The Activities and Recreation Center is located at 201 E Peabody Drive in Champaign, IL. It originally opened in 1971 as an intramural physical education building. It was shut down in 2005 for total renovation. The ARC is one of the country's on campus recreation centers consisting of 340,000 square feet. CRCE is located in the heart of campus at 1102 W Gregory Dr in Urbana, IL. It boasts 110,00 square feet of activity space, which includes an aquatic center, full men and women locker rooms, a 3 court gymnasium, and an up-to-date workout facility. The recreation facilities were created to give students a positive way to spend their free time as well as stay physically active.