Wilkes Family YMCA

Find us
1801 YMCA Blvd, Wilkesboro
NC 28697
Hours
Tuesday
5:00am - 8:00pm
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.

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.

LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA

LIVESTRONG® is an evidence-based program that helps adult cancer survivors reclaim their health and wellbeing after treatment for cancer. The program is free to all members of the community. Participating YMCAs create a welcoming community in which survivors can improve their strength and physical fitness, diminish the severity of therapy side effects, develop supportive relationships, and improve their quality of life.

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.

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

Sue Padgett

Lifelong Connection to Y Becomes a Legacy

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As a little girl, Sue Padgett went to the Y in Elkin, where she grew up. “The Y was where the whole community came together,” she recalls. Sue participated in all the programs available to her at the Y. “I swam, was in Leaders Club, took gymnastics and even synchronized swimming,” she says. She later worked for the Y as a swim instructor and lifeguard.
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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.