Recreation Department

The Crest Pier Recreation Center

5800 Ocean Avenue | 609-523-0202

The recreation center offers youth and adult sports programs, senior fitness classes and activities, gymnastics, dance, youth basketball leagues, grammar school dances, a popular day camp and much more! The facility features a state-of-the-art basketball court, a fitness room (free to Crest residents) and various meeting rooms to accommodate small to mid-size groups.

The facility is staffed at least six days per week year round. Open recreation is generally available to the public from October through early June, althouhg schedules vary and are subject to change. The Crest Pier Recreation and Community Center is home to the annual Scoop Taylor Tip-Off Classic and Island basketball tournaments.

The Joseph Von Savage Memorial Pool

8800 New Jersey Avenue | 609-522-0084

The pool offers water aerobics programs, swim lessons for all ages, adult swim training, open swim hours and more! The facility also includes a small meeting room and is available for usage by small to mid-size groups.

The Von Savage Pool is open seven days per week all year long.

Recreation Department Responsibilities

The Wildwood Crest Recreation Department offers a variety of fitness classes, youth sports leagues, a FREE fitness room for residents, the John Pantalone Game Room, a modern gymnasium for basketball and other sports and more.

In addition to recreation activities, the Wildwood Crest Recreation Department is also responsible for the Pier Playmates Day Camp;  the Scoop Taylor Tip-Off Classic grammar school basketball tournament; the grammar school basketball Island Tournament and Skills Competition; the Wildwood Crest beach box rental program; the planning and organization of most of the borough's special events, including the Summer Music Series at Centennial Park; the  Spring and Fall Borough-Wide Sales in conjunction with the Department of Public Works; design of the borough's municipal calendar; the tourism information center at Rambler Road, including the distribution of recycling center tags; the management of the  Wildwood Crest Creative Arts Pavilion; a variety of public information initiatives, including management of the borough website and the borough's social media pages and the creation and distribution of official borough press releases; community initaitves such as the "Pink Out" T-shirt sales for chairty during Breast Cancer Awareness month and food and clothing drives at various times of the year; and more.

The Recreation Department also oversees the new Crest Arts Pavilion (6301 Ocean Avenue) and all of the facility's programs and activities.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION FORMS
- Summer Basketball Leagues (grades 6-8 league SOLD OUT!)

FESTIVAL AND CRAFT SHOW VENDOR INFORMATION
- Firefighters Weekend Craft Show Application (Sept. 15-16)
- Seafarers Celebration CRAFT Vendor Application (Sept. 23)
- Seafarers Celebration FOOD Vendor Application (Sept. 23 - coming soon!)