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Area Attractions
Sports and Recreation
 Elmira Jackals Hockey
155 N. Main Street
Elmira, NY 14901
Tel: (607) 734-7825
Tickets: (607) 722-3711
The Elmira Jackals are Elmira's ECHL professional ice hockey team. Playing from Mid-October to Mid-April, the Jackals heat up the ice for large crowds at the First Arena. Catch a Jackals game in Downtown Elmira this season!
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 Elmira Pioneers Baseball
 546 Luce Street
Elmira, NY 14904
Tel: (607) 734-1270
The Elmira Pioneers are Elmira's New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) baseball team. Come root for the home team at Dunn Field just off Historic Maple Avenue in Southside Elmira. The Pioneers play several home games from June through early August. Grab your peanuts and cracker jacks and indulge in America's favorite pastime with the Elmira Pioneers, winners of the 2007 NYCBL Championship Series.
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»get stats, standings, and more from the NYCBL website...
  Elmira College Sports
One Park Place
Elmira, NY 14901
Tel: (607) 735-1730
Cheer on the Elmira College Soaring Eagles athletic competitions in soccer, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, softball, and of course- hockey. The Soaring Eagles Women's Hockey team were the 2002 and 2003 National Champions in NCAA Division III Athletics. The Elmira College Athletic Department plays several home games for each sport and sponsors summer sports camps for high school students. Elmira College also plays at the Murray Athletic Center on Route 14, North of Horseheads.
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First Arena Recreational Rink
 155 N. Main Street
Elmira, NY 14901
Tel: (607) 734-7825 x4
The First Arena Recreational Rink is the hot spot for icy recreation. Programs include Learn to Skate, organized beginning and intermediate adult hockey leagues, Drop-In Hockey and structured hockey clinics for adults and children, and numerous public skating sessions for all ages. Mix it up on Friday night as a DJ plays hit music for Rock-n-Skate. Gift certificates and group skating discounts are available. While in the Recreational Arena, enjoy a snack from Rico's Pizzeria. The Elmira Hockey Youth Hockey League calls the First Arena Rec Rink home.
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Chemung River Recreation
 Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, and watching nature are just a few of the recreational activities offered by the Chemung River. Flowing 38-miles through 4 counties and two states, the Chemung River has become a great destination for recreational and serious canoeists alike. A Class I river, the Chemung offers both slow and fast sections with great scenery. Water depths vary during the year, but while not prohibited, motorboats are rare due to the shallowness of the river. A series of completed and developing river access sites is forming along the entire stretch of the Chemung River, including 11 launches in New York and 1 in Pennsylvania. These sites offer a variety of amenities, including parking and in many locations, concrete ramps without any fees for usage.
 It is not uncommon to see Bald Eagles and Osprey on the Chemung, and many varieties of waterfowl call it home. Long a great fishing river, the Chemung offers many sporting fish opportunities, including bass and musky.
In the City, you can access the river from two completed boat launch sites – one at Dunn Field on the south side of the river, and one at Grove Street (off of Water Street) on the north side. These two locations are important, due to the fact that there is one on each side of the dam. You can travel around the dam by portaging on the south side of the river and dam.
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»find Chemung River events in the Community Calendar
»more from the Chemung Basin River Trail website...
Golfing
What better way to get some exercise than to hit the greens? There are several golf courses in the Southern Tier to hone your skills whether you are a pro or a beginner.
 2275 Corning Road
Elmira NY 14903
Tel: (607) 737-5770
Located on Route 14 between Elmira Heights and Horseheads, the Mark Twain Golf Course is owned and operated by the City of Elmira. The Mark Twain Golf Course was designed by Donald Ross, a world famous architect of Golf Courses. This 72 par, 18 hole Golf Course also includes the Jim Edmister Pro Shop and a snack bar. League play, special events, and online booking contribute to the charm of the Mark Twain Golf Course.
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1538 W. Church Street
Elmira Ny 14905
Tel: (607) 734-6251
Located on Route 352 in West Elmira, the Elmira Country Club features a 72 par, 18 hole golf course designed by A.W. Tillinghast as well as a pro shop, fitness center, tennis courts, swimming pool, snack bar, and banquet facilities available for catering and special events.
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3069 Route 352
Big Flats, NY 14814
Tel: (607) 562-8898
The Willowcreek Golf Club is a semi-private 27 hole golf course designed by Robert Tallman. Located on Route 352 in the Town of Big Flats, Willowcreek also includes a driving range, two practice holes, a practice putting green and a clubhouse with a pro shop, snack bar, and bar. Tee times are required 3 days in advance.
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201 Middle Road
Horseheads, NY 14845
Tel: (607) 739-0034
The Soaring Eagles Golf Course at Mark Twain State Park in Horseheads has a unique 18-hole design with only two parallel holes. The excellent conditions for this course were created thousands of years ago by a retreating glacier which laid down hundreds of feet of sand, gravel and silt. Buried ice blocks slowly melted, leaving water-filled depressions or "kettle ponds" on the course.
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Bowling
Enjoy a night on the lanes in one of the Southern Tier's finest bowling alleys. Join a league, have a birthday party, or spend a night out with the family.
410 W Washington Ave
Elmira, NY 14901
(607) 733-6732
Located at Washington and Davis streets is Rossi Lanes Bowling Alley.
2446 Corning Road
Elmira Heights, NY 14903
(607) 734-0321
Located on the Miracle Mile on Route 14 between Horseheads and Elmira Heights is Paramount Lanes Bowing Alley.
1196 Broadway Street
Elmira, NY 14904
(607) 732-7013
Located on Broadway Street, past Broadway Elementary in the town of Southport
 Elmira Parks and Recreation
840 Linden Place Ext.
Elmira, New York, 14901
(607) 737-5750
The City of Elmira has more than 20 parks to rest and relax in. Take a stroll through Wisner Park and enjoy some lunch during Wisner Market on Thursdays during the summer and early fall. Things are swingin' at the bandstand at Brand Park Sunday afternoons during the summer concert series sponsored by the Maple Avenue Committee. Enjoy a quiet picnic at the scenic Brick Pond. Have fun with your kids at Grove Park's playground or take a walk with your dog around Eldridge Lake. Elmira Parks and Recreation has lots of activities to keep you busy.
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 Harris Hill Park
 Located on County Route 55a, Harris Hill Park is a scenic area operated by Chemung County. The park has a playground, picnic pavilions, swimming pools, barbecue grills, and a scenic overlook. There is also a recreation area operated by Harris Hill Amusements featuring batting cages, mini-golf, go-karts, and more. Picnic pavilions can be reserved for large groups. The National Soaring Museum and Harris Hill Soaring Center is located within Harris Hill Park. For more information or for reservations call Chemung County Buildings and Grounds at (607) 737-2843.
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Harris Hill Soaring Center
 PO Box 544
Horseheads, NY 14845
Tel:(607) 734-0641
Experience a tranquil and picturesque flight over Chemung County without the hum of an engine. From the first weekend of April to the last weekend of October, sailplane rides are available on weekends from 10:00am to 6:00pm and from the end of June to Labor Day sailplanes rides are available seven days a week with weather and conditions permitting. The Harris Hill Soaring Center also hosts international soaring competitions and seminars throughout the summer season.
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Park Station Campground
2 W. Beaver Pond Road
Erin, NY 14838
Tel:(607) 739-9164
The Park Station Campground and Recreation Center is a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the everyday world and relax. Located on a 100 acre lake, Park Station features 40 electric wooded campsites with hot showers, flush toilets, and laundry facilities. Spend the day fishing for bass, perch, and trout, go swimming at the large sandy beach, rent a boat to go out on the lake, take a hike on one of the many nature trails with a self-guided trail brochure, or spend a lovely summer day barbequing at one of the picnic sites. Park Station also features two pavilions, which can be reserved for parties or large groups. Spend the winter months cross-country skiing on 10 kilometers of wooded and open trails or ice skate on the lake.
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Newtown Battlefield & Sullivan's Monument
455 Oneida Road
Elmira, NY 14901
Tel:(607) 732-6067
 Newtown Battlefield is one of Chemung County's best kept secrets. Peacefully overlooking the Chemung River Valley, it is the home of Sullivan's Monument Park, where the Chemung Valley Living History Center hosts Revolutionary and Civil War reenactments. There are 16 non-electric campsites and 5 rustic wooded cabins for overnight visitors. The park contains 6 smaller picnic pavilions, which can be reserved for parties of up to 45 people. The fireplace pavilion, also available for reservation, includes 6 picnic tables, a fireplace, and a barbecue and can accommodate 50-75 people. For a larger group, the main lodge has 23 tables and seating for 125. Playgrounds and a ball field will keep the kids  occupied while the adults prepare the food.
The Chemung Valley Living History Center sponsors several annual events at Newtown Battlefield including a Civil War Weekend, Rendezvous!, A Revolutionary War Weekend, the Fall Foliage Festival, and the Native American Heritage Festival.
Newtown Battlefield and Sullivan's Monument are located just off Interstate 86 about 3 miles east of Elmira.
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 Chemung Speedrome
209 Wyncoop Creek Road
Chemung, NY 14825
Tel:(607) 529-9998
If NASCAR excitement is what you seek, then look no further than the Chemung Speedrome, off Interstate 86 at exit 59, just 10 miles East of Elmira in the town of Chemung. With racing action nearly every weekend during the summer months, car shows, and other special events, the Chemung Speedrome is the place in Chemung County for hot rods and fast car fans.
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