A multitude of events occur in Jacksonville throughout the year.
Contact the MWR - Information Tickets and Travel (ITT) office, and the USO for
information on discounted tickets and military specials.
Naval Air
Station Jacksonville has one of the best 27 hole golf courses in the
area.
The Morale, Welfare, and Recreation department sponsors a wide
variety of programs on the base including a fitness center, a gymnasium,
running/jogging trail, indoor swimming pool for recreational use October through
April (the pool is open year round for lap swimming and hydroaerobics
classes). An Outdoor swimming pool is open May -September, Softball
fields, racquetball and tennis courts, bowling center, Information, Tickets
& Travel (ITT), travel info, youth programs, auto hobby shop, RV park, high
energy night club, child development center, an intramural sports program, and a
boat marina with mooring slips available at a nominal fee. The marina office
also rents camping gear. A word to the wise, camping and other
out-of-doors activities in southern Georgia require much protection from biting
gnats "NO SEEUMS". The Youth Activities Center has before and after
school programs, as well as a variety of Day Camps over spring break, summer and
holiday periods. Refer to the Contact listings for info.