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Activities
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Sports on Campus
Intramural sports are a valuable added component that play an important role in the total student experience at CCS. Participation in intramural sports can make for a more rewarding and enjoyable collegiate experience. It adds another dimension to student life away from the rigors of the classroom and allows for extracurricular social interaction. CCS intramurals helps promote and improve physical fitness, self-esteem, and is a great way of just having fun, while attending college. CCS offers a variety of intramural sports to students during the fall, winter and spring quarters. Intramural sports are open to both men and women. In addition, open recreation time is provided daily in the swimming pool at SCC, and the gymnasiums at SFCC and SCC for students and staff.

The following is a list of the intramural sports currently available:
Basketball
Soccer
Volleyball
Fun Runs

Parks & Recreation
Riverfront Park
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Created after Expo '74 and occupying the same site, is one hundred acres in downtown Spokane and the site of some of Spokane's largest events. The park has views of the Spokane Falls, and holds a number of civic attractions, including the Skyride (a recently rebuilt gondola that carries visitors across the falls from high above the river gorge), the 5-story IMAX theater, and numerous rides and concessions. Various festivals are held in the park throughout the year.
www.spokaneriverfrontpark.com


Botanical Gardens
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On Spokane's South Hill, has a duck pond, a central conservatory named in memory of Dr. David Gaiser, Duncan Garden, a classical European Renaissance style garden and the Nishinomiya Japanese Garden.
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Riverside State Park
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Is close to downtown and is a site for hiking, mountain biking, rafting, and also has scenic views.
www.riversidestatepark.org


Centennial Trail
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The Centennial Trail has over thirty-seven miles of paved trails running along the Spokane River and across the metropolitan area for running, walking, bicycling or inline skating. Informational signs and parking are provided along the trail, which runs from west of Spokane into Idaho.
www.spokanecentennialtrail.org


John A. Finch Arboretum
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The John A. Finch Arboretum is a 57-acre public arboretum featuring a variety of rare and native trees and wildlife.
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Downriver Park Disk Golf
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Downriver Park, near Riverside State Park and Downriver Golf Course, has a championship 21-hole disc golf course adjoining the Spokane River. Another 18-hole disc golf course can be found in High Bridge Park, near downtown. Maps and information are available at:
Spokane Disc Golf Association


Spokane Lakes & Rivers
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In the summer Spokane residents may visit Lake Coeur d'Alene, Priest Lake, Lake Pend Oreille, or one of the other nearby bodies of water. The Spokane area has numerous lakes and rivers, where various water sports, fishing, camping, and rafting take place.


Spokane Ski Resorts
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In the winter, Spokane residents have access to five ski resorts within a few hours of the city. A non-profit organization operates nearby Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park. Mt. Spokane also has trails for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and dog sledding. During the non-winter months, hikers and mountain bikers use the trails.
www.mtspokane.com

Sports on Campus

· Basketball
· Soccer
· Volleyball
· Fun Runs


Parks & Recreation

· Riverfront Park
· Botanical Gardens
· Riverside State Park
· Centennial Trail
· John A. Finch Arboretum
· Downriver Park
· Spokane Lakes & Rivers
· Spokane Ski Resorts


Shopping

· North Town Mall
· Valley Mall
· River Park Square