Overview

Northwest’s extensive facilities will keep you busy, whether you’re in class or just having fun. The Lamkin Activity Center has been recently renovated, and the main gymnasium, Bearcat Arena, received new seats, new decor and air conditioning. 

In the Student Recreation Center, students can walk, jog, play basketball or play racquetball. The Center is also used for classes, and students put in hours there checking out equipment and planning intramural programs.  

At Northwest’s Fitness Center, individuals may also get wellness assessments and work out. Students in the department have the opportunity to work at the Fitness Center for hands-on experience and for academic credit. 

Northwest also has an indoor swimming pool, a dance studio, tennis courts, soccer field, baseball and softball field, football field and track. There is also an area for teaching gymnastics, a newly remodeled training room and a special abilities laboratory.

HPERD manages, develops programs and supervises a 315-acre tract of lake-front property at Mozingo Lake. The Mozingo Outdoor Education and Recreation Area (MOERA) houses a 50-foot climbing wall, a 50-foot alpine tower, fishing areas, a boat dock, and with plans underway to develop a trap and skeet area as well as field and target archery areas.