About Your YMCA Each YMCA is a focal point in its community, inspired by the people who join, play, volunteer, and donate. With locations throughout metro Atlanta, YMCA branches are the most inclusive, local centers for people to engage in meaningful, community involvement and for turning personal involvement into collective, community impact.

Through a dynamic and creative partnership, the City of Canton and the YMCA combined resources to create a community center YMCA in Canton. The facility is located at the intersection of Waleska Street and Riverstone Parkway overlooking Heritage Park. The city funded the construction of the facility through impact fees, and the YMCA now programs the facility. This exciting, new full-facility, family YMCA opened December 17, 2005. 

The YMCA includes an indoor heated pool, outdoor pool, and mini water park, basketball court, teen center, wellness center, group exercise studio, cycle studio, multi-purpose activity rooms, child care areas,traditional, and family locker rooms, offices, the Reinhardt College Room, and the Cherokee County Sports Hall of Fame.

The programs offered at the YMCA are tools used to accomplish the mission and achieve the vision of building strong kids, strong families, strong communities. Programs include membership, wellness, group exercise classes, strength training, cardiovascular training, teen programs, youth activities, and day camp, aquatics, sports, volunteering, fund raising, and seniors activities.

Character Development —  Every program is designed to reinforce the four YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.

Metro-wide Membership — YMCA members have access to all the facilities and programs offered in the metro Atlanta area.

Program Memberships — You may participate in selected programs without the facility amenities. Individual and family program memberships are available on an annual basis.