YMCA of Northwest North Carolina
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Wilkes Family YMCA

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336 838 3991
1801 YMCA Blvd, Wilkesboro
NC 28697
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Hours
Thursday
5:00am - 8:00pm
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Branch Hours
Mon - Fri 5:00am - 8:00pm
Sat 8:00am - 6:00pm
Sun 1:00 - 6:00pm

Welcome to the Wilkes Family YMCA

The Wilkes Family YMCA is active in the local community, and offers a wide range of programs for the whole family — including swim lessons, after school care, boot camps, personal training, and youth sports. The Y includes a comprehensive Wellness Center with on-duty staff, group exercise programs, and SilverSneakers® classes. The Y is dedicated to social responsibility and healthy living with efforts such as LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA and Moving for Better Balance.

We're Hiring!

We have full-time, part-time, and seasonal positions available in multiple departments in branches across the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina.

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Your Wilkes Family YMCA

Now's The Time to Start Swim Lessons

Get ready for next summer at the pool and beach with YMCA swim lessons! From ages 6 months to adult, we've got the right class for you! Private and semi-private lessons are also available.

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T-Ball and Baseball

Our t-ball/baseball (ages 3-9) recreation leagues for kids include a weeknight practice and weekend game. Our supportive volunteer coaches will help players grow personally as they strengthen skills, establish work ethic, create lasting friendships, and have fun. Practice begins May 11 so sign up today!

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Almost Time For Summer Camp

We offer a huge variety of camp locations, options and formats, so no matter what your background or summer schedule, there’s a place for your kids at a Y camp.

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Branch Amenities

This YMCA offers numerous programs and services dedicated to building healthy, confident, and connected children, adults, and families.

  • Wellness Center (open)
  • Strength and Conditioning Center (open)
  • Indoor Lap Pool (open)
  • Youth Sports (open)
  • Summer Day Camp (open)
  • After School Academy (open)
  • Sauna (open)
  • Steam Room (open)
  • Whirlpool (open)
  • Kids Zone (open)
  • Basketball Courts (open)
  • Pickleball (open)
  • Group Exercise Classes (open)
  • Adaptive programs (open)
  • Personal Training (open)
  • Indoor Track (open)
  • Playground (open)
  • Locker Rooms (open)

The Latest from the Wilkes Family YMCA

Branch News
Caroline Whitson and Jenny Richardson presenting check

North Wilkesboro Rotary Club Supports YMCA Bright Beginnings with $10,200 Grant

North Wilkesboro, N.C. — The North Wilkesboro Rotary Club presented a check for $10,200 to Wilkes YMCA Executive Director Caroline Whitson at the club’s meeting on November 3, 2025. The donation, made possible through a Rotary Foundation grant and a donation from the local club, supports the YMCA’s Bright Beginnings program, which helps local children start the school year prepared and confident.
December 3, 2025
Wellness
Man Stretching

February is American Heart Month: Tips to Be Heart Healthy

February is American Heart Month, and with recently published research indicating blood pressure control has worsened in both men and woman since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to use this month to get a blood pressure screening and focus on becoming heart healthy. Below are tips for everyone to become heart healthy this February.
December 2, 2025
Branch News
Teens

Reaching Our Potential Gives Students Free Y Membership and Access to Opportunities

WINSTON-SALEM — For the fifth-consecutive academic year, the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, in partnership with local school districts in Alexander, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, is offering a teen membership referral initiative to give youth a positive space to thrive at no cost to the teenager or their family.
August 21, 2025
Events
golfer tee shot

Golf To Give Back

The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina will host its 29th annual Golf To Give Back tournament Oct. 16 at Tanglewood Park Golf Club.As one of the primary fundraisers for the nonprofit organization, participation and support in the tournament will help continue to provide opportunities for children, families, and individuals to grow, learn, and thrive in the community.
August 8, 2025
Our Mission and Impact
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Saying Thank You To Our Incredible Volunteers

April is Volunteer Month and we would be remiss not to recognize all the amazing things our volunteers do for us, this month and always. As a nonprofit organization, the YMCA thrives off volunteer participation and engagement; they are the heart of our organization.
July 21, 2025
Woman working out with LIVESTRONG shirt

Support the Y

At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. You can help kids learn, grow and thrive, as well as ensure no one is ever turned away due to the inability to pay. Donations provide financial assistance to make Y programs available to everyone in our community.

Every gift makes a difference. Everyone has a role to play. Together, we can do so much more.

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