YMCA at Wildlight

Patrick Williams

New, clean, and well designed. A number of the reviews mention it feels like home. It does. It’s nestled into the Wildlight community surrounded by nature off the beaten path of 200. Frankly a lot more of the development along 200 should be positioned like this as opposed to being part of another obnoxious strip mall with unnecessary eyesore signage for places we can all find on our phones. But the lack of a pool with swimming lanes is a huge miss. I learned how to swim at a Y as a child, and I had hoped my children would also. Lots of local families wanting their kids to learn ISR are not going to drive a one hour round trip in traffic to Jax or the island to another Y with a pool. With so many kids near the ocean and community pools who need to learn how to swim here, a pool with lessons seems like a no brainer. The want is made even greater because nearby Del Webb has only 3 swim lanes planned for their pool, which is way too few for 600+ houses of seniors who could benefit more than anyone from swim exercise. Scores of 55+ residents will be wanting swim lanes nearby but find no options - in Florida of all places. Incredibly, there is apparently not enough space for the Y to expand for a pool and employees have told members there is no intention or ability to add it. Looking at the lot location, this is almost impossible to believe as there is a lot of space surrounding it. Furthermore, Wildlight will be expanding by 10x in the next decade making the need here even greater. The lack of foresight and planning is baffling and inexcusable. So unfortunately a permanent minus one star for the long standing impact this missing fundamental feature will have on the community. Hundreds of families will be driving untold miles away for lessons, or just abandoning them altogether. And one of the most healthy sources of exercise for adults will be unavailable. Let’s hope the Y elsewhere makes this a nonnegotiable design feature going forward for all future facilities.

bill weaver

Nice clean Y,but it’s a little pricey and they have bankers hours. If you’re retired this is the place for you.

Brandon Ward

Probably the best gym in yulee but lacks a pool for the price you pay

Megan P.

Such a caring clean and nice family place! Love it!