Rec centers offer membership discounts
The Fairfax County Park Authority is having a sale on recreation center memberships, with savings of up to 15 percent off the annual fee. The sale is effective Sept. 1-Oct. 15.
The annual membership pass provides access to indoor tracks, drop-in and virtual group fitness classes, pools, saunas, basketball courts, racquetball courts, fitness centers, drop-in pickleball, and other amenities. The pass is good at all nine rec centers, including Audrey Moore and Providence.
The Audrey Moore Rec Center in Annandale is currently closed for maintenance. It will reopen on Sept. 10.
Related story: Audrey Moore to close for two weeks
The regular prices for annual memberships are $669 per person and $662 for youths and seniors. There are lesser fees for additional people in a family. Annual passes can be purchased at any rec center or online.
The rec centers are also having a special for new members: $30 for 30 days. That includes access to all pools, fitness centers, basketball and racquetball courts, and drop-in group fitness classes. These passes must be purchased in person at any rec center.
The existing per-visit rate is $10 for adults, $6.50 for children ages 5-18, and $6.50 for seniors. Children up to age 4 are free with a paying adult.
I am confused about this. Does this mean that kids that want to use the skateboard facility or basketball courts can’t use it without a “membership”? What about underserved kids who can’t afford a membership? I thought parks were free because they use tax funded bond money. I realize their mission is to pay for themselves but I don’t understand this.
The outdoor facilities are freely accessible. The indoor facilities are membership or access via school group etc
Any Fairfax County resident can purchase a “General Admission” walk-in ticket and use the facilities for a day. I believe under 18 pay $6.50 to use the indoor facilities by the day. Before I bought my membership I used to occasionally take my niece swimming over there.
Always a racial angle, right?!
I fail to see where OP made any comments about race. Underserved kids come in all varieties, but then wouldn’t have the opportunity to moan, would you?
Actually, I was referring to a specific situation in my own community which has a very large underserved population of all ethnicities and the kids are forced to skateboard in parking lots which I think is very dangerous with incoming and outgoing traffic. I’m not sure why that question seemed to offend you but I want to be sure these kids have access to safer sites that they don’t have to expend funds to take advantage of. Thanks to those to addressed the issue.
Who’s forcing them to skate in a parking lot? How are they underserved? Skating at parks sucks. Much more fun to skate all over public and private property. That’s what I did and I wasn’t underserved or overserved. I served myself.
I’m embarrassed it took me so long to figure out you’re the same troll, lol.
Poor babay. You clearly ended up with a terrifically bad attitude, maybe as a result of having to serve youself. So sorry for you since you’ve clearly ended up as a bully. Go snark somewhere else. Especially since you clearly don’t know what you are talking about.
Far as I know all outdoor facilities like ball fields, skate parks and hard surface courts are open to public use as long as no group has scheduled them through NCS or there may be some block times at Recenters for member use.
I was sponsored by venture trucks in the early 2000s until I broke my hip. But you’re right. No idea what I’m talking about. Skate parks full of grommets are the best.