| Verne Cox Multipurpose Recreation Center | |
| Established: | 1978 |
| Type: | Municipal Recreation Center |
| City: | Pasadena |
| State: | Texas |
| Country: | United States |
| Nickname: | Multipurpose Center or Verne Cox Center |
| Address: | 5200 Burke Rd Pasadena, TX 77504 |
The Verne Cox Multipurpose Recreation Center is a recreation center located in Pasadena, Texas. The center provides recreational programs, events, and services for Pasadena's youth and adults with cognitive or physical disabilities. The Verne Cox Center is a division of the Parks & Recreation Department of the City of Pasadena.[1] The 15000square feet facility is fully accessible with a gymnasium, weight room, kitchen, two multipurpose activity rooms, bathrooms with showers and lockers, a swimming pool, and two wheelchair accessible softball fields. The facilities serve youths and adults with any type of physical, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities.[2] [3] An annual wheelchair tournament is held at the center for athletes in Pasadena,[4] along with a number of other sports tournaments for disabled people.