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Rochester Recreation Center
21 Elton Hills Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55901, United States
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Gl
Review №1

A nice time to go and support some local sports! The only thing I would complain about is that they have a very small parking lot, other than that, it seems like a really great environment and they have concessions for games and sometimes really great drink deals! A place you can take the entire family! Go support something alcohol and have fun!

Ga
Review №2

Great facility for Hockey and Swimming. Easy parking and access.

Br
Review №3

Nice facility.

Jo
Review №4

I appreciate its existence, but even renovated it feels rundown. Its perpetually freezing cold everywhere in the building as well

Jo
Review №5

Nice Pool chould use a looker room face lift!And a Tec upgrade to stream status

An
Review №6

Olympic size pool. Great spectator area to watch the meet.

Mi
Review №7

Great place for swim meet. There is a Dunn Bros coffee across the street. Parking is a bit limited. For this meet they did NOT allow beach seating

Jo
Review №8

Great place for a Hockey game and learning to skate

De
Review №9

Its great for a party place. Kids and adults enjoy either skating, swimming, working out and of course party fun time. I actually enjoyed watching people ice skating.

St
Review №10

Great place. My 10 yr old takes swim lessons here. Nice staff. Very clean. Enjoyable atmosphere.

Ga
Review №11

Grizzley game was so much fun!!

Br
Review №12

Great place to take kids Ice skating, swimming . Or maybe you wanna catch local Hockey game The Rochester Grizzlies fun to watch. Affordable fun!!

Ke
Review №13

Don’t usually go here but when I do it’s to go to open skate and it’s always so crowded with too many little kids on the ice kinda makes me nervous. I think it would be safer if they had individual times for kids and teens/adults to skate instead of all being cramed together.

Gr
Review №14

Ive been to several swim meets here over the last 3 years. Its always crowded on weekend and the parking is terrible. The pool area is good with lots of seating but not good for wheelchairs or people who have dificulty on stairs.

Mi
Review №15

Good for the community. Lots of events

Ch
Review №16

They know what they are doing.

pa
Review №17

Only ever been to the poolIt is an excellent place and events both short and long course events

Tr
Review №18

Nice big and clean establishment

Li
Review №19

Awesome rink. One if the nicest in the Jr league

Ma
Review №20

Great look and feel since remodeling, and has been coming up as being used more as a venue for events. Rahrahrochester!!

Za
Review №21

Lots of stuff to do even in the dead of winter.

Si
Review №22

The management of this place has really taken a turn over the years.Rude customers, ignorant staff that lack enforcement of the rules (to the obvious problems going on on the rink), which made the experience for my family terrible. I used to come here every weekend, now I want to skate but dread having to deal with the many problems that seem to happen when we go now.

Me
Review №23

Love the swimming lessons, but really dislike the lack of a family changing room. I have two girls so my husband cant take them alone... Or if he does they have to change on their own. Not a big deal if your kids are older, but a pain if they are younger.

My
Review №24

“Sophisticated, well maintained!”For a small town this facility is amazing. It has a pool that can host state level swim events. My son used to practice there most of the year. Huge skating rink and also a hockey rink makes it an amazing destination in town.

R
Review №25

Great place for open swim

Ma
Review №26

Kids swimming lessons are good. They have bleachers for the parents to sit and the kids are taken to a separate area through glass partition. The only hard part is when you have a kid of opposite sex. They do have a family room for changing.

Ma
Review №27

The rec center is reasonably priced and offers several great activity facilities. They have a nice size swimming pool, ice skating and hockey rink, and a basketball court. I swim there 2-4 times a week. Their pool is fairly bare bones. They do not use lane buoys. They claim on their website that there are an Olympic sized pool. While this is technically correct, the pool is actually split down the middle with a removable wall. Most of the time, this wall is in place which makes the swimming half the distance. Despite that, the water is kept at a reasonable temperature and they have enough lanes that you rarely have to wait to swim. The locker room is a bring your own lock and they do not offer locker rentals or towel passes which is slightly inconvenient but not a deal breaker.Overall, if you are looking for a facility for swimming at a reasonable price, I would recommend checking out the rec center.

Br
Review №28

Spend lot of time here. 3 girls figure skate. Great program and facility.

Vi
Review №29

Excellent place for hockey, skating, swimming and other activities.

Do
Review №30

Interesting venue. Was here for the state swim meet. It was pretty dirty and unfinished feeling, but the pools were very nice.

Av
Review №31

Great pool, perfect temp, did regionals in this pool

Ry
Review №32

There are not many indoor 50 meter pools in the state of MN. If you are into swimming you better learn to like this place, or else your life will not be pleasant. The Rochester swim teams utilize this pool very well.

Pa
Review №33

Having a great time here

Ra
Review №34

Really great place though swim teams do get priority the locker rooms stay fairly clean and there are plenty of times for open swim and 25 length pools short course season olympic or 50 meter pools long course during the summer.

Ch
Review №35

Ice and pool are good. Rink food is okay

Bi
Review №36

Nice since the renovation!

Sy
Review №37

Great place and I love to skate there! Its really cheap but the only problem I have with them is how short the open skate times are! Its really frustrating!

Ma
Review №38

Excellent facility for major swim meets.

Ka
Review №39

Awesome place to do some ice skating

Ry
Review №40

Great place to watch a hockey game.

CJ
Review №41

Great local place for swimming skating and basketball. They keep adding more and improving it.

Ed
Review №42

Went to hockey game. Nice arena. Concessions are rather pathetic.

Ch
Review №43

Great place to go for swimming when in Rochester. The pool is never to crowded. Temperature of the pool is nice and cool for lap swimming.

Oh
Review №44

The best for ice skating. just, the skates are really old so i highly recommend buying your own.

Ra
Review №45

Great place. Excellent quality of pool’s water.

Ro
Review №46

Home of the Grizzlies love going to the games

Ji
Review №47

Great place for kids. Awesome staff.

Co
Review №48

They have a curling league.

Ze
Review №49

Its fun to go with friends and family when youre bored, or when you just want something to do.

Za
Review №50

Would work on having some more open time at the rink.

Ph
Review №51

One of the best swimming pools in Minnesota

Cr
Review №52

Very nice facility

Du
Review №53

Great facilities and a 50 yard pool.

Bi
Review №54

2 ticket booths for a large group of people, if you like waitting in line for 30 mins just to get in and skate on crowded ice then this place is for you!

Al
Review №55

Best pool south of the twin cities

Be
Review №56

Cant get into the facility ever on a week night. Usually full of Swim Clubs Figure Skating Clubs Hockey teams practices.Even with a remodel and adding another pool I still cannot get in with the Special Olympic Team at our usual Thursday night practices that I have run for 20 years. Swim Teams get priority.

ji
Review №57

Great place

Ch
Review №58

A great facility!

Pe
Review №59

Great place

TH
Review №60

Its ok

An
Review №61

Love this place

Ba
Review №62

Great pool

he
Review №63

Expensive

Ga
Review №64

A little dated

та
Review №65

Excellent

Se
Review №66

Hockey, swimming, figure skating

Ol
Review №67

Very nice facility

Da
Review №68

Lots of good times at this location

Jo
Review №69

I’ve been going here for years, and it’s the cheapest place to go

Le
Review №70

Beautiful facility

Ga
Review №71

Great place for ice skating

Br
Review №72

Great pool.

Ku
Review №73

Fun place to ice skate.

Ho
Review №74

Great family fun!

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  • Address:21 Elton Hills Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55901, United States
  • Site:http://rochestermn.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/indoor-facilities/rec-center
  • Phone:+1 507-328-2500
Categories
  • Recreation center
  • Gym
Working hours
  • Monday:5am–11pm
  • Tuesday:5am–11pm
  • Wednesday:5am–11pm
  • Thursday:5am–11pm
  • Friday:5am–11pm
  • Saturday:5am–11pm
  • Sunday:5am–11pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
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