pass them on the track.

Children 10 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult on the track at all times.