Grab a Workout in Plano

Updated: 3/17/2023

Staying in Plano for business or just for fun? Plano is considered the healthiest city in Texas and twelfth in the U.S. by TheStreet, so come work out with us! Here’s our guide to grabbing a workout on your visit.

Visit a Recreation Center

Four of our city’s recreation centers welcome “drop-in” visitors for a nominal fee. Amenities at each center vary, but many include indoor tracks, racquetball, volleyball and squash courts, indoor and outdoor pools, gymnasiums, weight rooms, and playgrounds.

Follow the links to each center to see what they offer, get directions, and find hours of operation.

Carpenter Park Recreation Center
Liberty Recreation Center
Oak Point Recreation Center
Sam Johnson Recreation Center for Adults 50+
Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center

A day pass for adults aged 16+ is $6. Or make it a family workout! Day passes for children between 3-15 is $3; children 2 and under are free with an accompanied adult.

Enjoy the Great Outdoors

The city of Plano has more than 82 miles of recreational trails open to the public. Chances are, there’s a trail near you. Get trail information here including downloadable trail maps.

Two major parks within the city of Plano offer great opportunities to connect with the outdoors:

Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve
At 800 acres, this park has 3.5 miles of concrete trails and 5 miles of soft trails along Rowlett Creek. Open from sunrise to sunset.

Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
A 200-acre park with hike and bike trails, a 2-mile walking trail and stunning views of the prairie and forest. Open daily from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m.

Plano also has a new skate park! Carpenter Park Skate Park combines popular street-style skating and bowl skating features. This new skate park features some of the most extensive and unique skate features in all of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Skaters will enjoy one of the largest bowls in the area as well as various sized ramps, rails, stair sets, and ledges. It’s free to use and open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The lake at Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve is open for kayaking, canoeing and stand up paddle boarding from dawn to dusk. Bring your own canoe, kayak, or stand up paddle board and see Plano’s largest park from a new perspective, for free!

If you’d rather take your adventure above ground, check out Go Ape! Go Ape’s first treetop adventure course in Texas is just minutes from the Downtown Plano Arts District at Oak Point Park and is made up of numerous rope ladders and 39 exciting crossings; including the Pirates Crossing, Fisherman’s Trap, Bosun’s Chair, two Tarzan swings and five zip lines! Each section takes you higher into the forest canopy, finishing with a zip line experience that is undeniably the highlight of this outdoor treetop adventure.

Hit the Hotel Gym

Aloft Plano
Cambria Hotel Plano/Frisco
Candlewood Suites Dallas/Plano/Richardson
Comfort Inn & Suites Plano East
Courtyard Dallas/Plano in Legacy Park
Courtyard Dallas Plano Parkway at Preston Road
Courtyard Dallas/Plano/Richardson
Days Inn by Wyndham Dallas/Plano
Deluxe Inn Plano East
Extended Stay America Plano/Legacy
Extended Stay America Plano Parkway
Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas/Plano
Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas/Plano North
Fairfield Inn & Suites Dallas/Plano/Frisco
Four Points by Sheraton Plano
Hampton Inn Plano/North Dallas
Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas/Plano East
Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas/Plano Central
Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dallas/Plano North
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Plano East
Holiday Inn Express & Suites North Plano
Home2 Suites by Hilton – Plano East – North Hwy 75
Home2 Suites by Hilton Plano Legacy West
Home2 Suites by Hilton Plano/Richardson
Homewood Suites by Hilton North Dallas/Plano
Homewood Suites by Hilton Plano Richardson
Hyatt Place Dallas/Plano

La Quinta by Wyndham Dallas/Plano West
Marriott Dallas/Plano at Legacy Town Center
Motel 6 Northeast
Motel 6 Southeast
Motel 6 Preston Point
NYLO Dallas Plano Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Plano Inn & Suites
Quality Inn & Suites Plano East/Richardson
Quality Inn & Suites West Plano/Dallas
Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West
Residence Inn Dallas Plano/Legacy
Residence Inn Dallas/Plano/Richardson (PBGT)
Residence Inn Dallas/Plano/Richardson (Silverglen)
Sandman Signature
Sonesta Simply Suites Plano Frisco
SpringHill Suites Dallas/Plano/Frisco
Staybridge Suites Plano/Richardson
Staybridge Suites Plano/Frisco
Studio 6
Studio 6 Dallas-Plano Medical Center
Super 8 Plano/Dallas Area
SureStay Plus by Best Western Plano
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Dallas/Plano
WoodSpring Suites Dallas Plano Central Legacy Drive
WoodSpring Suites Plano – North Dallas

Other Fitness Options

Summit Plano is the newest addition to the Summit family. This 32,000 square foot facility will be located at George Bush Turnpike and Coit Road. With 5,000 square feet of bouldering, 20,000 square feet of top-rope, lead, and auto-belay climbing, this is the largest gym in the DFW area. The roped climbing is up to 55-feet tall. This gym also has a state-of-the-art fitness facility, as well as an in-house yoga studio. Day passes are available to visitors.

For more things to do, events, and dining options, explore our website.

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