Gyms & Recreation Centres in and around Victoria
1. Cedar Hill Rec Centre
3220 Cedar Hill Rd, Victoria B.C., V8P 3Y3
Telephone: 250-475-7121
Bus Routes: #8 schedule, #24 schedule
Bus Routes from Swartz Bay: #70 schedule
Features
- Four Indoor Tennis Courts
- Four Squash Courts
- Weight Room
- Dance Studio
- New Horizon’s Seniors Club
- Multi-Purpose Auditorium
- Meeting and Activity Rooms
- Gallery Cafe
- Visual Arts Studios
- Ceramics Studio
Click HERE for a schedule of drop-in classes.
2. Saanich Commonwealth Place
4636 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria B.C., V8Z 5M1
Telephone: 250-475-7600 24 Hour Info Line: 250-475-7620
Bus Routes: | #30 – schedule | #31 – schedule | #70 – schedule | #72 – schedule | #75 – schedule
Features
Fun in the pool
- Full Size Gymnasium
- Steamroom & Sauna
- Fully Equipped Weightroom
- Aerobic & Dance Studio & 5 Multi-purpose rooms
- Competition Pool, Wave Pool, Dive Tank, Shallow Tot Pool
Click HERE for a schedule of drop-in classes.
3. Gordon Head Rec Centre
4100 Lambrick Way, Victoria B.C., V8N 5R3
Telephone: 250-475-7100
Bus Routes: #28 schedule, #27 schedule
Features
- Main Pool (25 metres, with rope swing, climbing wall, slide, stairs)
- Leisure Pool (1 metre deepest point, with bubblers, sprayers, waterfalls, river pool)
- River Pool, Tot Pool & shallow water area
- Whirlpool, Sauna and Steamroom for adults
- 100% wheelchair accessible with shower wheelchairs
- 3000 sq ft Weightroom with stretching area
- 1400 sq ft Dance/Fitness Studio
- Youth Park featuring skateboarding and rollerblading
Click HERE for a schedule of drop-in classes.
4. Pearkes Rec Centre
3100 Tillicum Rd, Victoria B.C., V9A 6T2
Telephone: 250-475-5400
Bus Routes: #21 schedule, #22 schedule, #26 schedule
Features
- Two ice surfaces/seasonal dry floor
- Weightroom, aerobic & dance studio
- Room rentals & trade show space
- Four sport courts
- Teen activity centre
- Saanich Centennial Public Library
- Saanich Neighbourhood Place
- Saanich Archives
Click HERE for a schedule of drop-in classes.
5. Oak Bay Rec Centre
6. Henderson Rec Centre
2291 Cedar Hill X Rd. Victoria, BC 250-370-7200
Features
- Community Park & Chip Trail
- Fitness Studio
- Golf Course & Putting Area
- Gymnasium
- Sports Fields
- Outdoor Tennis Courts
Click HERE for more information as well as rates and schedules.
7. Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre
2275 Quadra St., Victoria, BC
Features
50-metre pool, two tot pools, spray toys, 160-foot water slide, pool toys, water walkway, hot tub, sauna, steam room, weight room, cardio area, fitness and aquafit classes and more!
Click Here for more information and schedules.
8. YMCA/YWCA
851 Broughton Street
Victoria BC V8W 1E5
T: (250) 386-7511
Features
- 2 pools
- Gymnasium
- Racquetball and Squash Courts
- Fitness, Dance and Yoga Studios
- Over 10,000 square feet of fitness & exercise Centre
- Over 75 pieces of cardio equipment
- Strength-training equipment: barbells; dumbbells; Keiser; Hammer Strength; Life Fitness; Atlantis & more!
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday to Friday: 5:30am – 10:30pm
Saturday: 7:30 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am – 7:30 pm
Statutory Holidays: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Click HERE for more information and schedules.
9. Esquimalt Rec Centre
527 Fraser Street
Esquimalt BC V9A 6H6
Features
- 4500+ square foot Wellness Centre, featuring state-of-the-art cardio and strength training equipment
- Gymnasium
- Aquatic Centre with a six-lane 25-metre lap pool, warm “lifestyle pool” and tot pool with spray features, wheelchair accessible hot-tub, steam room, and sauna
- Senior’s (50+) centre
- Multi-purpose activity and meeting rooms which can accommodate up to 300 people for recreational programs, community meetings, and weddings.
- Out of School Care and childminding services
Hours of Operation:
5:30am – 10:30pm 7 Days a Week including MOST Statutory Holidays!*
*Exceptions: Dec 24 & 31: 5:30 am. to 4:00 p.m.; Dec 31 & Jan 1: 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Click HERE for schedules.
10. Archie Browning Sports Centre
1151 Esquimalt Road
Esquimalt BC V9A 3N6
The Archie Browning Sports Centre is used for ice activities including:
- Hockey
- Figure skating
- Speed skating
- Curling
- Broomball
- Skating lessons
The facility is also has a dry floor season and may be used for:
- Ball hockey
- Roller hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rollerderby
Click HERE for schedule.
11. Panorama Rec Centre
1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich, BC
Features
- 25 metre salt purification swimming pool with six lanes, a multi -use leisure pool (includes features such as a zero-depth entry, a lazy river, a tots’ area, two additional lanes, spray toys and benches with hot tub jets), sauna, steam room, swirl pool, additional multi-purpose rooms and an accessible waterslide tower with an elevator allowing people with mobility issues to share in the enjoyment of riding southern Vancouver Island’s tallest and longest waterslide. (Min height to ride the waterslide is 42″)
- two skating arenas, which are bare for four months in the summer, for ice and dry floor activities
- a weight room with cardio and strength equipment
- aerobics/fitness, fencing, yoga and a several of other courses
- indoor and outdoor tennis courts
- racquetball and squash courts
- community recreation programs such as arts, music, dance, computers, cooking, language and sports.
Click HERE for more information including schedules etc.
12. Juan de Fuca Rec Centre
1767 Island Highway, Colwood
Features
- Juan de Fuca “JdF” Arena 950 bleacher seats
Curling
Juan de Fuca LOWER PARK
Located behind Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre
- Juan de Fuca Golf Course Nine hole par 3 golf course.
- Clubhouse 1460 sq.ft., two rooms, up and down.
- Kinsmen Fieldhouse Fully catered kitchen., seats 80. Suitable for weddings & functions
- Kids Cottage Outside fenced Play Area
Park Ammenities
Rotary Play Park – Preschool and school age equiptment
Playing Fields – Three 210’ x 300’ grass fields, all with lights.
Ball Diamonds – Two Youth & One Adult
Beach Volleyball – Three sand courts
Tennis Courts – Four porous concrete courts
Paul Valentine Memorial Basketball Courts – Two asphalt courts with lights.
Lacrosse Box
Lawn Bowling – Four Greens
BMX Track
Jogging Trail – 2.8km (1.5 mile) accessible loop with a smooth gravel surface.
Picnic Shelter
Click HERE for more information & drop-in schedules.
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