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Olympic Training Center

This all-weather, 150-acre complex trains 4,000 athletes per year, supporting their efforts to excel in Olympic archery, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, soccer, softball, field hockey, tennis, track and field, and cycling. Facilities here include North Americans largest permanent archery range, an artificial all-weather field hockey surface, four soccer fields, a 15,000-square-foot canoe/kayak and rowing boat house, four tennis courts, a 400-meter track and a cycling criterion course.

Free self guided tours are conducted daily from the Copley Visitor Center. You can come here any day. (See more info. below)

 

Chula Vista Olympic Training Center

2800 Olympic Parkway

Chula Vista, CA

(619) 656-1500

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• Hours: Open 365 days a year
• Reservations: Not required, except for groups of 8 or more
• Cost: Free
• Location: In Chula Vista. Driving directions below.
• How Long: Allow one to two hours
• Best Time to Visit: Any time, but less crowded on weekdays

Getting to the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center

From I-5 south of San Diego, take 54 East to I-805 into Chula Vista. Exit Olympic Parkway, drive approximately eight miles and turn right into the Copley Visitor Center.

Celebrate Olympic Day!  Olympic Day, celebrated annually on June 23 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games, is not only a celebration, but an international effort to promote fitness and well-being in addition to the Olympic ideals of fair play, perseverance, respect and sportsmanship.  The goal of Olympic Day is to promote Olympic values and participation in sport across the globe regardless of age, gender or athletic ability.  

From June 17-26, 2011, communities across the United States will celebrate Olympic Day through educational programming and other activities. Please support the Olympic Day mission to promote Olympic values and physical fitness in your community by working with your sports commission, parks department or a community-based organizations.  By celebrating Olympic Day, we not only can improve the communities we live in today, we can inspire the champions of tomorrow!   

For additional information or to register for Olympic Day, please visit the Olympic Day website at www.teamusa.org/olympicday