Recreation and Leisure
If you enjoy the outdoors, the city can offer you a bounty of parks, walking trails and learning centers. .Columbus maintains 61 parks and 3 golf courses. The Chattahoochee River Walk is a 15-mile park stretching from Uptown to the Infantry Museum at Fort Benning. F.D. Roosevelt State Park is located on Pine Mountain and is a 10,000-acre park deeply rooted in the historical area. Oxbow Meadows is a place where nature can be itself. It has walking trails, a learning center, and various insect and animal displays.
Professional sports fans are not forgotten. The Columbus Area is home to three professional sports teams. The Columbus Cottonmouths (ice hockey), the Columbus Catfish (baseball - affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers), and the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers (indoor football).