With its central New England location, Fitchburg is a prime hub for recreational opportunities.

• Fitchburg Parks & Recreation Department
  Park events, sports clubs and leagues, playgrounds, swimming lessons, trips & tours, skate camp, stroller stride classes, concerts, aerobics, etc.
• Johnny Appleseed Trail of North Central Mass
  Highlights of “the pleasures and treasures” North Central Massachusetts has to offer.  Includes calendar of events for the area, guides, brochures, etc.
• Coggshall Park
  Featuring a gazebo on Mirror Lake, stone house, playground, softball field, and walking trails.
• Wallace Civic Center
  Skating, trade shows, sports games, concerts, award ceremonies.
• Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary
  A six-mile trail system traverses the sanctuary and leads you to the summit, known as Flat Rock. At an elevation of 950 feet, the summit offers a view of the beautiful surrounding valley. On the sanctuary, signs of fox, deer, and fishers may catch your eye.
• Ryan C. Joubert Memorial Skatepark
  New England's largetst Public (13,000 sq.ft.) cast-in-place outdoor concrete skatepark.
• Coolidge Park & Swimming Pool
  Five baseball/softball fields, a swimming pool with toddler water feature area, a perimeter walking path, several soccer fields, two street hockey rinks, a small play structure and a beach volleyball court. Located at the intersection of John Fitch Highway and Pearl Street, adjacent to the Wallace Civic Center. There are two main parking areas. Parking for the soccer fields is available off John Fitch Highway. Parking for the swimming pool and adult softball fields is accessed from Pearl Street.
• Stream Line Trail and Planned Riverwalks
  4.15 acre park located near 465 Westminster Street.  Includes a parking lot and walking trail along the Nashua River and Flag Brook. This park is the first implementation of the City's plans to develop a network of trails along the Nashua River, connecting to trails in Leominster and Westminster.
• Crocker Conservation Area
  150-acre conservation area surrounding Overlook Reservoir, a popular destination for hikers.  Over five miles traverse the conservation area and link to adjacent Audubon Flatrock Sanctuary.
• Parkhill Park Splash Park
  This park is located in the Cleghorn neighborhood, and features a water spray park with bathhouse, a skateboard park, two play structures with swings, tennis courts, several “Babe Ruth” baseball fields, a basketball court, and a soccer-football field currently under development.
• Leominster State Forest
  4,300-acre parcel of forested land, located in five towns/cities:  Fitchburg, Leominster, Westminster, Princeton, and Sterling.  Non-motorized boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, historic site, hunting (restrictions), mountain biking, picknicking, scenic viewing areas, cross-country skiing, swimming, and walking trails.
• Saima Park
  Cross country skiing, track & field, cyclocross races, voit lassila invitational races, cultural fairs & festivals, dances.
• Wachusett Mountain
  Skiing, festivals, dining, etc.
• The Warning Track
  Indoor baseball/softball facility offering batting cages, clay pitching areas, hitting cages, pitching circles, "Atec" pitching machines, remote-controlled soft-toss machines, turf flooring, conference room for team meetings.
• Mt. Monadnock
  The most climbed mountain in North America, the second most climbed mountain in the world. More than 60 poems have been written about it, dozens of paintings of it are in museums around the world and 100,000 people hike it every year.
• Boys & Girls Club of North Central Massachusetts
  Open daily, children and teens can take part in a wide range of activities that enrich their lives and teach them valuable skills that last a lifetime.
• YMCA
  Health, fitness, education and recreation programs to meet the needs of community residents
• Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club
  The oldest continuously active sportsmen's club in the United States, offering archery, fishing, hunting and trap. 
• Fitchburg Cycling Club
  Small, dedicated group of cycling enthusiasts based in North Central Massachusetts, commited to advancing the popularity and awareness of the sport of cycling in Central Mass.  Whether it’s on the road, trails, or cyclocross, they ride and race throughout the year.
• Oak Hill Country Club
  Private, member owned club established in 1921.  Features an eighteen hole golf course, dining facilities, function rooms, tennis and swimming facilities.
• Willard Brook State Forest
  2,597 acres with the character and feeling of forests usually found much farther west in the state.  Tumbling brook, waterfall, campsites, swimming, walking, hiking, birding, fishing, horseback riding and winter trail sports.  Picnic tables, grills and restrooms are seasonally available.
• Pearl Hill State Park 
  1,000 acre park open on a seasonal basis from Memorial Day through Labor Day.  Campground, bathhouse, day use area which includes a five-acre pond with a beach area, and miles of hiking trails.
• Putnam Street Bowling Alleys
  
  14 Putnam Street ~ 978-343-9664
• Nashua River Watershed Association
  Various programs thorughout the region focused on the Nashua River.
• Marshall Farm
  200-year-old farm nestled in the hills looking toward Wachusett Mountain. Apple and pumpkin picking, animal fun park, amusement rides, entertainment, gormet sweets, fudge and ice cream.
• Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum
  21 Prichard Street ~ 978-297-4337 ~ email topfun@attglobal.net
  Open Saturdays 10:30 am to 4:30 pm and on Sundays 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
  Come investigate the displays, visit a virtual airport on the computer, and test fly your own paper airplane or balsa glider.  Top Fun is the first and only toy museum in the world that's completely devoted to aviation-related toys. 
• ArtZZone
  Paint your own pottery and craft studio. Choose from a wide range of creative projects such as ceramics, mosaics, plaster crafts, Stuff-a-Bear, wood projects, and more. All of the materials needed to create a work of art are available. No experience is necessary and there is no age limit.
• R/C Excitement
  New England's Premier R/C Racing Facility with three different tracks for you to choose from. This ensures a full racing schedule no matter what the unpredictable New England weather throws our way.
• Cinema World
  Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Sound, SDDS Digital Sound, Comfort Seats, Handicap Accessible, Hearing Impaired, On Line Ticketing
• Fitchburg Municipal Airport
  Two runways suitable for corporate jet use, automated surface weather observation system (ASOS) which reports weather by radio, telephone, and internet, flight training, scenic flights, charter flights, aircraft maintenance, and a restaurant.
• Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts
• Bobby's Ranch
  A riding stable open to the public with many, many acres of trails to enjoy, guided by our well qualified personnel.  Enjoy the New England scenery, old rock walls, streams and forest year round.