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Brick exterior of the Oak Bay Recreation Centre with its sign and bike racks
Children resting on the edge of the lane pool
Front entrance plaza with autumn trees and bike racks

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Community & nonprofitCadboro Bay Road

Oak Bay Recreation Centre

Municipal recreation centre on Bee Street with a 25-metre pool, ice arena, fitness centre, indoor tennis bubbles and an indoor field.

Known for a rope swing over the main pool

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Our take

The rec centre opened on October 24, 1975, and marked its 50th in 2025 with 1975 admission prices and seventies-themed swims and skates. The main pool has a climbing wall, waterslides and a rope swing that comes out during Everyone Welcome swims. Upstairs, the Sports View Lounge serves breakfast, lunch and dinner overlooking the pool, the field and the arena. Seven indoor tennis courts sit under two bubbles out back.

Local tipThe lot fills up and street parking is two hours. If the hot tub is the point of your visit, call ahead.

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Good to know

  • Reception, pool and fitness centre are open Monday to Sunday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., with last admission 30 minutes before closing.Source
  • Facilities include a 25-metre pool, a smaller warm pool, sauna, steam room, hot tub, ice arena, indoor tennis bubbles and an indoor sports field.Source
  • Free parking is limited to three hours in the Bee Street lots and the lot at the end of Goldsmith Street.Source

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