Government-Operated Recreation Centers in the Washington Area
Last updated November 2018
When comparing the offerings from fitness clubs, check the facilities at recreation centers run by local governments. Many jurisdictions offer fitness club-type facilities that are much less expensive to use than comparably equipped fitness clubs.
Below we list the local-government-run recreation centers we could identify as having at least a weight room/fitness center and/or an indoor swimming pool.
District of Columbia
Anacostia Recreation Center
1800 Anacostia Dr. SE, 202-698-2250
Bald Eagle Recreation Center
100 Joliet St. SW, 202-671-5125
Banneker Recreation Center
2500 Georgia Ave. NW, 202-673-6861
Barry Farm Recreation & Aquatic Center
1230 Sumner Rd. SE, 202-442-5420
Benning Park Community Center
Southern Ave. & Fable St. SE, 202-645-3957
Benning Stoddert Community Center
100 Stoddert Pl. SE, 202-698-1873
Columbia Heights Community Center
1480 Girard St. NW, 202-671-0373
Deanwood Recreation & Aquatic Center
1350 49th St. NE, 202-671-3077
Dunbar Aquatic Center
101 N St. NW, 202-724-5328
Emery Heights Recreation Center
5801 Georgia Ave. NW, 202-576-3211
Ferebee Hope Aquatic Center
3999 8th St. SE, 202-671-1289
Fort Stanton Recreation Center
1812 Erie St. SE, 202-671-1040
Fort Stevens Recreation Center
1327 Van Buren St. NW, 202-541-3754
HD Woodson Aquatic Center
540 55th St. NE, 202-673-2097
Hillcrest Recreation Center
3100 Denver St. SE, 202-645-9200
Kenilworth Recreation Center
4321 Ord St. NE, 202-299-5094
Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th St. NW, 202-671-4794
King Greenleaf Recreation Center
201 N St. SW, 202-645-7454
Lamond Recreation Center
20 Tuckerman St. NE, 202-576-9541
Marie Reed Aquatic Center
2200 Champlain St. NW, 202-671-1289
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center
15 61st St. NE, 202-899-6002
North Michigan Park Recreation Center
1333 Emerson St. NE, 202-541-3526
Palisades Recreation Center
5200 Sherier Pl. NW, 202-545-7201
Raymond Recreation Center
3725 10th St. NW, 202-671-2181
RH Terrell Recreation Center
155 L St. NW, 202-939-5948
Ridge Road Recreation Center
830 Ridge Rd. SE, 202-671-6747
Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Rd. NE, 202-576-5224
Rosedale Recreation Center
1701 Gales St. NE, 202-727-2591
Sherwood Recreation Center
640 10th St. NE, 202-698-3075
Southeast Tennis & Learning Center
701 Mississippi Ave. SE, 202-645-6242
Takoma Recreation & Aquatic Center
300 Van Buren St. NW, 202-576-7068
Therapeutic Aquatic Center
3030 G St. SE, 202-645-5708
Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress St. NE, 202-727-1293
Turkey Thicket Recreation & Aquatic Center
1100 Michigan Ave. NE, 202-576-9238
William H Rumsey Aquatic Center
635 North Carolina Ave. SE, 202-724-4495
Wilson Aquatic Center
4551 Fort Dr. NW, 202-730-0583
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
Arundel Olympic Swim Center
2690 Riva Rd., Annapolis, 410-222-7933
North Arundel Aquatic Center
7888 Crain Hwy. S., Glen Burnie, 410-222-0090
Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg Aquatic Center
2 Teachers Way, 301-258-6345
Greenbelt
Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center
101 Centerway, 301-397-2204
Howard County
Gary J. Arthur Community Center
2400 Route 97, Cooksville, 410-313-4840
North Laurel Community Center
9411 Whiskey Bottom Rd., Laurel, 410-313-0390
Roger Carter Community Center
3000 Milltowne Dr., Ellicott City, 410-313-2764
Laurel
Laurel Armory—Anderson & Murphy Community Center
422 Montgomery St., 301-725-8088
Robert J. DiPietro Community Center
7901 Cypress St., 301-497-0300
Montgomery County
Bette Carol Thompson Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
7700 Scotland Dr., Potomac, 240-777-8075
Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center
14625 Bauer Dr., Rockville, 240-777-6922
Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
7425 MacArthur Blvd., Cabin John, 240-777-4910
Damascus Community Recreation Center
25520 Oak Dr., Damascus, 240-777-6930
East County Community Recreation Center
3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring, 240-777-8090
Eunice Kennedy & Sargent Shriver Aquatic Center
5900 Executive Blvd., N. Bethesda, 240-777-8070
Germantown Indoor Swim Center
18000 Central Park Cir., Boyds, 240-777-6830
Germantown Community Recreation Center
18905 Kingsview Rd., Germantown, 240-777-8095
Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Recreation Center
2450 Lyttonsville Rd., Silver Spring, 240-777-4900
Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center
4301 Willow Ln., Chevy Chase, 240-777-6855
Long Branch Community Recreation Center
8700 Piney Branch Rd., Silver Spring, 240-777-6965
Longwood Community Recreation Center
19300 Georgia Ave., Brookeville, 240-777-6920
Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center
14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, 240-777-4970
Martin Luther King Jr Swim Center
1201 Jackson Rd., Silver Spring, 240-777-8060
Mid-County Community Recreation Center
2004 Queensguard Rd., Silver Spring, 240-777-6820
Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Recreation Center
13850 Travilah Rd., Rockville, 240-773-4800
Olney Swim Center
16605 Georgia Ave., Olney, 240-777-4995
Piney Branch Public Pool
7510 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, 301-891-8017
Plum Gar Community Recreation Center
19561 Scenery Dr., Germantown, 240-777-4919
Potomac Community Recreation Center
11315 Falls Rd., Potomac, 240-777-6960
Ross Boddy Community Recreation Center
18529 Brooke Rd., Sandy Spring, 240-777-8050
Upper County Community Recreation Center
8201 Emory Grove Rd., Gaithersburg, 240-777-8077
White Oak Community Recreation Center
1700 April Ln., Silver Spring, 240-777-6940
Wisconsin Place Community Recreation Center
5311 Friendship Blvd., Chevy Chase, 240-777-8088
Prince George’s County/M-NCPPC
Allentown Splash, Tennis & Fitness Park
7210 Allentown Rd., Ft. Washington, 301-449-5566
Baden Community Center
13601 Baden-Westwood Rd., Brandywine, 301-888-1500
Beltsville Community Center
3900 Sellman Rd., Beltsville, 301-937-6613
Berwyn Heights School Community Center
6200 Pontiac St., Berwyn Heights, 301-345-2808
Bickford Natatorium at Prince George’s Community College
301 Largo Rd., Largo, 301-546-0676
Bladensburg Community Center
4500 57th Ave., Bladensburg, 301-277-2124
Camp Springs Senior Activity Center (ages 60 & up)
6420 Allentown Rd., Camp Springs, 301-449-0490
Cedar Heights Community Center
1200 Glen Willow Dr., Seat Pleasant, 301-773-8881
College Park Community Center
5051 Pierce Ave., College Park, 301-441-2647
Deerfield Run Community Center
13000 Laurel-Bowie Rd., Laurel, 301-953-7882
Evelyn Cole Senior Activity Center
5720 Addison Rd., Seat Pleasant, 301-386-5525
Fairland Sports and Aquatics Complex
13820 Old Gunpowder Rd., Laurel, 301-362-6060
Fort Washington Forest Community Center
1200 Fillmore Rd., Ft. Washington, 301-292-4300
Glassmanor Community Center
1101 Marcy Ave., Oxon Hill, 301-567-6033
Glenarden/Theresa Banks Complex
8615 McLain Ave., Glenarden, 301-772-3151
Glenn Dale Community Center
11901 Glenn Dale Blvd., Glenn Dale, 301-352-8983
Good Luck Community Center
8601 Good Luck Rd., Lanham, 301-552-1093
Harmony Hall Regional Center
10701 Livingston Rd., Fort Washington, 301-203-6040
Hillcrest Heights Community Center
2300 Oxon Run Dr., Temple Hills, 301-505-0897
Huntington Community Center
13022 8th St., Bowie, 301-464-3725
John E. Howard Senior Activity Center
4400 Shell St., Capitol Heights, 301-753-2400
Kentland Community Center
2413 Pinebrook Ave., Landover, 301-386-2278
Lake Arbor Community Center
10100 Lake Arbor Way, Mitchellville, 301-333-6561
Langley Park Community Center
1500 Merrimac Dr., Hyattsville, 301-445-4508
Largo/Kettering/Perrywood Community Center
431 Watkins Park Dr., Upper Marlboro, 301-390-8390
Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center
7120 Contee Rd., Laurel, 301-206-3350
Marlow Heights Community Center
2800 St Clair Dr., Marlow Heights, 301-423-0505
North Brentwood Community Center
4012 Webster St., North Brentwood, 301-864-0756
Oakcrest Community Park School Center
1300 Capitol Heights Blvd., Capitol Heights, 301-736-5355
Palmer Park Community Center
7720 Barlowe Rd., Landover, 301-773-5665
Prince George’s Plaza Community Center
6600 Adelphi Rd., Hyattsville, 301-864-1611
Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex
8001 Sheriff Rd., Landover, 301-583-2400
Rollingcrest/Chillum Community Center
6120 Sargent Rd., Chillum, 301-853-2005
Rollingcrest-Chillum Splash Pool
6122 Sargent Rd., Chillum, 301-853-9115
Seat Pleasant Activity Center
5720 Addison Rd., Seat Pleasant, 301-773-6685
South Bowie Community Center
1717 Pittsfield Ln., Bowie, 301-249-1622
Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex
7007 Bock Rd., Fort Washington, 301-749-4160
Stephen Decatur Community Center
8200 Pinewood Dr., Clinton, 301-297-4648
Suitland Community Park School Center
5600 Regency Ln., Forestville, 301-736-3518
Temple Hills Community Center
5300 Temple Hill Rd., Temple Hills, 301-894-6616
Tucker Road Community Center
1771 Tucker Rd., Fort Washington, 301-248-4404
Upper Marlboro Community Center
5400 Marlboro Race Track Rd., Upper Marlboro, 301-627-2828
Westphalia Community Center
8900 Westphalia Rd., Upper Marlboro, 301-516-5300
William Beanes Community Center
5108 Dianna Dr., Suitland, 301-568-7719
Vansville Community Center
6813 Ammendale Rd., Beltsville, 301-937-6621
Rockville
Lincoln Park Community Center
357 Frederick Ave., 240-314-8780
Rockville Senior Center
1150 Carnation Dr., 240-314-8800
Rockville Swim & Fitness Center
355 Martins Ln., 240-314-8750
Thomas Farm Community Center
700 Fallsgrove Rd., 240-314-8840
Twinbrook Community Recreation Center
12920 Twinbrook Pkwy., 240-314-8830
Virginia
Alexandria
Charles Houston Recreation Center
901 Wythe St., 703-746-5552
Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility
3210 King St., 703-746-5553
Cora Kelly Recreation Center
25 W. Reed Ave., 703-746-5554
Nannie J Lee Recreation Center
1108 Jefferson St., 703-746-5550
William Ramsay Recreation Center
5650 Sanger Ave., 703-746-5558
Arlington County
Arlington Mill Community & Senior Center
909 S. Dinwiddie St., 703-228-7790
Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center
4200 S. Four Mile Run Dr., 703-228-0701
Fairlington Community Center & Park
3308 S. Stafford St., 703-228-6588
Gunston Community Center
2700 S. Lang St., 703-228-6980
Langston-Brown Community & Senior Center
2121 N. Culpeper St., 703-228-5210
Madison Community Center & Park
3829 N. Stafford St., 703-228-5310
Thomas Jefferson Community & Fitness Center
3501 S. 2nd St., 703-228-5920
Wakefield Aquatics Center
1325 S. Dinwiddie St., 703-228-2395
Washington-Lee Aquatics Center
1301 N. Stafford St., Door #7, 703-228-6262
Yorktown Aquatics Center
5200 Yorktown Blvd., Door #3, 703-228-8754
Fairfax County
Audrey Moore RECenter
8100 Braddock Rd., Annandale, 703-321-7081
Cub Run RECenter
4630 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly, 703-817-9407
George Washington RECenter
8426 Old Mount Vernon Rd., Alexandria, 703-780-8894
Lee District RECenter
6601 Telegraph Rd., Franconia, 703-922-9841
Mount Vernon RECenter
2017 Belle View Blvd., Alexandria, 703-768-3224
Oak Marr RECenter
3200 Jermantown Rd., Oakton, 703-281-6501
Providence RECenter
7525 Marc Dr., Falls Church, 703-698-1351
South Run RECenter
7550 Reservation Dr., Springfield, 703-866-0566
Spring Hill RECenter
1239 Spring Hill Rd., McLean, 703-827-0989
Terry L Smith Aquatics Center
2310 Colts Neck Rd., Reston, 703-476-4500
Herndon
Herndon Community Center
814 Ferndale Ave., 703-787-7300
Leesburg
Ida Lee Park Recreation Center
60 Ida Lee Dr. NW, 703-777-1368
Loudoun County
Claude Moore Recreation & Community Center
46105 Loudoun Park Ln., Sterling, 571-258-3600
Dulles South Recreation & Community Center
24950 Riding Center Dr., South Riding, 571-258-3456
Loudoun Valley Community Center
320 W. School St., Purcellville, 540-338-4122
Round Hill Indoor Aquatic Center
17010 Evening Star Dr., Round Hill, 571-258-3562
Manassas
Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center (operated by Prince William County, city of Manassas, and George Mason University)
9100 Freedom Center Blvd., Manassas, 703-993-8444
Prince William County
Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center
13025 Chinn Park Dr., Prince William, 703-730-1051
Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center
14300 Minnieville Rd., Dale City, 703-670-7112