Regional YMCA of Western CT & Eastern Putnam County
Danbury, Brookfield, Bethel
The Regional Y services 22 towns from its three main locations.  They offer fitness and swimming facilities at the Brookfield Greenknoll (2 Huckleberry Hill Rd, Brookfield, CT 06804, 203-775-4444) and Danbury Boughton Street (12 Boughton Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-744-1000) locations, art and youth development programs at ESCAPE to the Arts in downtown Danbury (293 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-794-1413), four summer camps, and childcare/education centers in Bethel and Brookfield.

Central CT Coast YMCA
The Central Connecticut Coast Y is massive.  There are eight traditional Y’s, three ‘centers’ and Camp Hi-Rock located in the Berkshires in Mt. Washington, Massachusetts.  All told, 25 towns fall within the reach of this conglomerate YMCA.  The cross-access membership is critical here due to some unique programs, and for Lakewood-Trumbull, the lack of an indoor pool.  Many flock to Milford’s (Woodruff) state-of-the-art facility … others may save the trip and use Bridgeport or Fairfield.  On the flip side, Lakewood-Trumbull boasts a gymnastics program and a Camp and Outdoor Center (summer memberships additional).  Other notable programs in the Central CT Coast Y include Latin dance at Bridgeport, a zip line and ropes course at Hamden/New Haven, and a climbing wall and archery at Soundview Family (Branford), which opened in 2010.

Bridgeport: group exercise, Latin dance, indoor pool, track, basketball, racquetball, fitness center, Child Watch
850 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
203-334-5551
Fairfield: TRX, wellness center, fitness studio, swim, gym, Child Watch
841 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
203-255-2834
Hamden/North Haven: wellness center, group fitness studio, pool, zip line and ropes course, field, Child Watch
1605 Sherman Ave, Hamden, CT 06514
203-248-6361
Lakewood-Trumbull: fitness center, aerobics classes, 1/2 court gym, gymnastics, Child Watch, salsa/ballroom.
The Camp and Outdoor Center in Monroe offers 3 pools, nature, archery, boating, tennis, basketball, snack bar, rental, birthday parties, swim lessons and Camp Tepee summer day camp.
20 Trefoil Drive, Trumbull, CT  06611
203-445-9633
Soundview Family (Branford): wellness center, group classes, 2 pools, spinning, climbing wall/ropes courses/archery, Child Watch
628 East Main Street, Branford, CT  06405
203-481-9622
Stratford: wellness center, spinning, Child Watch, group exercise classes, 25 yard, 4 lane pool
3045 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06614
203-375-5844
Valley (Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton): 6 Lane, 25 yard Swimming Pool, racquetball, gym, sauna, wellness center, Child Watch
12 State Street, Ansonia, CT 06401
203-736-1435
Woodruff Family: wellness center, art, Z-shaped pool and splash pool, Child Watch, water fitness classes
631 Orange Avenue, Milford, CT 06461
203-878-6501

To further confuse the issue, the YMCA has two tiers of reciprocity in New England.  The first is a national program called A.W.A.Y.  This is designed for business travelers, or the holidays when members are more than 50 miles from their ‘home’ Y (Darien YMCA, however, requires visitors with a ‘home Y’ within a 100 miles to pay 50% of the guest fee).  Program classes, camps and babysitting are not covered.  Some YMCAs have restrictions on when outside members can use the facility, so people are encouraged to call in advance for location details.  The second, and newer, reciprocity program is called ‘My Y is Every Y’.  Basically it entitles any Y member anywhere in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island to use any Y in those states (except West Suburban and Martha’s Vineyard in MA).  But again, it is each locations prerogative to restrict and place conditions on the program.  New Canaan, for instance, only allows outsiders to use their facility 12 times a year, and at restricted times of day.  

Traditional ‘stand-alone’ YMCA locations in Fairfield County:

New Canaan
wellness center, group exercise, two pools, spinning, two gyms, child care, men and women's center (addl. fee), others can use up to 12 times a year at restricted times of day
77 Old Norwalk Rd, New Canaan, CT 06840
203-966-4528

Darien
pool, gym, wellness center, group exercise, gymnastics, rock climbing, child care, YMCA members with a home YMCA within 100 miles of the Darien YMCA can participate by paying 50% of the current guest fee
2420 Post Rd., Darien, CT 06820
203-655-8228

Stamford
pool, gym, group exercise, child care for age 3+ at $5/90 min, Camp Rocky Craig
909 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 357-7000

Greenwich
pool, group exercise, spinning, child care
50 E Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830
203-869-1630

Wilton
two pools, full gym, Summer Beach Club at Kiwanis pond, summer splash pool, wellness center, group fitness studio, racquetball, paddle tennis, outdoor grounds, child care, climbing wall and ropes course (addl fee), New Gymnastics Training Center at 644 Danbury Road
404 Danbury Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
203-762-8384

Westport-Weston
gym, two pools, fitness center, child care, whirlpool, sauna, Health Center (addl membership req'd)
59 Post Rd E, Westport, CT 06880
203-226-8981